The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries: New Expanded Edition (Signet Classic) [Paperback]

Arthur Conan Doyle (Author)

Book Description

Series: Signet Classic | Publication Date: January 2, 1985

Indisputably the greatest fiction detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes lives on-in films, on television, and, of course, through Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's inimitable craft. These 22 stories show Holmes at his brilliant best.

@KeepDiggingWatson Why are the lights at 221 Baker Street so damn bright in the morning? Why does Watson talk so loud? Elementary, my dear STFU!

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--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 536 pages
• Publisher: Signet Classics (January 2, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451524314
• ISBN-13: 978-0451524317
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,986,693 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FACTS, FACTS, WATSON, I CAN DISCOVER THEM, BUT NOT CHANGE THEM!, February 5, 2007

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This review is from: The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries: 22 Stories (Mass Market Paperback)

Well, actually, as any reader of Sherlock Holmes will know Holmes did not say it exactly like that when talking of discovery and facts. But what the reader will discover between these pages is the fact of 22 stories from the pen of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Stories which the reader will no doubt want to read and read again many times over.

This is the 3rd print of this mass market from Signet Classics, with the book being printed in 1985, 1987, and again with this 2005 edition. Since 1887 with A Study in Scarlet the novels and short stories of A. Conan Doyle have never been hard to find. If somehow you have never read any of the Sherlock Holmes material what a treat is awaiting you! Next to Shakespeare, Holmes may be the most sought after reading material to ever issue forth from Britain.

Some of my favorites are included here: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Empty House, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, and The Six Napoleons. Many may read Dickens' Chistmas Carol but for me hardly a Christmas passes without my either reading The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle or watching the DVD, and yes most of these stories are available on DVD from the earlier PBS/BBC productions of the 1980s.

"Indisputably the greatest fictional detective of all time".

Highly recommended.

Semper Fi.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real good reading., April 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries: New Expanded Edition (Signet Classic) (Paperback)

This book is good with select mysteries about the great case-solver of all times. When you read any Holmes case, you must keep in mind that these were the times when technoloy was so much behind what it is now; there was no way to even type fingerprints... only Holmes and his arch rival knew the art! This makes for good reading when you want to a refreshing break. Young kids can also follow the language, in fact I bought this one for my niece but ended up reading it myself... took me back a good 15 years. There's nothing like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when it comes to Sherlock Holmes. A good buy, worth every cent it costs.