The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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mass market paperback, 223 pages

English language

Published May 10, 1966 by Airmont Publishing Company.

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4 stars (2 reviews)

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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4 stars

I must say that I much preferred this over the previous two books – which, to me, seemed to drag on for way too long at points –, even though I would have perhaps liked fewer but slightly longer stories instead. It often appears to me that the stories conclude rather abruptly, and thus longer stories might have helped mitigate this. It took me about 20-odd minutes to finish each chapter – and thus, story – and lengthening this to perhaps 30 or 40 minutes would've made this book even better.

Nevertheless, the quality of aforesaid stories is extraordinary and it was a very engaging book I was nigh-unable to put down. I am most definitely looking forward to reading the upcoming book.

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3 stars

I had trouble finding any books to buy in Belize that weren't recent bestsellers or guidebooks. Managed to find a copy of this in a bookstore recommended by a cab driver.

Addictive little tidbits of story. It's hard to stop reading them, once you start. Holmes's deductions aren't amazing, but his attention to detail is. He finds enough clues to make the answer obvious, where I'd be hard-pressed to find any at all.