Sherlock Holmes (Short Classics),Used

About the Author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (18591930) was a British novelist and historian best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. He also wrote historical novels, including The White Company, which he considered his favorite. Product Description HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of bestloved, essential classics. 'Sherlock Holmes was transformed when he was hot upon such a scent as this. Men who had only known the quiet thinker and logician of Baker Street would have failed to recognize him. His face flushed and darkened. His brows were drawn into two hard black lines, while his eyes shone out from beneath them with a steely glitter.' Set against the foggy, mysterious backdrops of London and the English countryside, these are the first twelve stories ever published to feature the infamous Detective Sherlock Holmes and his side kick Doctor Watson. They first appeared as stories in the Strand Magazine and feature some of his most famous and enjoyable cases, including 'A Scandal in Bohemia', 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle' and 'The Redheaded League'. Review 'One thing is certain, Sherlockians, put aside your BaringGould Annotated, your Folio Society Illustratedfor the time being, the Oxford is the edition to curl up with on a winter's night'The Chicago Tribune'An incomparable gift book; or, should you find it impossible to surrender up such treasures, the best of gifts to oneself'USA Today'To the true Sherlockian, this will be a treasure; to otherwise diverted detective story fans, it is a rich lode for discovery'Denver Post'The complete and authentic adventures of the legendary detectiveexpertly edited and annotated by a team of Holmes scholars....in a handsome, boxed set....A lovely gift'The Christian Science Monitor'Here in nine volumes...are all the adventures of Holmes and Watson. Each book has an introduction, something new and fascinating for even the most devoted Holmesians plus a series of intelligent notes at the back of each volume.'Oxford Times 'The Oxford Sherlock Holmes, a new edition of the stories, is a splendid piece of publishing. Nine compact volumes, beautifully produced, each with a stimulating introduction; clear type, accurate texts, a handy chronology, a helpful bibliography. And, most valuable of all, explanatory notes running to 50 pages or more per volume.' John Gross, writing in Sunday Telegraph From the Back Cover Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are selected stories which include: A Scandal In Bohemia, The Adventure Of The Speckled Band, Silver Blaze, The Man With The Twisted Lip, and The Redheaded league.