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The immense talent, passion and literary brilliance that Conan Doyle brought to his work gives him a unique place in English letters... Personally, I'd walk a million in tight boots just to read his letters to the milkman. -- Stephen Fry Now, as in his lifetime, cab drivers, statesmen, academics, and raggedy-arsed children sit spellbound at his feet... No wonder, then, if the pairing of Holmes and Watson has triggered more imitators than any other duo in literature -- John Le Carre Why do people still read Sherlock Holmes in an age of DNA testing and electron microscopes? It's elementary. Holmes has a timeless intelligence that puts him head, shoulders and deer-stalker above all other detectives -- Alexander McCall Smith Holmes is a mesmerising creation and Conan Doyle a master storyteller The Times I read every Sherlock Holmes story...they have certainly found a permanent place in English literature -- Winston Churchill The brilliance of the stories lies in the relationship between Holmes and Watson, which is both funny and touching -- Jonathan Coe The world's most famous detective -- Ruth Rendell
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Over one hundred years have passed since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle intoduced his inimitable sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, to the world--and his popularity has never waned. This oversized commemorative volume contains the entire canon of Holmes adventures, both before and after his creator's attempt to dispatch him in print. Just as the character, Holmes, prevails and defies even death, these detective stories featuring him and Dr. Watson have withstood more than the test of time: they defined and changed the way modern crime writers approached detective fiction.
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199 of 208 people found the following review helpful
By John S. Ryan
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In Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created one of the world's best known and (arguably) most fully realized literary characters. Since Doyle's death, there have been plenty of people writing knockoffs of his stories. But with rare exceptions (Nicholas Meyer comes to mind), most have not lived up to the high standards Doyle set in at least the best of his Holmes tales.
This volume includes the complete canon of Doyle's original stories -- four novels and fifty-six short stories, from "A Study in Scarlet" to "His Last Bow." While there are a handful of cases that bore significantly on international affairs (e.g. "The Bruce-Partington Plans"), most of them are of interest simply because of that touch of the _outre_ that Holmes loved so much and that provided such stimulating material to the ideal reasoner.
There are some clunkers in the canon, of course, but the vast majority of these stories -- especially the earliest ones -- are just brilliant. If you are reading them for the first time, I envy you; the sturdy Dr. John Watson is about to introduce you to a new world, a world of Victorian gaslight and Stradivarius violins, of hansom cabs and cries of "The game's afoot!"
For in reading this volume you will find such classic tales as "The Red-Headed League" and "The Man With The Twisted Lip"; you will encounter the famous dog that did nothing in the night-time ("Silver Blaze") and several versions of Holmes's favorite maxim ("When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"); and you will meet one of the most fascinating and memorable characters ever to spring from the printed page: Holmes himself.
Perhaps most importantly, you will catch a glimpse of the world as an ideal reasoner might see it -- not as a grab-bag of random atomic facts in which our own role is negligible, but as a vast interconnected whole in which each part bears some necessary relation to the rest, and in which the reasoned pursuit of justice in all matters great and small is the business of each and every one of us.
Incidentally, the twentieth-century philosopher who presented that vision most consistently and cogently is, to my own mind, Brand Blanshard, and any Holmes readers who are interested in philosophy may enjoy investigating Blanshard's works as well.
75 of 80 people found the following review helpful
By Dave Lee
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Back in the 1990s, I discovered the excellent Jeremy Brett filmed episodes of Sherlock Holmes...and that experience led me to the stories themselves. I then ended up reading all 56 short stories and 4 novels in short order.
There's a reason the character of Sherlock Holmes is remembered, some 125 years after his debut!!!
As one preface mentioned, Conan Doyle did not know how to write a dull sentence. Which is a very true statement. Virtually all of these stories are gripping ones, but even the lesser ones -- mainly the ones Conan Doyle wrote toward the end -- are so atmospheric, that your enjoyment is scarcely lessened.
Read these tales!! You won't be disappointed!!!
