The Case Book Of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle From The Authors Of Books Like The Adventure Of The Cardboard Box The Adventure Of The Red Circle The Hound Of The Baskervilles The Sign Of The Four The Valley Of Fear His Last Bow Short Stories For High School

♥♥The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle♥♥ From the Authors of Books Like : 1. The adventure of the cardboard box 2. The adventure of the red circle 3. The hound of the Baskervilles 4. The sign of the four 5. The valley of fear 6. His last bow 7. Short Stories for High School 8. The White Company 9. The Coming of the Fairies 10. The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans 11. A Study in Scarlet 12. Tales of Terror and Mystery 13. The Parasite 14. The Disintegration Machine 15. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holme 16. The adventures of Sherlock Holmes 17. The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 18. The Return of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, which had been published in twelve monthly issues of The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The stories are collected in the same sequence, which is not supported by any fictional chronology. The only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson and all are related in the first-person narrative from Watson's point of view. ♥♥The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle♥♥ In general, the stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes identify and try to correct social injustices. Holmes is portrayed as offering a new, fairer sense of justice. The stories were well received, and boosted the subscriptions figures of The Strand Magazine, prompting Doyle to be able to demand more money for his next set of stories. ♥♥The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle♥♥ The first story, "A Scandal in Bohemia", includes the character of Irene Adler, who, despite being featured only within this one story by Doyle, is a prominent character in modern Sherlock Holmes adaptations, generally as a love interest for Holmes. Doyle included four of the twelve stories from this collection in his twelve favourite Sherlock Holmes stories, picking "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" as his overall favourite. STORIES: 1. A Scandal in Bohemia 2. The Red-headed League 3. A Case of Identity 4. The Boscombe Valley Mystery 5. The Five Orange Pips 6. The Man with the Twisted Lip 7. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle 8. The Adventure of the Speckled Band 9. The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb 10. The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor 11. The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet 12. The Adventure of the Copper Beeches ♥♥The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle♥♥

From the Authors of Books Like: 1. The adventure of the cardboard box 2. The adventure of the red circle 3. The hound of the Baskervilles 4. The sign of the four 5. The valley of fear 6. His last bow 7. Short Stories for High School 8. The White Company 9. The Coming of the Fairies 10. The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans 11. A Study in Scarlet 12. Tales of Terror and Mystery 13. The Parasite 14. The Disintegration Machine 15. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holme 16. The adventures of Sherlock Holmes 17. The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 18. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Book Summary: The memoirs of Sherlock Holmes see Sherlock Holmes and his friend, Dr. Watson, pursuing the strangest of cases across Britain once again. This edition boasts of stories where Holmes deals with challenges that defy the understanding of most people. Conan Doyle’s genius shines through as he spins tales and shapes them around the extraordinary ability of Holmes. The bizarre cases that Holmes takes up are fascinating, for they fall beyond the mundane. Indulge children in this volume of stories that have enthralled readers over generations. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson have once again taken up some of the most intriguing cases. Join them as they investigate disappearances, violent murders, and burglary and solve the mystery of a strange yellow-faced figure and an unusual business agreement. A collection of eleven short stories, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes introduces Mycroft, Holmes’ elder brother, in ‘The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter,’ and Professor James Moriarty, the criminal mastermind and Holmes’ archenemy, in ‘The Adventure of the Final Problem.’ The stories continue to thrill their readers. