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Here, reproduced in complete facsimile, are the original Sherlock Homes detective stories as they first appeared in the famed 19th-century British magazine "The Strand." Illustrating the stories are drawings of Sidney Paget - illustrations as immortal as the stories themselves. Includes over... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Sherlock Holmes: One of the most famous detectives of all time, his wit is legendary, and the impossible cases he solves are astounding.
- Dr. John Watson: This kind doctor helps Mr. Holmes in his cases, and is the narrator of the Sherlock Holmes Stories.
- Henry Baskerville: Add a description of this character.
- Lestrade
- Charles Baskerville
- Dr. Mortimer
- Stapleton
- A. Conan Doyle
- Moriarty
- Arthur
- Hopkins
- Milverton
- James
- Mccarthy
- Brunton
- Mary
- Peter Carey
- Ross
- Frank
- Straker
- Mycroft
- Mr. Soames
- Mr. Rucastle
- Barrymore
- Sarah
- Coombe Tracey
- Grace
- Mrs. Barclay
- Moran
- Mr. Melas
- Godfrey Staunton
- Dr. Huxtable
- Mawson
- Mrs. Hudson
- Mr. Carruthers
- Musgrave
- Selden
- Miss Cushing
- Irene Adler
- Jack
- Mr. Wilson
Quotes edit
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“There is nothing so deceptive as an obvious fact.”
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“When you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
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“Crime is common. Logic is rare.”
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“"I have taken to living by my wits.”
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“Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers.”
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“I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical reasoner.”
Sherlock Holmes
Setting & Locations edit
- London
- England
- Holdernesse Hall
- Baker Street
- Heaven
- Scotland Yard
- Lord St. Simon
- America
- Norfolk
- Europe
- Dartmoor
- India
- Paris
- Mapleton
- Woking
- Cambridge
- Waterloo
- France
- Winchester
- Bohemia
- Birmingham
- Croydon
- Horsham
- Kensington
- Paddington
- Pyland
- Aldershot
- Baskerville Hall
- Dundee
- Godolphin Street
- Hurlstone
- Australia
- Beppo
- Blackheath
- Lord Holdhurst
- Liverpool
- Belfast
- Devonshire
- Bristol
- Hampstead
- Park
- Chatham
- South Africa
- Briony Lodge
- Athens
- Kennington Road
- Brixton
First Sentence edit
To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman.
Table of Contents edit
1. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
i. A Scandal In Bohemia
ii. The Red Headed League
iii. A Case Of Identity
iv. The Boscombe Valley Mystery
v. The Five Orange Pips
vi. The Man With The Twisted Lip
vii. The Adventure Of The Blue Carbuncle
viii. The Adventure Of The Speckled Band
ix. The Adventure Of The Engineer's Thumb
x. The Adventure Of The Noble Bachelor
xi. The Adventure Of The Beryl Coronet
xii. The Adventure Of The Copper Beeches
2.The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
xiii. The Adventure of Silver Blaze
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3. The Hound of the Baskervilles
4. The Return of Sherlock Holmes
i. The Adventure of the Empty House
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Arthur Conan Doyle (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Sidney Paget (Illustrator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Castle Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1976
ISBN: 0890090572
Page Count: 636
Publisher: Castle Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1976
ISBN: 0890090572
Page Count: 636
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.8
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