Newly reissued in time for the November film release of SHERLOCK HOLMES starring Robert Downey Jr., Rachel McAdams, and Jude Law, here is a collection of classic Sherlock Holmes tales.
Since his first appearance
in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes has
been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created. Now, in two paperback
volumes, Bantam presents all fifty-six short stories and four novels featuring Conan
Doyle's classic hero--a truly complete collection of Sherlock Holmes's adventures
in crime!
Volume I includes the early novel A Study in Scarlet, which introduced
the eccentric genius of Sherlock Holmes to the world. This baffling murder mystery,
with the cryptic word Rache written in blood, first brought Holmes together with
Dr. John Watson. Next, The Sign of Four presents Holmes's famous ""seven percent solution""
and the strange puzzle of Mary Morstan in the quintessential locked-room mystery.
Also included are Holmes's feats of extraordinary detection in such famous cases
as the chilling "" The Adventure of the Speckled Band,"" the baffling riddle of ""The
Musgrave Ritual,"" and the ingeniously plotted ""The Five Orange Pips,"" tales that
bring to life a Victorian England of horse-drawn cabs, fogs, and the famous lodgings
at 221B Baker Street, where Sherlock Holmes earned his undisputed reputation as the
greatest fictional detective of all time.
By:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Imprint: Bantam USA Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 175mm,
Width: 106mm,
Spine: 42mm
Weight: 493g ISBN:9780553212419 ISBN 10: 0553212419 Pages: 1088 Publication Date:01 December 2003 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