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes are a collection of twelve short stories published in The Strand as further episodes of the Adventures between December 1892 and December 1893 with original illustrations by Sidney Paget. They were first published as a collection in 1894. They include one of the most famous Sherlock Holmes stories, "The Adventure of the Final Problem", in which Doyle "killed" Holmes. Several of the stories are told in a way which is more from Holmes' own point of view, as he tells Watson some of the early work that he did before meeting the doctor. · "The Adventure of the Silver Blaze" · "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" [note 1] · "The Adventure of the Yellow Face" · "The Adventure of the Stock-Broker's Clerk" · "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott" (Holmes's first case, described to Watson) · "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual" (another early case, told by Holmes to Watson) · "The Adventure of the Reigate Puzzle" · "The Adventure of the Crooked Man" · "The Adventure of the Resident Patient" · "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter" (Mycroft appears for the first time) · "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty" · "The Adventure of the Final Problem" (Watson reports the death of Holmes) About the Author: Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh into a prosperous Irish family. He trained as a doctor, gaining his degree from Edinburgh University in 1881. He worked as a surgeon on a whaling boat and also as a medical officer on a steamer travelling between Liverpool and West Africa. He then settled in Portsmouth on the English south coast and divided his time between medicine and writing. Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance in 'A Study of Scarlet', published in 'Beeton's Christmas Annual' in 1887. Its success encouraged Conan Doyle to write more stories involving Holmes but, in 1893, Conan Doyle killed off Holmes, hoping to concentrate on more serious writing. A public outcry later made him resurrect Holmes. In addition, Conan Doyle wrote a number of other novels, including 'The Lost World' and various non-fictional works. These included a pamphlet justifying Britain's involvement in the Boer War, for which he was knighted and histories of the Boer War and World War One, in which his son, brother and two of his nephews were killed. Conan Doyle also twice ran unsuccessfully for parliament. In later life he became very interested in spiritualism.

From the Authors of Books Like: 1. The adventure of the cardboard box 2. The adventure of the red circle 3. The hound of the Baskervilles 4. The sign of the four 5. The valley of fear 6. His last bow 7. Short Stories for High School 8. The White Company 9. The Coming of the Fairies 10. The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans 11. A Study in Scarlet 12. Tales of Terror and Mystery 13. The Parasite 14. The Disintegration Machine 15. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holme 16. The adventures of Sherlock Holmes 17. The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 18. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Book Summary : The action takes place in March 1897. Sherlock Holmes has been ordered to take a vacation for his health. He and his friend Dr. John Watson rent a cottage on the coast of Cornwall. Holmes enjoys learning about the ancient history of the area. For that reason, he makes the acquaintance of the local clergyman Mr. Roundhay, an amateur archaeologist. Mr. Roundhay rents two rooms at his vicarage, a living room and a bedroom directly above it, to Mortimer Tregennis, a man who is wealthy enough to not have to work. Mortimer Tregennis' sister Brenda and two brothers George and Owen live in a cottage nearby. Mortimer Tregennis says that the separation in his family was caused by a dispute he had with his sister and brothers about money and property several years earlier. However, he claims that the disagreement has now been forgotten, that they are friends again and that he visits them regularly. Mr. Roundhay and Mortimer Tregennis arrive at Holmes' and Watson's cottage early one morning with some startling news. Brenda Tregennis has been found dead and the two brothers George and Owen have gone mad. Mortimer Tregennis says that he went to see his sister and brothers the previous evening and that they played cards together. The evening was cold and damp and, for that reason, there was a fire in the fireplace. Mortimer Tregennis left at around ten o'clock. In the morning, Mortimer Tregennis went out early for a stroll and saw the doctor's carriage heading towards the home of his sister and brothers. In the cottage, Mortimer Tregennis saw his sister and brothers still at the same places at the table which they had been at the night before with the playing cards still in front of them. However, Brenda was dead and George and Owen were speaking nonsense and singing snatches of songs. They all had looks of terror on their faces. Although the window had been opened by the housekeeper Mrs.Porter, the room was very stuffy. It is revealed that Mrs. Porter fainted when she first entered the room. The doctor also nearly fainted and had to sit down in a chair. Holmes and Watson are shown the body of Brenda Tregennis. 