The adventures of Sherlock Holmes [LP]
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859<U+2013>1930) and first published as a collection in 1892. Illustrations are from the 1892 edition. The short story titles are: A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red-Headed League, A Case o...
| Main Author: | Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book Large Print |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[Ontario, Canada] :
Cactus Classics, an imprint of Cactus Publishing, Inc.,
2019.
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| Edition: | [Large print ed.]. |
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| Summary: |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859<U+2013>1930) and first published as a collection in 1892. Illustrations are from the 1892 edition. The short story titles are: A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red-Headed League, A Case of Identity, The Boscombe 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 Noble Bachelor, The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, The Adventure of the Copper Beeches. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four Sherlock Holmes' novels: A Study in Scarlet (1887), The Sign of the Four (1890), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), The Valley of Fear (1915) and five Sherlock Holmes' short story collections: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892), The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905), His Last Bow (1917) and The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927). |
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| Item Description: |
This edition excluding the front matter was transcribed from the 1892 Harper & Brothers edition. All illustrations are also from this edition. |
| Physical Description: |
513 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781773600307 1773600303 |
| Author Notes: |
Doyle sold his first story, "The Mystery of the Sasassa Valley," to Chambers' Journal in 1879. When Doyle published the novel, A Study in Scarlet in 1887, Sherlock Holmes was introduced to an avid public. Doyle is reputed to have used one of his medical professors, Dr. Joseph Bell, as a model for Holmes's character. Eventually, Doyle wrote three additional Holmes novels and five collections of Holmes short stories. A brilliant, though somewhat eccentric, detective, Holmes employs scientific methods of observation and deduction to solve the mysteries that he investigates. Although an "amateur" private detective, he is frequently called upon by Scotland Yard for assistance. Holmes's assistant, the faithful Dr. Watson, provides a striking contrast to Holmes's brilliant intellect and, in Doyle's day at least, serves as a character with whom the reader can readily identify. Having tired of Holmes's popularity, Doyle even tried to kill the great detective in "The Final Problem" but was forced by an outraged public to resurrect him in 1903. Although Holmes remained Doyle's most popular literary creation, Doyle wrote prolifically in other genres, including historical adventure, science fiction, and supernatural fiction. Despite Doyle's sometimes careless writing, he was a superb storyteller. His great skill as a popular author lay in his technique of involving readers in his highly entertaining adventures. (Bowker Author Biography) |