num_pages: 256
description: Stories of ingenious crime and inspired detection.No case is too challenging, no mystery too mysterious, no crime too serious for the Victorian super sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, with his redoubtable assistant Dr Watson. The world's most famous private detective uses his unique powers of deduction and reasoning to solve the unsolvable, from the bizarre case of The Red-Headed League, to the strange tale of The Solitary Cyclist, and the extraordinary saga of The Engineer's Thumb.This selection contains eight of the celebrated criminologist's most intriguing adventures, where he grapples with the very extremes of treachery and murderous evil.In Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has created an immortal hero who has inspired readers since his first appearance in 1878.Contains: The Solitary Cyclist, Charles Augustus Milverton, Black Peter, The Golden Pince-Nez, The Priory School, The Beryl Coronet, The Engineer's Thumb, The Red-Headed League
language: English
title: The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
titlecomplete: The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
genres: Literature, Crime, Young Adult, Classics, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction, Mystery, Classic Literature
ratings_count: 932
series: Sherlock Holmes
publisher: Puffin