1910 illustration by Gilbert Holiday. Holmes and Watson go to the cottage. A carriage taking the insane George and Owen Tregennis to an asylum passes them on the way. While walking up the sandy path towards the cottage, Holmes appears to clumsily knock over a watering can. Holmes and Watson are shown the body of Brenda Tregennis, which has been moved to her bedroom. Holmes carefully examines the room where she died, including the ashes in the fireplace. He determines that the incident must have happened shortly after Mortimer Tregennis left. He later reveals to Watson that he deliberately knocked over the watering can in order to see what Mortimer Tregennis' footprints looked like. He could then compare them with footprints which were left on the sandy path on the previous rainy evening. Holmes did not notice footprints belonging to anyone other than Mortimer Tregennis left the night before. When they return from a walk, Holmes and Watson find the famous explorer Dr. Leon Sterndale waiting for them at their cottage. Dr. Leon Sterndale is known to be a frequent visitor to that part of Cornwall. Holmes and Watson have seen him a few times but have not spoken to him before. Dr. Sterndale says that he has become good friends with the Tregennis family and that he is distantly related to them. He says that he had gone to Plymouth, intending to take a boat to Africa, but returned when he received a telegram from Mr. Roundhay telling him the awful news. Consequently, he has missed his boat and some of his luggage has already been sent on to Africa, although this does not seem to trouble him very much. Dr. Leon Sterndale asks Holmes if he can offer any explanation for the crime. When Holmes says that he cannot, the explorer leaves angrily. Shortly afterwards, Sherlock Holmes leaves too and does not return for several hours. When he comes back, he finds a telegram from Dr. Sterndale's hotel in Plymouth, the name of which he got from Mr. Roundhay. The telegram confirms that the explorer had recently stayed there and that some of his luggage has been sent on to Africa…… About the Author: Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh into a prosperous Irish family. He trained as a doctor, gaining his degree from Edinburgh University in 1881. He worked as a surgeon on a whaling boat and also as a medical officer on a steamer travelling between Liverpool and West Africa. He then settled in Portsmouth on the English south coast and divided his time between medicine and writing. Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance in 'A Study of Scarlet', published in 'Beeton's Christmas Annual' in 1887. Its success encouraged Conan Doyle to write more stories involving Holmes but, in 1893, Conan Doyle killed off Holmes, hoping to concentrate on more serious writing. A public outcry later made him resurrect Holmes. In addition, Conan Doyle wrote a number of other novels, including 'The Lost World' and various non-fictional works. These included a pamphlet justifying Britain's involvement in the Boer War, for which he was knighted and histories of the Boer War and World War One, in which his son, brother and two of his nephews were killed. Conan Doyle also twice ran unsuccessfully for parliament. In later life he became very interested in spiritualism

From the Authors of Books Like: 1. The adventure of the cardboard box 2. The adventure of the red circle 3. The hound of the Baskervilles 4. The sign of the four 5. The valley of fear 6. His last bow 7. Short Stories for High School 8. The White Company 9. The Coming of the Fairies 10. The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans 11. A Study in Scarlet 12. Tales of Terror and Mystery 13. The Parasite 14. The Disintegration Machine 15. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holme 16. The adventures of Sherlock Holmes 17. The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 18. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Book Summary: The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes has twelve stories of the adventures of Holmes and Watson, mostly in their later years. The stories were published in different magazines at different times and were later compiled in the The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes in 1927. The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone Watson is shown in Holmes’s quarters by Billy, a young help. They discuss Holmes’ new case of finding the Mazarin stone and the two men who may have possibly stolen it, Count Sylvius and Sam Merton. Count Sylvious is clever and cunning, while Sam is just the loyal muscle-man. Holmes fears that the two might be planning to kill him by shooting him thorugh his window and so has a very life-likemwax effigy of him installed in his window. Holmes comes and updats Watson on the new facts of the case. Billy, soon