The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle World Literature Classics Illustrated With Doodles

One of the masterpieces of the written world. A must-read. Illustrated with doodles Complete and Unabridged Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature's greatest detective team -- the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson -- as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, this is the first and best collection of stories about the legendary sleuth. It's also the least expensive edition available. Featured tales include several of the author's personal favorites: "A Scandal in Bohemia" -- in which a king is blackmailed by a former lover and Holmes matches wits with the only woman to attract his open admiration -- plus "The Speckled Band," "The Red-Headed League," and "The Five Orange Pips." Additional mysteries include "The Blue Carbuncle," "The Engineer's Thumb," "The Beryl Coronet," "The Copper Beeches," and four others.

This new illustrated edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes has added explanations as sidenotes to help those readers who are not familiar with some of the phrases used by the author and his characters--after all the stories were written over 120 years ago. Some of the author's phrases are still in use in modern-day British English and these are described to make the text clearer to English speakers from outside of the UK, or to those who do not speak English as a first language. Also included is some background information on places, names and terms used in the stories. It is not essential to consult the notes when reading this book, however, it is hoped that the explanations will enhance the reader's enjoyment of the stories by giving them some insights that might otherwise have been missed. The book is illustrated with Sidney Paget's beautiful drawings that so help to visualize the stories. All of the drawings from the first publication have been included.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Illustrated Edition includes all twelve stories from the original work. These are the stories that introduced the world to the greatest detective of all times! With stunning brilliance, and his ever present assistant, Dr. Watson (who narrates most of the Holmes stories) Holmes proves his brilliance again and again! Solving murders, finding lost items: Nothing is beyond Holmes' power of deductive reasoning! These twelve stories were originally published in Strand Magazine, between July 1891 and June 1892. They are presented here in the same order. A full volume of the twelve stories was published later in 1892 by George Newnes.I m sure you will enjoy these stories as much s the millions and millions of fans before you! - Or perhaps you've read them before and just want to enjoy them again? Either way, come along for the thrill of the chase!It's Elemental![This version also contains a section depicting some of the great drawings Sidney Paget did for the stories in Strand Magazine!]

37 short stories plus a complete novel.

'The Illustrated Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' is a collection of 12 stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective.

This Top Five Classics edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes includes: • All 104 original illustrations by Sidney Paget done for the Strand Magazine • A helpful introduction • Author bio and selected bibliography After Arthur Conan Doyle introduced Sherlock Holmes in the novel A Study in Scarlet in 1887, he wrote a series of 24 short mysteries featuring the detective and his colleague, Dr. Watson, in the pages of the Strand Magazine from 1891 to 1893. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes collects the first 12 of these tales—(the last 12 of which comprise the Top Five Classics ebook The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes)—including “A Scandal in Bohemia” (which introduces Irene Adler), “The Red-Headed League,” “The Five Orange Pips,” and “The Speckled Band”—some of the greatest stories in the Sherlock Holmes canon.

Here are the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle as they first appeared in the famed British magazine The Strand. This periodical was the literary sensation of its time, especially with the publication of the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles (which appears in its entirety in this volume), when eager readers lined up outside the magazine's London offices, waiting for each installment as it came off press.This edition contains 37 short stories, reproduced in complete facsimile (published in individual volumes as "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes", and "The Return of Sherlock Holmes"), plus the complete novel The Hound of the Baskervilles. Today, the collection of the original issues of The Strand containing the Holmes stories is a rare collector's piece. It is brought to you now, complete and unabridged, comprising a total of well over 600 pages, providing the undying excitement and fascination of each and every Sherlock Holmes Adventure. The drawings of Sidney Paget illustrate the stories--illustrations as immortal as the stories themselves. Paget produced more than 350 Sherlock Holmes illustrations, and it was his depictions which gave Holmes visual reality for everyone, which projected him throughout the world, and which today still provide the mold of the original hero in production on stage, screen and television.