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by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Author) "In the year 1878 I took my degree of doctor of medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 944 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam USA; Deluxe edition (6 Oct 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0553328255
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553328257
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 10.9 x 8.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,277,292 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Too much Holmes is no more likely than too much foie gras and no less desirable... Will delight his fans" -- Observer --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY P.D. JAMES. This book contains all the investigations and adventures of the world's most popular detective, Sherlock Holmes. From 'The Adventure of the Gloria Scott' to 'His Last Bow' we follow the illustrious career of this quintessential British hero from his university days to his final case. His efforts to uncover the truth take him all over the world and into conflict with all manner of devious criminals and dangerous villains, but thankfully his legendary powers of deduction, and his faithful companion Dr Watson, are more than up to the challenge. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta Get This!, 29 Mar 2002
By A Customer
This review is from: The Complete Sherlock Holmes (BBC Radio Collection) (Paperback)
I'll be honest, I have no idea what made me chose to buy the entire collection of all 4 novels and 56 stories in paperback I have No idea.

But I did it, and in three months I read them all, cover-to-cover. And then I cried at the end cause there were no more stories. After I finished I listened again to the Rathone/Bruce series. The actors, the stories, they were all great, but there was soemthing I couldn't put my finger on...something....not quite right.

After reading the stories, I knew what that something was. Watson was stupid. At least that was the radio's take on it. And Holmes was kinda a Know-It-All who magically had all the answers without saying why. It bugged me. So I went as my brother put it "hunting for the real Holmes and Watson".

I found them in Clive Merrison and Michael Williams. This duo make Holmes and Watson more..realistic. Portrayed by Michael Williams, Dr. John H. Watson is what I've been advocating for so long: He is not stupid (you don't become any kind of a doctor by being stupid.)..he's just not Sherlock Holmes. Clive Merrison's Sherlock Holmes is not infalliable, and in fact seems more human than the one's I'd grown up with.The sound effects and scripting allow you to see rather than sit and be told what's going on.

I think what I like best about this version is the way it deals with things that remain a mystery in the books. The Canon never actually show us Profesor Moriarty. The Valley of Fear, the Final Problem, he makes...I'd say guest appearances. Watson still of course never sees him, but the audience does....

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, 30 Jun 2000
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This review is from: The Penguin Complete Sherlock Holmes: Contains 56 Stories and 4 Novels including The Hound of the Baskervilles (Paperback)
I enjoyed this book, greatly. Why? Because Conan Doyle manages not to make the culprit painfully obvious, which I have found in many crime thrillers. I started reading Sherlock Holmes at the age of 11, and I still never grow tired of them. My particular favorite being the great Hound of the Baskervilles, of which I still find extremely exhilarating. A well worth buy.
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53 of 58 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Fantastic!, 1 Mar 2004
By Tori "foxxie52" (Herne Bay, Kent) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Hardcover)
This hardcover volume contains the complete works of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It contains "A Study in Scarlet", "The Sign of Four", "The adventures of Sherlock Holmes", "Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes", "The Return of Sherlock Holmes", the acclaimed classic, "The Hound of the Baskervilles", "The Valley of Fear", "His Last Bow", and "The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes". It really is the complete complete works. It tells of Watson's first meeting with Sherlock Holmes and all the small case they solve (or rather Holmes solves, Watson goes "ahhhh")

The whole book is attractively bound and would make an excellent gift. The hard back cover and dust jacket make it look like it's worth alot more than Amazon charge!

I would recommend this book to anyone, and I mean anyone. Most people who haven't read Sherlock Holmes turn their nose up at it. I was the same. Then I read it! After all, it's elementary, dear reader!!!!!! Sorry, couldn't resist!

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