The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes brings together twelve of the master detective's most celebrated cases.
What is the secret of the speckled band that brings death in its wake? What terrible villainy is going on behind the respectable facade of the house at Copper Beeches? How has a priceless diamond found its way into the gullet of a goose? Why does an envelope containing five orange pips inspire such terror in its recipients? And what of the clever and beautiful Irene Adler, who proves more than a match for the famous detective!
For the eagle-eyed Sherlock Holmes no challenge is too great. Aided by his faithful friend Dr Watson he uses his razor-sharp wit and remarkable powers of deduction to solve the seemingly unsolvable.
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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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Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Celebrated Cases of Sherlock Holmes
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Complete Sherlock Holmes
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Complete Sherlock Holmes: Volume I
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Illustrated Sherlock Holmes
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Obras completas de Conan Doyle: II
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Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes
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Original Illustrated 'Strand' Sherlock Holmes
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