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THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE MEMOI...

A collection of the most famous cases faced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's peerless creation  The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes contains an introduction by
Iain Pears and notes by Ed Glinert in Penguin Classics.  This collection includes many of the
famous cases - and great strokes of brilliance - that made the legendary Sherlock Holmes one of
fiction's most popular creations. With his devoted amanuensis Dr Watson  Holmes emerges from
his smoke filled room in Baker Street to grapple with the forces of treachery  intrigue and
evil in such cases as 'The Speckled Band'  in which a terrified woman begs their help in
solving the mystery surrounding her sister's death  or 'A Scandal in Bohemia'  which portrays a
European king blackmailed by his mistress. In 'Silver Blaze' the pair investigate the
disappearance of a racehorse and the violent murder of its trainer  while in 'The Final
Problem' Holmes at last comes face to face with his nemesis  the diabolical Professor Moriarty
- 'the Napoleon of crime'.  In his introduction  Iain Pears discusses characterization  the key
themes of the stories and Victorian methods of deduction. This edition also includes a
chronology  further reading and explanatory notes by Ed Glinert  author of The London
Compendium.   Edinburgh-born Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) took a degree in medicine at
Edinburgh University before becoming a doctor in Southsea. He began writing detective stories
to supplement his income and 'A Study in Scarlet' (1887) introduced his finest creation  the
hawk-eyed detective  Sherlock Holmes.  If you enjoyed The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes   you
might like Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone   also available in Penguin Classics.   'Arthur Conan
Doyle is unique ... Personally  I would walk a mile in tight boots to read him to the milkman'
Stephen Fry

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