The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Illustrated)

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

First published in 1892, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the first and greatest of the short story collections written by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his famous detective.

The twelve Sherlock Holmes adventures included in this anthology:

A Scandal in Bohemia
The Adventure of the Red-Headed League
A Case of Identity
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
The Five Orange Pips
The Man with the Twisted Lip
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches

Image gallery includes:

An article from Lippincott's Monthly Magazine from July 1884
Sherlock Holmes in a 1904 illustration by Sidney Paget
The first appearance of Holmes, 1887
Sherlock Holmes and Watson
Holmes and Moriarty fighting over the Reichenbach Falls, by Sidney Paget
Sherlock Holmes pipe and hat
Illustration of The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from The Strand Magazine, 1891 in The Man with the Twisted Lip.
Illustration of The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
Poster for the play Sherlock Holmes (1900) by Doyle and actor William Gillette
Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Abbey Grange

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Product Details

BN ID:	2940151410441
Publisher:	Enhanced E-Books
Publication date:	04/17/2015
Series:	The Sherlock Holmes Collection , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	220
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British physician and writer who is most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. He is also known for writing the fictional adventures of a second character he invented, Professor Challenger, and for popularizing the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885