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An edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] (1892)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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The extraordinary adventures of the world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes, as faithfully recounted by his comrade, Dr. Watson, have captivated readers of all ages for over a century. The stories' blend of heartpounding, fast-paced action and mind-boggling deductive reasoning is as riveting today as it was when first published.

This deluxe illustrated edition contains Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first twelve stories and includes such famous cases as "The Red-headed League," in which Holmes uncovers a well-concealed, devilishly clever criminal plot "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," in which Holmes must trap a jewel thief--with astonishing results "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," in which Holmes and Watson find themselves dealing with treachery, violence, and deadly snakes and nine more equally thrilling and puzzling mysteries.

Magnificently illustrated with twelve powerful watercolors by award-winning artist Barry Moser, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes features the complete text of the original collection of Doyle's short stories and is an ideal introduction to the fascinating world of this mesmerizing detective.
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Books of Wonder / William Morrow & Company
Language
English
Pages
342

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Sherlock Holmes, John H. Watson, Violet Hunter, Jephro Rucastle, Mr. Toller, Mrs. Toller, Alice Rucastle, Alexander Holder, Arthur Holder, Mary, George Burnwell, Hatty Doran, Lord St. Simon, Inspector G. Lestrade, Francis H. Moulton, Victor Hatherley, Lysander Stark, Baker Street Irregulars, Countess of Morcar, John Horner, Peterson, Henry Baker, Breckinridge, Mrs Oakshott, Catherine Cusack, James Ryder, Mrs. Oakshott, Kate Whitney, Isa Whitney, Neville St. Clair, Hugh Boone, John Openshaw, Openshaw, Inspector Lestrade, John Turner, Alice Turner, Charles McCarthy, James McCarthy, Patience Moran, Ballarat Gang, Mary Sutherland, Hosmer Angel, James Windibank, Hafez, Horace, Jabez Wilson, Vincent Spaulding, Duncan Ross, Police Inspector Jones, Mr. Merryweather, John Clay, Archie, Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Clotilde Lothman von Saxe-Meiningen, Irene Adler, Godfrey Norton, John H. Watson (Fictitious character)

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Copper Beeches, Hampshire, Winchester, Streetham, Hyde Park, Serpentine, England, London, 221B Baker Street, Alpha Inn, British Museum, Covent Garden, Brixton, Upper Swandam Lane, River Thames, Horsham, West Sussex, United States, Florida, Pondicherry, India, Dundee, Georgia, Texas, Savannah, North Atlantic, Boscombe Valley, Herefordshire, Australia, Boscombe Pool, Hatherley Farm, Victoria, Ballarat, Leadenhall Street, Baker Street, Bohemia, Scandinavia, Warsaw, Church of St. Monica, Edgware Road, Charing Cross railway station

Times

1889, 1890s, 1888, 1869, March 1883, 2 May 1883, 4 January 1885, March 1869, Reconstruction era, January/February 1883, January 1885, 1870-1914

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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
A Scandal in Bohemia
The Adventure of the Red-Headed League
A Case of Identity
The Bascombe Valley Mystery
The Five Orange Pips
The Man with the Twisted Lip
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
The Adventure of the Nobel Bachelor
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
Afterword

Edition Notes

Published in
New York, USA
Copyright Date
1992

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
[Fic]
Library of Congress
PZ7.D76 Af 1992

Contributors

Illustrator
Barry Moser
Afterword
Peter Glassman

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
342 p. :
Number of pages
342

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1558689M
Internet Archive
adventuresofsher00doyl_1
ISBN 10
0688107826
LCCN
91039632
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0688107826
Google
JvgKvcMBUKsC
LibraryThing
19007
Goodreads
43727696

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL262421W

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Work Description

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, which had been published in twelve monthly issues of The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The stories are collected in the same sequence, which is not supported by any fictional chronology. The only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson and all are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view.

Contains:
Scandal in Bohemia
Red-headed League
Case of Identity
Boscombe Valley Mystery
Five Orange Pips
Man with the Twisted Lip
Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
Adventure of the Speckled Band
Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
Adventure of the Copper Beeches


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