Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Book Overview

Undoubtedly the best-known detective in literature, Sherlock Holmes was the creation of British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), who endowed his super sleuth with an extraordinary facility for solving crimes. Drawing on his remarkable powers of observation and deduction, coupled with an encyclopedic knowledge of crimes and criminals, Holmes seeks out his prey in the London underworld, where no evildoer is safe from his keen wits and tenacious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486270556
• ISBN13: 9780486270555
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 11 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 6 and higher

Customer Reviews

An excellent and inexpensive introduction to the great detective

Sherlock Holmes will forever be one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. No study of the character of a detective can begin anywhere but with a reading of some of the Holmes stories. This book is a collection of six considered among the greatest and I cannot argue with any of the selections. They are: *) A Scandal in Bohemia *) The Red-headed League *) The Adventure of the Speckled Band *) The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb *) The Final Problem *) The Adventure of the Empty House This book is an excellent supplemental text for classes in fiction or for someone who wants to read some of the Holmes' stories. Another advantage of the Holmes stories is that they set a context that has validity for classes in history as well.

Super Reader

One of those most excellent cheap Dover paperbacks, so yet again I bought some Sherlock Holmes, with another order from there. A Scandal in Bohemia The Red-Headed League, The Adventure of the Speckled Band The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb The Final Problem The Adventure of the Empty House A woman? Smart as me? 5 out of 5 Bloodnut scammer bonanza. 4.5 out of 5 Sneaky snakey stuff. 5 out of 5 Secret commerce leads to deathtrap digit detachment. 4 out of 5 Moriarty. Cliff! Or, Don't Push Me Coz I'm Close To the Edge. 5 out of 5 Murder, Moran and Moriarty = Holmes Back In Town. 5 out of 5

Classic & Cheap

The Dover-Thrift edition of Sherlock Holmes advertised here is quite worth the pocket change, containing some of my favorite Holmes short stories including "The Red-headed League" and "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." I'll keep this simple; whether you like Sherlock Holmes or not, you should get these six classic stories under your belt. If you haven't read Doyle, this is a great book to read to see if you like the classic Doyle series.

The super sleuth

In detective literature Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with his Sherlock Holmes series is undoubtedly one of the best authors ever. His character Sherlock Holmes has a remarkable power of observation and his deductions from minutest details are plainly stunning. I feel there never is a dull moment in his stories; which are concise to the point. This compilation of six stories is no exception. My favorite from this list is "The Adventure of the Empty House"; in which Holmes busts the remaining group of Prof Moriati's gang. I will not divulge further for fear of giving up the plot.

Well worth the price!

For less then the price of a cup of coffee, you can own a copy of what I consider to be Sir A Conan Doyle's best Sherlock Holmes stories.This book contains 6 stores. A Scandal in Bohemia. In this story you see Holmes pitted against a female that may just be his equal.Next is The Red Headed League. This is the weak story in this collection. Still worth a read, but not a very thoughtful one.Next is The Adventure of the Speckled Band. Holmes and Watson visit the countryside to examine a death most foul.The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb is a short tale of a young mans missing digit.Next is the final problem and closes with The adventure in the Empty house. I will give no plot away on these since they are my favourite Holmes stories.Overall for under a buck, a GREAT value!