The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Classics Pocket book

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective. Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature's greatest detective team — the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson — as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, this is the first and best collection of stories about the legendary sleuth. It's also the least expensive edition available. Featured tales include several of the author's personal favorites: "A Scandal in Bohemia" — in which a king is blackmailed by a former lover and Holmes matches wits with the only woman to attract his open admiration — plus "The Speckled Band," "The Red-Headed League," and "The Five Orange Pips." Additional mysteries include "The Blue Carbuncle," "The Engineer’s Thumb," "The Beryl Coronet," "The Copper Beeches," and four others. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859. Before starting his writing career, Doyle attended medical school, where he met the professor who would later inspire his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes. A Study in Scarlet was Doyle's first novel; he would go on to write more than sixty stories featuring Sherlock Holmes. He died in England in 1930. The beauty of all Sherlock Holmes stories lie in the fact that the most complicated of mysteries seem to be solved with the greatest of ease by Sherlock Holmes. With Dr. James Watson as his willing sidekick, Holmes always looks to take on the mysteries which capture his fancy, and does so with a certain sense of humour which, I feel, only Arthur Conan Doyle was able to manage. The short-stories are not extremely taxing on the mind in terms of tension, but are gripping enough to keep you reading until it finishes. A very good read.