after, comes and informs of Count Sylvius requesting a visit. Holmes and Watson hide in the bedroom as Count is shown into the living room. Holmes gives a note to the Watson with instructions for Scotland Yard and asks him to leave immediately. The count tries to strike on the effigy misunderstanding it to be Holmes when Holmes goes out to meet him. Holmes informs the count of his knowledge about his criminal activities and the witnesses he has, who will implicate the Count. He asks them to surrender the stone or be arrested. He also calls Sam Merton and ask the two men to discuss their situation. Once he leaves, the two men decide to give a false confession to Holmes while deciding to smuggle the diamond, which was in the pocket of the count at the moment, to Amsterdam. Holmes, who had been hiding in the plain sight by impersonating the effigy, catches them red-handed and hands them to the waiting police. Lord Cantlemere comes soon after and Holmes pranks him by placing the diamond in the pocket of a sceptical Lord Cantlemere. Lord Cantlemere is joyous and leaves with the prize. The Problem of the Thor Bridge Holmes is engaged by a Neil Gibson, the Gold King, a ruthless businessman popular for his violent and aggressive nature, for acqutting his governess Miss Grace Dunbar from the charge of murder of his wife. The wife was found dead at the mouth of the Thor bridge with a bullet shot to her head, and a revolverwas found upon investigation in the wardrobe of the gorvernesss. The manager of the client comes abefore the client himself and describes Gibson’ violent ways. Holmes successfully deduces of an infatuation between the businessman and the governess and chides him for his lust. The businessman confesses of having feelings for the Dunbar, as he had nothing in common with his wife whom he married in an impulse for her sheer beauty, but mentions that Dunbar was against an illicit relationship and only helped him be a bit more humane. He also suspects that the murder was an accident as his wife was mentally unstable. Holmes reaches Winchester and examines the murder scene, he notices a chip in the firm and strong parapet. He also learns of a note by Dunbar clutched by the deceased, which he founds suspicious. He meets Dunbar and learns of the wife’s jealousy. She asked Dunbar, in a note which she asked to be burned, to come to Thor Bridge. Dunbar replies via a note, which was later recovered fromt the wife. When she goes to meet her, the wife retaliates with curses and Dunbar rushes back. The next morning, the wife is found dead. On the way back, Holmes asks for Watson’s revolver and uses a stone to weigh it down while holding it. When he drops the revolver, it is sucked into the lake a chip is formed on the parapet. Holmes surmises that the wife committed suicide in the same manner to implicate Dunbar, and used a copy of the revolver as a murder weapon shich she had placed earlier in the day in her wardrobe. The Adventure of the Creeping Man Watson is called upon by Holmes, and he is somewhat annoyed at this. When he reaches Holmes, he founds him deep in thought over a case. His client, Mr. Bennet, comes and explains the condition of his future father-in-law Professor Pressbury, to whom he is also the seceratary. The professor is a man of sharp wit and a good reputation. However, he fell in love with a much younger girl who won’t accept his proposal given his age. The professor then disappears on a foreign journey, to Prague which his household learns through some other source. The professor gets mysterious after this journey. He asks the secretary to not open any letters with a cross marked on them, or to touch a particular wooden box he had brought from his travels. He is also bitten by his much-loved dog twice. He grows more violent and is observed to crawl like an animal by Bennet or climb like a monkey on the walls by Edith, Professor's daughter, in night. Holmes and Watson go to Camford and test Professor’s memory which they find sharp as he is able to recall not calling them to him, rather violently. Holmes deduces form the pattern of the Professor’s ravings and from an address he secretly corresponds to, that he is administering a drug, possibly to become young so as to marry the girl he fancies, that leaves him violent and animal-like. When they arrive nine days later as was the Professor's pattern, they secretly watch him perfom eccentricities like a monkey and provoke his dog in biting him almost fatally. They discover that box, with empty vials and a letter form Lowenstein on the drugs and its side-effects which led to the incident. The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire Holmes receives a letter from a law firm about a case concerning vampires. He is sceptical when he reads another letter, that is from the client himself who was suggested Holmes by the law firm. Robert Ferguson married for the second time to a beautiful Peruvian woman, who seemed to have taken a dislike to