The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Novels (Non-Slipcased Edition) (Vol. 3) [Hardcover]

Arthur Conan Doyle (Author), Leslie S. Klinger (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 5, 2007

The four classic novels of Sherlock Holmes, heavily illustrated and annotated with extensive scholarly commentary.

The publication of Leslie S. Klinger's brilliant new annotations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's four classic Holmes novels in 2005 created a Holmes sensation. Available again in an attractively-priced edition identical to the first, except this edition has no outer slipcase.

Klinger reassembles Doyle's four seminal novels in their original order, with over 1,000 notes, 350 illustrations and period photographs, and tantalizing new Sherlockian theories. Inside, readers will find:

• A Study in Scarlet (1887)—a tale of murder and revenge that tells of Holmes and Dr. Watson's first meeting;
• The Sign of Four (1889)—a chilling tale of lost treasure...and of how Watson met his wife;
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901)—hailed as the greatest mystery novel of all time; and
• The Valley of Fear (1914)—a fresh murder scene that leads Holmes to solve a long-forgotten mystery.

Whether as a stand-alone volume or as a companion to the short stories, this classic work illuminates the timeless genius of Conan Doyle for an entirely new generation.

Two-color text; 300 illustrations

Editorial Reviews

Review

A feast for any fans of the greatest detective who ever stalked the earth. (Maureen Corrigan - Fresh Air )

A vast work of entertaining ingenuity and erudition. (Boston Globe )

Even the sleuth of Baker Street would be awed by the ingenious deductions and dazzling speculations of modern Sherlockian scholarship. (Michael Dirda )

A generous work, scholarly yet utterly accessible, a remarkable showcase of the detective's continuing allure. (David L. Ulin - Los Angeles Times )

A must-have for any serious mystery fan, this edition will stand as the benchmark for generations to come. (Publishers Weekly )

Hailed as the definitive exegesis of Holmes and his times. (Mark Weingarten - The New York Times )

A beautiful and thoroughly enjoyable edition...will appeal to first time readers and seasoned veterans. (Daniel Stashower - Washington Post Book World )

About the Author

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is most noted for his Sherlock Holmes detective stories. He was a prolific writer whose other works include a wide range of science fiction stories, historical novels, romances, poetry, and nonfiction.

Leslie S. Klinger is the author of numerous books, including The Sherlock Holmes Reference Library and the best-selling The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes and The New Annotated Dracula. He lives in Malibu, California.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 992 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; Non-Slipcased Edition edition (November 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393065944
• ISBN-13: 978-0393065947
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.8 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,404 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Leslie S. Klinger is considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on those twin icons of the Victorian era, Sherlock Holmes and Dracula. He is the editor of the three-volume collection of the short stories and novels, THE NEW ANNOTATED SHERLOCK HOLMES, published by W. W. Norton in 2004 and 2005, winner of the Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work and nominated for every other major award in the mystery genre. THE NEW ANNOTATED DRACULA, published by W. W. Norton in 2008, offers a similar in-depth examination of Bram Stoker's haunting classic and its historical context. It received a starred review in Publishers' Weekly.

Since the 1960s, the study of the rich fantastic literature of the Victorian writers has been Klinger's consuming passion. He has written dozens of articles on Sherlockiana, published 13 books on Sherlock Holmes in addition to the Norton work, and regularly teaches UCLA Extension courses on "Sherlock Holmes and His World" and "Dracula and His World." Klinger's Sherlock Holmes Reference Library has been called by the Baker Street Journal "the standard text of reference for all serious Sherlockians." He contributed essays to Playboy Magazine and the Times of London on vampires and served as the technical adviser for Warner Bros. on the "Sherlock Holmes" films starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law. He is currently editing several anthologies of stories relating to Holmes, vampires, and Victorian fiction, the first of which is titled "In the Shadow of Dracula," for IDW Books, as well as the four-volume "The Annotated Sandman" in collaboration with Neil Gaiman for DC Comics.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Klinger received an AB in English from the University of California, Berkeley, followed by a JD from Boalt Hall (School of Law, U.C. Berkeley). Since then, he has lived in Los Angeles, pursuing a legal career in tax, estate, and business planning. Klinger is a member of the Baker Street Irregulars, the Horror Writers Association, and the Mystery Writers of America. He served for three years as the chapter president of the SoCal Chapter of MWA and on its National Board of Directors, and he is the Treasurer-elect of the Horror Writers Association.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, but Not for Newbies!, January 3, 2012

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This review is from: The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Novels (Non-Slipcased Edition) (Vol. 3) (Hardcover)

This is a wounderful annotated version of Sherlock Holmes, its illustrations are magnificent and the notes are extermely helpful to the ambitious reader, but when by this book you must to remember that this is a annotated version of the canon, and it is a beautiful book because of this, so its pages are fully pictured not just to illustrate the referred text but also fot the sake of the reader and in order to let we take in account the marvellous work that fill the pages of the magazines and books that tell the history of the most famous detective ever. This book is not a biography of Arthur Conan Doyle, but a pleasant annotated history of Sherlock Holmes and should be faced in this way. Therefore I trust recommend that Sherlock's beginners start to read a version without the extensively annotated presented in here and then, when your curiosity was raised, buy this unforgettable collection of histories for the sake of yourself.

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5.0 out of 5 stars as good as it gets, November 20, 2010

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This review is from: The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Novels (Non-Slipcased Edition) (Vol. 3) (Hardcover)

I simply wished to add a 5 Star rating here, for a great book. As near to looking over ACD's shoulder as it comes, and as good as it gets (along with Baring-Gould for a perfect measure). 5 * * * * * 5

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4.0 out of 5 stars Annotations set-up a problem, March 13, 2010

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Laura A. Swartz "Laura Swartz" (Muncie, Indiana) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Novels (Non-Slipcased Edition) (Vol. 3) (Hardcover)

I purchased this version of the Sherlock Holmes novels because I am interested in the cultural & historical contexts of literary works. While the annotations in this volume are certainly interesting and useful, the way that there are formatted is not. First, the annotations themselves will sometimes take up two or three pages at a time, breaking up the actual text so that I have to keep flipping back and forth; sometimes, a set of annotations is located on the flip side of the page to which they refer. I much prefer annotations as footnotes or, less so, as endnotes. Second, there is a tremendous amount of white space on most pages, so the page layout is not as economical as it could or should be; this contributes to the hulking size of the book, making it difficult to read in bed, as I often do. Third, the annotations text is in red, which can be difficult to read in lower light. Fourth, less illustrations could have been used; sometimes the same scene is illustrated two or three times.