sBOOKs - Arthur Conan Doyle (eBook)

The sBOOKs for Arthur Conan Doyle is a 11 book collection of the author`s works and comprises the following: A Study In ScarletHis Last BowThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesThe Case Book of Sherlock HolmesThe Hound of the BaskervillesThe Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesThe Return of Sherlock HolmesThe Sign of FourThe Valley of FearProfessor ChallengerThrough the Magic Door A Study In Scarlet The first of the Sherlock Holmes stories, this was also the first of Conan Doyle`s books to be published. In this fascinating and exciting tale, the two towering creations of Detective fiction--Holmes, the master of the science of detection, and Watson, his faithful companion--make their auspicious Debut. The two detectives are immediately in fine form as Holmes plucks the solution to the mystery from the heart of Victorian London. His Last Bow The title story of this collection refers to Holmes` emergence from retirement to help the government fight the German threat at the approach of the First World War. Several of the detective`s earlier cases complete the volume, including "Wisteria Lodge," "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax," and "The Dying Detective." The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes These twelve stories include some of the best of Holmes: "The Speckled Band," "The Red Headed League," "A Scandal in Bohemia." Doyle continued his Holmes Saga with other collections of short stories: "The Return of Sherlock Holmes," "Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes," "His Last Bow," and finally "The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes." Almost every Holmes short story bears the title "The Adventure of . . ." One of my favorite Holmes stories is "The Problem of Thor Bridge." Not only is it a very good yarn, it is a "Problem" and not an "Adventure!" Although Conan Doyle ran out of Holmes stories, the public did not run out of its appetite for new Holmes stories, and production of pastiches continues to this day.