The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Name: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
ISBN: 9781728969947

by Arthur Conan Doyle

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Presenting 12 tales starring the legendary British detective Sherlock Holmes, this 1892 book is Arthur Conan Doyle's first short-story collection. The mystery compilation includes some of Holmes's finest cases with his dutiful sidekick, Doctor Watson, most notably "A Scandal in Bohemia," in which Holmes matches wits with the crafty former lover of a European king. Also featured is "The Adventure of the Red-Headed League," a study in misdirection that unfolds to become a much larger scheme. The s...

First published 1892360 pages

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Category: Literature
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 10
Editions known: 400

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 823823.912[Fic]813
Library of Congress (LCC): PR4622.A7 1994PR4622.A/PR4621.S52 2012PZ0003.D772 Adv2

Subjects

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle, Arthur Conan)Anglo-SaxonsApacesBibliographyBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Children's fictionChildren's stories, EnglishChristmas dinnersClassic LiteratureClassic fictionClassicsConclusions

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ISBN 9781728969947English

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First published1892

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