The Complete Sherlock Holmes

The Complete Sherlock Holmes,Volume I Sir Arthur Conan Doyleis part of the Barnes & Noble Classics serieswhich offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general readerincluding new scholarshipthoughtful designand pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics -New introductions commissioned from today”s top writers and scholars -Chronologies of contemporary historicalbiographicaland cultural events -Selective discussions of imitationsparodiespoemsbooksplayspaintingsoperasstatuaryand films inspired by the work -Comments by other famous authors -Study questions to challenge the reader”s viewpoints and expectations -Bibliographies for further reading -Indices & Glossarieswhen appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classicspulls together a constellation of influences–biographicalhistoricaland literary–to enrich each reader”s understanding of these enduring works. The Complete Sherlock Holmes comprises four novels and fifty-six short stories revolving around the world”s most popular and influential fictional detective–the eccentricarrogantand ingenious Sherlock Holmes. He and his trusted friendDr. Watsonstep from Holmes”s comfortable quarters at 221b Baker Street into the swirling fog of Victorian London to exercise that unique combination of detailed observationvast knowledgeand brilliant deduction. InevitablyHolmes rescues the innocentconfounds the guiltyand solves the most perplexing puzzles known to literature. The Complete Sherlock Holme starts with Holmes’s first appearanceA Study in Scarlea chilling murder novel complete with bloodstained walls and cryptic cluesfollowed by the bafflingThe Sign of Fourwhich introduces Holmes’s cocaine problem and Watson’s future wife. The story collections The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes feature such renowned tales as \