Sherlock Holmes: Selected Stories

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Book Overview

'Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science'

For more than a century the Holmes stories have held a strange, almost inexplicable grip on the popular imagination. They are intimately associated with late Victorian and Edwardian society, yet curiously timeless in their appeal. The characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, together with their housekeeper Mrs Hudson and their address at 221B Baker Street are as familiar...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199672067
• ISBN13: 9780199672066
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

Great book if you love Sherlock Holmes mysteries!

For any reader that loves Sherlock Holmes or any type of mystery, this is the perfect book for you. This book has many stories that create intrigue in your mind. Because this is a Sherlock Holmes novel, it has the obvious characteristics of Sherlock Holmes, the keen observation and the bizarre cases. I have read this book twice and the stories still kept my attention. This book is NOT boring. Along with being a great read, this book has English easy enough for younger students to understand. I highly recommend this book for any person who likes mysteries.