There's a reason the character of Sherlock Holmes is remembered, some 125 years after his debut!!!
As one preface mentioned, Conan Doyle did not know how to write a dull sentence. Which is a very true statement. Virtually all of these stories are gripping ones, but even the lesser ones -- mainly the ones Conan Doyle wrote toward the end -- are so atmospheric, that your enjoyment is scarcely lessened.
Read these tales!! You won't be disappointed!!!
35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
By John DiBello
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Every Holmes fan has more than one version of the Canon, and this should be among the collection as your standard 'reading copy.' Until I discovered this edition, my favorite reading version was the 1970s Ballantine editions (with great introductions ranging from Joe Gores to Ellery Queen to P.G. Wodehouse)--but sadly, that edition is out of print, and never contained the final two Conan Doyle books anyway. This oversized paperback aptly fills the modern role of a definitive edition.
As for the stories themselves, you simply can't go wrong in rediscovering or reading Holmes for the first time. Sure, Conan Doyle's stories sometimes lacked an internal logic (my favorite tale, 'The Adventure of the Red-Headed League," is riddled with plot holes). But there's a reason these have remained as classics that have never gone out of popular fashion, over a hundred years since publication: they're entertaining, cleverly written, wonderfully detailed, and often edge-of-your-seat thrilling. Included are all 57 short stories (ideal for a quite hour in your armchair, or for a commute during which you can escape to Victorian London) and the four longer novels (the most popular of which is "The Hound of the Baskervilles," but don't pass up the sublime and underrated "The Valley of Fear"). This is the ideal book for a long vacation (especially to London!), and, if I were stranded on a desert island, this is the book I'd want most with me (well, after that 'How to Build an Island-Escaping Raft from Coconuts' book).
If you haven't discovered Sherlock Holmes, this is the edition of his adventures to buy. If you read Conan Doyle long ago but haven't picked him up since, this is the edition to buy. If you've got several other Sherlock Holmes books on your shelf but want a single-volume complete edition, this is the edition to buy. As it's been said, 'There's no police like Holmes.'
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all in one GREAT!
this is my second complete collection. I have hard copy book. have kindle version too. oldie but goodie. easy to read, not to difficult tradition English from England.
Published 1 day ago by RNthatLUVSshoes
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Good read
Very entertaining, love all the different narrations. Sir Arthur did a great job. I need 8 more words, now two.
Published 4 days ago by Colston Hooper
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Great book!
This is a great collection of the complete novels and short stories of the inimitable detective of Baker Street, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Read more
Published 5 days ago by L.M. Guerrero III
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Great Collection
I have been wanting to read Sherlock Holmes for a while but I was pushing it off to later and later. I finally decided to purchase an actual book rather than buying through kindle. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Martin
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Sherlocked
I first read these stories back in ...ah... was it??? High school? Back in the Dark Ages, anyway, and have enjoyed various film and TV versions randomly since. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Teanna Byerts
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Sherlock Holmes is a Masterpiece!
The Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are delightfully written, and have great central characters; the brilliant, wonderfully eccentric Holmes, and his faithful... Read more
Published 16 days ago by Ornery, Swaggering, Piece of work
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Timeless Classic
Its one of those books which I never tire of. Love the writing -the way it transports you to another world!
Published 19 days ago by NullPointer
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Who doesn't love Sherlock Holmes???
This is a great set of books. All of the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for Sherlock Holmes. The books are as described. The slip cover is a good option. Read more
Published 19 days ago by R. Gunner
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Misprint Disaster
I was really excited for these books. I procrastinated on reading it, and finally cracked it open. Started out normal with a little paragraph on Doyle, an index, an introduction... Read more
Published 22 days ago by Hayley Hall
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Excellent CD of the entire Sherlock Holmes series!!!
This set consists of 60 CDs (necessary because the book is substantial) read by David Timson. The reading by Timson is superb (as is the audio quality of the CDs) and the musical... Read more
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