The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes And The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Readers Digest
Publisher Place: New Zealand
Publisher Year: 2000
Edition: Reprint

Description: 270 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: "I have heard, Mr Holmes, that you can see deeply into the manifold wickedness of the human heart."This collection includes many of the famous cases and great strokes of brilliance that made the legendary Sherlock Holmes one of fictions most popular creations. With his devoted amanuensis, Dr Watson, Holmes emerges from his smoke-filled rooms in Baker Street to grapple with the forces of treachery, intrigue and evil in such cases as "The Speckled Band", in which a terrified woman begs their help in solving the mystery surrounding her sisters death, or "A Scandal in Bohemia", which portrays a European king blackmailed by his mistress. In "Silver Blaze" the pair investigate the disappearance of a racehorse and the violent murder of its trainer, while in "The Final Problem" Holmes at last comes face to face with his nemesis Moriarty "the Napoleon of Crime".In his introduction, Iain Pears discusses characterization, the key themes of the stories and Victorian methods of deduction. This edition also includes a chronology, further reading and explanatory notes by Ed Glinert.

ISBN: 9780241246009