The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Arthur Conan Doyle

is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle Referring to himself as a consulting detective in the stories Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation deduction forensic science and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients including Scotland Yard First appearing in print in 1887 s A Study in Scarlet the character s popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine beginning with A Scandal in Bohemia in 1891 additional tales appeared from then until 1927 eventually totalling four novels and 56 short stories All but one are set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras between about 1880 and 1914 Most are narrated by the character of Holmes s friend and biographer Dr John H Watson who usually accompanies Holmes during his investigations and often shares quarters with him at the address of 221B Baker Street London where many of the stories begin

is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle Referring to himself as a consulting detective in the stories Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation deduction forensic science and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients including Scotland Yard First appearing in print in 1887 s A Study in Scarlet the character s popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine beginning with A Scandal in Bohemia in 1891 additional tales appeared from then until 1927 eventually totalling four novels and 56 short stories All but one are set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras between about 1880 and 1914 Most are narrated by the character of Holmes s friend and biographer Dr John H Watson who usually accompanies Holmes during his investigations and often shares quarters with him at the address of 221B Baker Street London where many of the stories begin

This handsome hardback edition presents the first collection in Arthur Conan Doyle s classic Sherlock Holmes stories featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page edges Sherlock Holmes and the faithful Dr Watson are featured here in a series of twelve of their earliest cases They include A Scandal in Bohemia where Holmes is outwitted by an unexpected rival The Red Headed League which begins with a bizarre newspaper advertisement for red haired men and The Adventure of the Speckled Band in which the great detective traces a sinister whistling sound to its lethal source First published month by month in The Strand magazine 1891 1892 the stories include 16 full page illustrations by Sidney Paget who created the image of Holmes in his signature deerstalker hat and Inverness cape This beautiful pocket sized gift edition contains the classic unabridged text presented with a gold embossed cover design ivory pages beautifully designed endpapers and gold gilded page edges Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic literature ABOUT THE SERIES Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautiful pocket editions of iconic literary works from across history Presented with striking foil cover embossing gilded page edges and deluxe ivory paper these editions make the perfect gift for lovers of classic literature Tanıtım Bülteninden

The Adventures of Sherlock Hohnes is today synonymous with the detective fiction Holmes who is famous for his astute logical reasoning his use of scientific observations to solye difficult problems and his sense of humour and wit so captured the popular imagination that he became the folk symbol of the detective Sherlock Holmes provided a great inspiration for forensic science and remains to do so