his son by first wife, Jack, who is also a cripple, and has assaulted him twice. She has also been witnessed to suck blood from her baby of a few months by the baby's governess. After Ferguson catches her in the act, she confines to her rooms and Ferguson seeks Holmes’ help. He comes with them to Lemberley and finds Jack over-attached to his father. He also observes a physical ailment in the dog which he is informed appeared lately. Watson attends the wife after her faithful maid compalins of her mistress' ailment and finds the wife in throes of delirioum out of anxiety. Holmes examines the baby's wounds while Jack is present in the room and notices the look of loathing on Jack's face. He writes his deductions and sends them to the wife who then agrees to see them. Holmes breaks in front of them that Jack had been poisoning the baby, which he tested on the dog previously which led to it's paralysis, out of jealousy. The act on the part of the wife was meant to suck poison out of the baby’s body. Holmes leaves the couple to sort their differences after suggesting a long voyage for Jack. The Adventure of the Three Garidebs Watson is informed by Holmes of a fortune if he can find a man with the name of Garrideb. Watson finds one Nathan Garrideb in the phone book, while another one, John Garrideb visits them and is annoyed of their involvement in his matters. He informs them of an american Alexander Garrideb, with a large fortune and no heirs, had divided his property in three parts and would give each part only to a Garrideb, given that all three are present. Nathan involves Holmes in hopes to find the third Garrideb. When John leaves, Holmes tells Watson that his story is false and they visit Nathan who is devoted to his personal museum of strange artifacts of all kinds. John comes suddenly and informs Nathan of the existence of a Howard Garrideb and asks him to meet Howard. Holmes deduces that John is lying but lets Nathan go anyway. He does some research and gets to know that a forger Prescott used to live in Nathan’s apartment before being shot by Killer Evans who has been disguising himself as John Garrideb. Holmes and Watson wait for Evans in Nathan’s apartment after Nathan leaves and discover Evans arriving and opening a gap in the floor. The three men haqve an altercation in which Watson is slightly injured and it is discovered that Prescott’s machinery and counterfeit notes were under Nathan’s apartment……………. About the Author: Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh into a prosperous Irish family. He trained as a doctor, gaining his degree from Edinburgh University in 1881. He worked as a surgeon on a whaling boat and also as a medical officer on a steamer travelling between Liverpool and West Africa. He then settled in Portsmouth on the English south coast and divided his time between medicine and writing. Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance in 'A Study of Scarlet', published in 'Beeton's Christmas Annual' in 1887. Its success encouraged Conan Doyle to write more stories involving Holmes but, in 1893, Conan Doyle killed off Holmes, hoping to concentrate on more serious writing. A public outcry later made him resurrect Holmes. In addition, Conan Doyle wrote a number of other novels, including 'The Lost World' and various non-fictional works. These included a pamphlet justifying Britain's involvement in the Boer War, for which he was knighted and histories of the Boer War and World War One, in which his son, brother and two of his nephews were killed. Conan Doyle also twice ran unsuccessfully for parliament. In later life he became very interested in spiritualism.

From the Authors of Books Like: 1. The adventure of the cardboard box 2. The adventure of the red circle 3. The hound of the Baskervilles 4. The sign of the four 5. The valley of fear 6. His last bow 7. Short Stories for High School 8. The White Company 9. The Coming of the Fairies 10. The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans 11. A Study in Scarlet 12. Tales of Terror and Mystery 13. The Parasite 14. The Disintegration Machine 15. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holme 16. The adventures of Sherlock Holmes 17. The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 18. