num_pages: 576
description: This collection includes many of the famous cases - and great strokes of brilliance - that made the legendary Sherlock Holmes one of fiction's most popular creations. With his devoted amanuensis Dr Watson, Holmes emerges from his smoke filled room in Baker Street to grapple with the forces of treachery, intrigue and evil in such cases as 'The Speckled Band', in which a terrified woman begs their help in solving the mystery surrounding her sister's death, or 'A Scandal in Bohemia', which portrays a European king blackmailed by his mistress. In 'Silver Blaze' the pair investigate the disappearance of a racehorse and the violent murder of its trainer, while in 'The Final Problem' Holmes at last comes face to face with his nemesis, the diabolical Professor Moriarty - 'the Napoleon of crime'.In his introduction, Iain Pears discusses characterization, the key themes of the stories and Victorian methods of deduction. This edition also includes a chronology, further reading and explanatory notes by Ed Glinert.(back cover)
language: English
title: The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
titlecomplete: The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
genres: Classics, Adventure, Mystery, Short Stories, Detective, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 6606
series: Sherlock Holmes
publisher: Penguin Books