An edition of The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of Black Peter / Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton / Adventure of the Beryl Coronet / Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb / Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez / Adventure of the Priory School / Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist / Red-Headed League) (1990)

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An edition of The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Adventure of Black Peter / Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton / Adventure of the Beryl Coronet / Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb / Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez / Adventure of the Priory School / Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist / Red-Headed League) (1990)

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Eight stories of adventure and detection for the world's most famous sleuth.

From the strange case of The red-Headed League to the extraordinary tale of The Engineer's Thumb, Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson grapple with treachery, murder, and ingenious crimes of all kinds. But no case is too challenging, no mystery insoluble, for the immortal detective's unique powers of dedution.
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Puffin Books
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English
Pages
281

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Sherlock Holmes John H. Watson Violet Smith Mr. Carruthers Mr. Woodley Ralph Smith Cyril Morton Charles Augustus Milverton Eva Blackwell Inspector G. Lestrade Stanley Hopkins Willoughby Smith Professor Coram Anna Coram Arthur Conan Doyle Thorneycroft Huxtable Lord Saltire Duke of Holdernesse Heidegger James Wilder Reuben Hayes Alexander Holder Arthur Holder Mary George Burnwell Victor Hatherley Lysander Stark Jabez Wilson Vincent Spaulding Duncan Ross Police Inspector Jones Mr. Merryweather John Clay Archie

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London Farnham Surrey South Africa Charlington Hall Coventry 221B Baker Street England Hampstead Yoxley Old Place Chatham Kent Siberia Russian Embassy Priory School Northern England Fighting Cock Inn Chesterfield Australia Streetham Baker Street

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1894-1901 1894 1889 1890
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The Great Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
2011, Puffin Books
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The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
2010, Penguin Publishing
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Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
November 1995, Tandem Library
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The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1994, Puffin Books
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Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1990, Puffin Books
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Book Details

First Sentence

"From the years 1894 to 1901 inclusive, Mr Sherlock Holmes was a very busy man."

Table of Contents

Solitary cyclist --
Charles Augustus Milverton --
Black Peter --
Golden pince-nez --
Priory school --
Beryl coronet --
Engineer's thumb --
Red-headed league.

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UK/USA/CAN

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London, England
Series
Puffin Classics: Essential Collection

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
281p.
Number of pages
281

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7354016M
Internet Archive
greatadventureso00sira_0
ISBN 10
014036689X
ISBN 13
9780140366891
OCLC/WorldCat
60114245, 989039634, 816124594
Paperback Swap
014036689X
Google
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LibraryThing
904998
Amazon ID (ASIN)
Goodreads
76253

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Work ID
OL262445W

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Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
Adventure of Black Peter
Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
Adventure of the Priory School
Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
Red-Headed League

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