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Book Summary: The Adventure of the Empty House Holmes dramatically returns from the dead, or from being presumed dead. He's not a zombie. He and Watson reunite to take down a would-be assassin of Holmes, and murderer of Ronald Adair, Colonel Moran. With Moran in jail Holmes can now safely return to London and resume his detective business. The Adventure of the Norwood Builder A young man named John Hector McFarlane is falsely accused of murdering Jonas Oldacre. Despite his protestations of innocence, there's no evidence to be found in his defense. Until Holmes takes the case, of course. By using some forensic science and staging a fake fire, Holmes is able to flush Oldacre out of hiding. Oldacre tried to revenge himself upon McFarlane's parents by faking his death and framing McFarlane. The Adventure of Dancing Men This one is not nearly as fun as it sounds, alas. Watson and Holmes do not go clubbing. They do, however, stop a man from stalking a woman. Hilton Cubitt hires Holmes to help him find out who has been sending him weird encoded messages that are freaking out his wife. Holmes cracks the code, but arrives too late to prevent the death of Hilton and the attempted suicide of his wife. Who sent the messages and killed Hilton? It was Mrs. Cubitt's ex-boyfriend, a criminal from Chicago who wanted to win her back. He goes to jail and Elsie Cubitt recovers from her suicide attempt. The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist A woman named Violet Smith has had some weird things happen to her lately, and she hires Holmes and Watson to get to the bottom of things. Violet recently came in contact with two friends of her deceased uncle. One of the men, Mr. Woodley, is sleazy; the other, Mr. Carruthers, hires Violet as a governess and then proposes to her. Poor Violet is already engaged and wants them to leave her alone. She also has a strange guy following her on her bike when she rides to the train-station after work. Holmes connects it all together and arrives in time to save Violet after she's kidnapped by Mr. Woodley. Turns out Violet inherited a lot of money from her dead uncle and Woodley wanted to marry her so he could get it. Carruthers was in on the scheme, but ended up genuinely falling for Violet. He was also the mystery biker who tried to protect her from Woodley. The Adventure of the Priory School A young heir goes missing from a fancy boarding school, and the head of the school hires Holmes and Watson to find him. During their search they find a missing professor dead and fear for the boy's safety. Their search leads them back around to the boy's own father, the Duke of Holdernesse, and his secretary James Wilder. When confronted, the Duke makes a shocking confession. James Wilder is no secretary at all, but the Duke's illegitimate son. The supposed secretary hired a man named Reuben Hayes, to help him kidnap his younger half-brother in an effort to force his dad into making him a legitimate heir. The young boy is recovered safely and is reunited with his parents. The Adventure of Black Peter A ship captain named Peter Carey is found dead, stabbed through with a harpoon. Ouch. A police inspector named Stanley Hopkins brings Holmes the case; Hopkins is being mentored by Holmes. Peter Carey was an abusive jerk, so it's not surprising that he has enemies; but his murder is a total mystery. After a stakeout, Holmes, Watson, and Hopkins catch a guy named Neligan returning to the scene of the crime to retrieve some incriminating evidence. He swears he didn't kill Peter though and Holmes believes him. After some more investigating, Holmes catches the real killer: Peter's old first mate, Patrick Cains, who was trying to get in on a financial scheme that Peter had going. The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton Milverton is a notorious blackmailer who has ruined lots of people and caused many more grief. Holmes is hired by a lady who is being blackmailed by Milverton, and Holmes is determined to stop this guy once and for all. But Milverton is very crafty and Holmes can't get anything on him. Finally, Holmes and Watson break into Milverton's house in an effort to get the incriminating letters back for their client. While there, they end up witnessing Milverton's murder by an angry mystery woman. The two hide what they know from the cops and never reveal the identity of Milverton's killer. The Adventure of the Six Napoleons No, Napoleon wasn't cloned here. Though that would be pretty awesome/weird. There's someone going around London busting statues of Napoleon. But what starts off as a weird nuisance quickly turns deadly after a statue owner finds a dead guy on his doorstep and a broken statue outside. Holmes figures out that the statues were all made by the same person, and he connects the dots back to an Italian named Beppo, who hid something in one of the statues. After catching Beppo, Holmes buys the last Napoleon statue and busts it open himself, revealing a famous pearl hidden inside. The Adventure of the Three Students While doing some research in a university town, a professor approaches Holmes and Watson for help. The professor is going to administer a scholarship exam in Greek the next day, and he says that someone has broken into his rooms and seen – maybe even copied – the exam. It's a cheating scandal! Holmes narrows down the suspects to three students who live nearby. He stages a trap for Gilchrist, the least likely suspect. Gilchrist confesses and says he's leaving school to get a job. Scandal averted. The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez First up, pince-nez are a type of glasses