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"When
you have eliminated the impossible, whatever
remains,
however improbable, must be the truth."
The following books will introduce you to Sherlock Holmes, who
said these words in Conan Doyle's The Sign of Four.
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Books by Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle
- A
Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four. Berkeley
Books, 1994.
- Originally published in 1887, A Study in
Scarlet introduced Holmes to the world, and
Holmes and Watson to each other. The Sign of
Four was one of the cases that showed
Holmes's deductive powers to their best
advantage.
- The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Berkeley Books, 1994.
- The first, and perhaps best, of the Holmes story
collections. Includes "A Scandal in
Bohemia," "The Red-Headed League,"
"The Adventure of the Speckled Band,"
and others.
- The
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Oxford, 1994.
- Includes "The Resident Patient,"
"The Greek Interpreter," and two cases
from his youth, "The 'Gloria Scott'"
and "The Musgrave Ritual." This volume
concludes spectacularly with Holmes seemingly
fatal confrontation with Professor Moriarty at
the Reichenbach Falls.
- The
Hound of the Baskervilles. Berkeley Books, 1993.
- The master detective's most famous case, chasing
down the "Hound of Hell" on the moors.
- The
Return of Sherlock Holmes. Oxford, 1994.
- Holmes reappears and Watson faints in "The
Adventure of the Empty House." Also
wonderful are "The Adventure of the Dancing
Men" and "The Adventure of the Solitary
Cyclist."
- The
Valley of Fear. Oxford, 1994.
- The fourth of the Holmes novels, set in an eerie
Sussex manor house.
- His
Last Bow. Oxford, 1994.
- In his last case, Holmes turns from detective to
spy on the eve of World War I. This book also
includes "The Adventure of the Dying
Detective" and others.
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Complete
Sherlock Holmes Collections
- The
Annotated Sherlock Holmes (William S. Baring-Gould,
Ed.). Clarkson & Potter, 1967.
- This hefty volume is out of print, but still the
best single source for Holmes fans. Beautifully
designed, its comprehensive articles, notes,
illustrations, film photos, maps, and
bibliography enhance the Sherlockian experience
each time one dips into its treasures. A 1992
reprint edition is also out of print, but
remainders are still available. The original
slipcased edition is worth searching for.
- Sherlock
Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories (Vol. 1).
Bantam Classic, 1986.
- Sherlock
Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories (Vol. 2).
Bantam Classic, 1986.
- The complete Holmes is portable in this 2-vol.
paperback set.
Useful
references on the Holmes canon
- Bunson, Matthew E. Encyclopedia
Sherlockiana: The Complete A-to-Z Guide to the World of
the Great Detective. Macmillan, 1994.
- Park, Orlando. The
Sherlock Holmes Encyclopedia. Citadel Press, 1990.
- A handy paperback reference, smaller than
Bunson's, but full of arcane facts about the
cases, characters, and clues.
- Starrett, Vincent. The
Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. Haskell House, 1970.
- Reprint of Starrett's 1933 gem, the most renowned
of the Holmes "biographies." (An
inexpensive paperback reprint published by Otto
Penzler, 1993, is no longer available,
unfortunately.)
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