The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Illustrated)
Arthur Conan Doyle
Jun 2014 · Top Five Classics Book 20 · Top Five Books LLC
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13 Tales of Mystery & Suspense—Including the Incredible Story of Sherlock Holmes’s Return from the Dead
This Top Five Classics edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Return of Sherlock Holmes features:
• All 95 Strand illustrations by Sidney Paget—his final drawings of Sherlock Holmes
• An additional 13 illustrations by Frederick Dorr Steele, created for Collier’s magazine
• A helpful introduction, author bio, and bibliography
The return of Sherlock Holmes, 10 years after his “death” at the hands of Professor Moriarty, was one of the most hotly anticipated events of the new century in 1903. Arthur Conan Doyle had teased his loyal fans with his 1902 novel The Hound of the Baskervilles, a story that took place two years before Holmes plummeted into the Reichenbach Falls. With “The Empty House,” the first story in this collection, Dr. Watson and the world finally learned how Holmes cheated the Grim Reaper and feigned mortality for three years—as he tidies up one last loose end in his battle against Moriarty’s criminal apparatus.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes finds Conan Doyle at the height of his creative powers, producing 13 of his finest mysteries for the inimitable Holmes to solve. No Sherlock Holmes collection would be complete without it.
This Top Five Classics edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Return of Sherlock Holmes features:
• All 95 Strand illustrations by Sidney Paget—his final drawings of Sherlock Holmes
• An additional 13 illustrations by Frederick Dorr Steele, created for Collier’s magazine
• A helpful introduction, author bio, and bibliography
The return of Sherlock Holmes, 10 years after his “death” at the hands of Professor Moriarty, was one of the most hotly anticipated events of the new century in 1903. Arthur Conan Doyle had teased his loyal fans with his 1902 novel The Hound of the Baskervilles, a story that took place two years before Holmes plummeted into the Reichenbach Falls. With “The Empty House,” the first story in this collection, Dr. Watson and the world finally learned how Holmes cheated the Grim Reaper and feigned mortality for three years—as he tidies up one last loose end in his battle against Moriarty’s criminal apparatus.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes finds Conan Doyle at the height of his creative powers, producing 13 of his finest mysteries for the inimitable Holmes to solve. No Sherlock Holmes collection would be complete without it.
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4.3
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Jesús García
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March 27, 2021
In my opinion, definitely better than Memoirs, but not as good as Adventures. I do, however, look forward to reading additional Sherlock Holmes stories, as I know this book has been described as "only marking the beginning of a remarkable second act for the world’s most famous detective".
kashmere williams
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April 19, 2018
Great read! Sir A.C. Doyle books have always been some of my favorite
literature; to read ever since the age of 10
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prakash sundar
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July 21, 2014
Its a nice journy to b ... Like me all should hav a ride on t ...
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