popular in the nineteenth century. They just sit on the nose and don't have any earpieces. Check out a picture here. In this story Stanley Hopkins once again calls Holmes and Watson in on a baffling case. A young guy named Willoughby Smith, an assistant to a Professor Coram, has been murdered. Anyone could have entered the house, killed him, and run away. A pair of glasses are found on the body. After realizing that the killer needed glasses, Holmes puts other clues together and figures out that the murderer is still in the house. He finds her, a Russian woman named Anna. Anna is married to Professor Coram, also Russian, who betrayed his friends and fled the country. Anna came here to find evidence to free one of her friends form jail in Russia. She killed Willoughby by accident. After her confession she dies from a poison capsule that she took earlier. The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter A young rugby player named Cyril Overton barges in on Holmes and Watson and asks for help finding his missing teammate before their big game. The missing teammate is Godfrey Staunton and he disappeared with an older guy after sending a mysterious telegram. Holmes tracks him to a nearby area but is stonewalled by a Dr. Armstrong, who is protecting Staunton. Holmes finally figures out his location and discovers that Staunton was secretly married, and that his wife had fallen ill and recently died. Dr. Armstrong was a friend and tried to protect the young couple from scrutiny. Holmes and Watson leave the grieving Godfrey in peace and return home. The Adventure of Abbey Grange Stanley Hopkins returns again and gets Holmes and Watson to help him out on a home invasion/murder case. A woman named Mary Frasier, wife of Sir Eustace Brackenstall, witnessed her husband's murder. She says a gang of men broke into their home, killed her husband, tied her up, and stole some silver dishes. It all seems like a clear-cut case, but Holmes's gut tells him otherwise. After some digging he realizes Mary Frasier is lying and confronts her with evidence that a man named Jack Crocker was involved. Jack confesses all. Turns out Sir Eustace was an abusive husband and that Jack and Mary were really in love. Jack came to see Mary and was confronted by Sir Eustace, whom he killed in self-defense. Afterwards, Jack, Mary, and her maid Theresa covered up the crime. Holmes agrees that Jack was justified and lets him go without reporting it to the police. The Adventure of the Second Stain Watson and Holmes are hired by the Prime Minister, Lord Bellinger, and the European Secretary, Trelawney Hope, to help recover a stolen political document. If the document gets into the wrong hands, it could spark a war. Holmes and Watson track the document to a spy named Eduardo Lucas, who has recently been murdered by his wife, who actually was married to one of his assumed identities. After some digging, Holmes realizes that Trelawney Hope's wife has the letter. She was being blackmailed and delivered the letter to Eduardo, not realizing the trouble she would cause. After his murder she stole the letter back. Holmes quickly puts it back where it belongs, and the crisis is averted. About the Author: Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh into a prosperous Irish family. He trained as a doctor, gaining his degree from Edinburgh University in 1881. He worked as a surgeon on a whaling boat and also as a medical officer on a steamer travelling between Liverpool and West Africa. He then settled in Portsmouth on the English south coast and divided his time between medicine and writing. Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance in 'A Study of Scarlet', published in 'Beeton's Christmas Annual' in 1887. Its success encouraged Conan Doyle to write more stories involving Holmes but, in 1893, Conan Doyle killed off Holmes, hoping to concentrate on more serious writing. A public outcry later made him resurrect Holmes. In addition, Conan Doyle wrote a number of other novels, including 'The Lost World' and various non-fictional works. These included a pamphlet justifying Britain's involvement in the Boer War, for which he was knighted and histories of the Boer War and World War One, in which his son, brother and two of his nephews were killed. Conan Doyle also twice ran unsuccessfully for parliament. In later life he became very interested in spiritualism.

The 1st ed. accompanied by a list of Library of Congress card numbers for books (except fiction, pamphlets, etc.) which are included in the 1st ed. and its supplement, 1926/29.

The 1st ed. accompanied by a list of Library of Congress card numbers for books (except fiction, pamphlets, etc.) which are included in the 1st ed. and its supplement, 1926/29.

London. A snowy December, 1888. Sherlock Holmes, 34, is languishing and back on cocaine after a disastrous Ripper investigation. Watson can neither comfort nor rouse his friend – until a strangely encoded letter arrives from Paris.