The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Hardcover, 376 pages

English language

Published June 15, 2004 by Barnes & Noble Books.

ISBN:
978-0-7607-5075-9
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OCLC Number:
60746386

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4 stars (141 reviews)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the greatest collection of detective short stories ever written. It was these tales penned by Arthur Conan Doyle that first introducted the magical and eccentric character of Sherlock Holmes to the readers of The Strand Magazine. In his consulting room at 221B Baker Street, the master sleuth receives a stream of clients all presenting him with baffling and bizarre puzzles for him to solve. There is, for example, the man frightened for his life because of the arrival of an envelope containing orange pips; the terrified woman aware that her life is in danger and who cannot explain the strange whistling sounds she hears in the night the woman whose fiance disappeared on his way to their wedding... and more. Of course, Holmes, with trusty Watson by his side, is equal to these and the other challenges in this splendid collection.

208 editions

Review of 'The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2006] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I don't know if subconsciously I had heard these stories before, but the mystery in a lot of these mysteries didn't seem so mysterious.

If you remove "someone impersonating someone else" and "we know who did it and why, the only surprise is the specific details of the murder that you can only kind of guess at with the detail provided" then you rule out the vast majority of these stories.

But to be fair 'Scandal in Bohemia' was great, and I may be coming in with grandfathered expectations.

Review of 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I enjoyed this one. It wasn't scary or anything, like I thought it would be when I downloaded it, and I was a bit annoyed by the unfinished business with the Serpent. And the sexism back when this was written, wow! (See my highlights, lol!!) It was a nice account of a man's life in the future, which oddly enough was supposed to be now! It's amusing to see the technology Clarke envisioned for this time frame!

Review of 'Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle the Annotated Classic Edition' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I have a dim memory of reading this book when I was younger, but since then I’ve seen Sherlock Holmes in countless adaptations: movies, TV shows, comics, video games, and more. Some good, some bad.

And so, I was afraid that these stories would stick to a formula: someone brings Holmes a case; he impresses everyone by noticing impossible details and drawing strained conclusions; insults Watson for not being preternaturally observant; insults Inspector Lestrade for being an idiot; notices that one of the ashes in the fireplace is actually not only from tobacco, but produced by Javanese cigars, and thus the murderer must be blah-de-blah yadda yadda lock ‘em up, the end.

So I was glad to see that they don’t. There’s a good amount of variety: Holmes shows up the police (of course); Holmes falls in love; the mystery is not a crime; a locked-door murder outdoors; and more. …

Review of 'The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2006] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I must say that I much preferred this over the previous two books – which, to me, seemed to drag on for way too long at points –, even though I would have perhaps liked fewer but slightly longer stories instead. It often appears to me that the stories conclude rather abruptly, and thus longer stories might have helped mitigate this. It took me about 20-odd minutes to finish each chapter – and thus, story – and lengthening this to perhaps 30 or 40 minutes would've made this book even better.

Nevertheless, the quality of aforesaid stories is extraordinary and it was a very engaging book I was nigh-unable to put down. I am most definitely looking forward to reading the upcoming book.

Review of 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

These were a lot of fun.

72 hours of casual listening lasted 2 months. Great stories I never would have read. You get to hear people say “the plot thickens” unironically.

Fry’s narration is up there with Jim Dale, who is the only other narrator I’ve listened to for this long. He has a huge range of voices and his diction and delivery conveys the smallest inflections.

The only cons I can think of: There are a few stories that follow a random character for 1hr+ to build on their backstory, and those were pretty tough to get through, especially since they’re never on recurring characters. Fry also has excellent forwards, but gives minor spoilers in them.

Review of 'Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

It’s often really hard to review classic literature; simply because it’s already stood the test of time and that makes it difficult to be critical of the book. I’m not really a can of reading a collection of short stories, especially over a few days; but I really did enjoy reading through The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. I’m not sure why I haven’t read more of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels; this is my second and the first being A Study in Scarlet. I think I need to pick up my act and read more of his books; ideally all of the Sherlock Holmes novels.

Sherlock really is a great character, with some interesting quirks. I think at one point I thought he was taking cocaine to get over the monotony of not having a case to work on and then later in the book he was taking it because …

Review of 'Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (Mystery, Crime and Detective Fiction) Complete Unabridged and Annotated Volume' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

These twelve shories, each about 30 pages or so in length, were all very engaging. Holmes is both fascinating and amusing, and the tales have a quaintness that is delightful.

Review of 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Headline Review Classics)' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

A collection of short stories, great for dipping in and out when you have a fair bit of time to kill. Most of the crimes are not only well thought out, but also very ingenious; the only obvious crime is the final 'Adventure of the Copper Beeches'. The criticism of Holmes appearing overly omniscient stands at times, but isn't as detrimental to the stories as some make out.

As I make my way through the Holmes canon, the atmosphere Conan Doyle creates using the characters, their brotherly relationship and their surroundings keeps these books amongst my favourites.

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