The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Non-Slipcased Edition) (Vol. 1) (The Annotated Books)Classic short stories of Sherlock Holmes now available in a separate, attractively priced individual volume. The publication of Leslie S. Klinger's brilliant new annotations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Holmes short stories in 2004 created a Holmes sensation. Available again in an attractively-priced edition identical to the first, except this edition has no outer slipcase (Volume Two is available separately).Inside, readers will find all the short stories from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, with a cornucopia of insights: beginners will benefit from Klinger's insightful biographies of Holmes, Watson, and Conan Doyle; history lovers will revel in the wealth of Victorian literary and cultural details; Sherlockian fanatics will puzzle over tantalizing new theories; art lovers will thrill to the 450-plus illustrations, which make this the most lavishly illustrated edition of the Holmes tales ever produced. The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes illuminates the timeless genius of Arthur Conan Doyle for an entirely new generation of readers. |
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Contents
Preface CONTENTS | xi |
The World of Sherlock Holmes | xvii |
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES 3 | 18 |
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle | 197 |
The Adventure of the Speckled Band | 227 |
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches | 351 |
THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES | 385 |
The Greek Interpreter | 635 |
The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes | 749 |
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| Title | The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Non-Slipcased Edition) (Vol. 1) (The Annotated Books) Volume 0 of The Annotated Books Volume 1 of The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, Leslie S. Klinger, ISBN 0393059162, 9780393059168 |
| Author | Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Editor | Leslie S. Klinger |
| Contributors | Patricia J. Chui, John le Carré |
| Edition | illustrated, annotated |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company, 2005 |
| ISBN | 0393059146, 9780393059144 |
| Length | 650 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Classics Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
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