A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new characters, "consulting detective" Sherlock Holmes and his friend and chronicler Dr John Watson, who later became two of the most famous literary characters in detective fiction.Conan Doyle wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the next year. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's ...

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of SherlockHolmes stories, originally published in 1894, by Arthur ConanDoyle.

Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the most well-known detective in literary history. His stories are fascinating and timeless. A Study in Scarlet is the first Sherlock Holmes book.Higher Read's Read It. Know It. edition of The Study of Scarlet provides you with an understanding of all of the layers of this book. The original text included in this edition allows you to read the book as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote it, and our content helps you understand the novel more thoroughly. Characte...

The Return of Sherlock Holmes. By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.TABLE OF CONTENTSTHE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSETHE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDERTHE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MENTHE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLISTTHE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOLTHE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETERTHE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTONTHE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONSTHE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTSTHE ...

The Great Boer War By Arthur Conan DoyleLanguageEnglishLoC ClassDT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: AfricaSubjectSouth African War, 1899-1902CategoryText

There is no detective in fiction as shrewd as Sherlock Holmes. His dazzling analytical abilities regularly put Scotland Yard to the blush. An accomplished violinist, adept at a dozen obscure sciences, and possessed of an acerbic wit, Holmes's adventures with Dr. Watson have delighted readers for more than a century. Read by Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley ( Gandhi), this collection features some of the most celebrated stories in the Sherlock Holmes canon:"A Scandal in Bo...

Book 1: Embark on a series of intriguing mysteries with “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.” Doyle's collection of short stories introduces readers to the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion Dr. John Watson as they navigate the streets of Victorian London to solve a variety of captivating cases.Book 2: Explore the eerie moors and a legendary hound in “The Hound of the Baskervill...

SHERLOCK HOLMES IS NOT ONLY THE MOST FAMOUS CHARACTER IN CRIME FICTION BUT THE MOST FAMOUS CHARACTER IN ALL OF FICTION.'Holmes has a timeless intelligence that puts him head, shoulders and deer-stalker above all other detectives' Alexander McCall Smith_______________This complete volume contains four novels and fifty-six short stories about the most engaging detective of all time, with a foreword by crime wri...

Christmas is a time of goodwill to all men ... or is it?As the nights draw in, throw another log on the fire and settle back into your armchair to enjoy this collection of ten classic Christmas mysteries, in which crime's best known sleuths, from Rebus to Holmes and Cadfael to Father Brown, uncover murder and mayhem galore.Whether it's a Christmas goose with a surprising secret cargo, a murdered pantomime dame, or a killer who departs the scene of the crime...

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning (somewhat mistakenly - see inductive reasoning) and astute observation to solve difficult cases. He is arguably the most famous fictional detec...

A collection Arthur Conan Doyle most beloved character. This edition includes an active table of contents to help you easily find the book your looking for. It does not include The Case-Book of Sherlock HolmesIncluded works:A Study in ScarletThe Sign of the FourThe Hound of the BaskervilleThe Valley of FearThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesThe Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesThe Return of Sherlock HolmesHis Last Bow

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This seventh volume of “The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written” features 30 stories by an all-star cast, including Sheridan Le Fanu, M. R. James, Wilkie Collins, A...