The Return of Sherlock Holmes [Mar 01, 2017] Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

Conan Doyle had long tired of Sherlock Holmes and his adventures, finally killing him off with the idea of moving on to "higher minded" literary pursuits. But the reading public was outraged! They demanded more Holmes. The public stormed the offices of Strand Magazine demonstrating and picketing the offices while wearing black mourning armbands. Later came the circulating petitions and, finally, the cancellation of more than 20,000 Strand Magazine subscriptions. It was the final straw.After much discussion with his publishers and finally weakening by the offers of outrageous sums of money ($45,000 for 13 stories by Collier's Magazine alone in 1903 dollars), Doyle finally relented and brought ol' Sherlock back from his watery grave after his mortal fall from Reichenbach Falls, along with his arch nemesis - Professor Moriarty. Hence, the title - The Return of Sherlock Holmes.This book is the collection of adventures as serialized by Collier's Magazine in 1903. The illustrations for the "Return" were done by the famous American illustrator, Frederic Dorr Steele. The artistic approach is quite different from the Strand's Sidney Paget, who illustrated the original 24 Holmes adventures. This was an American interpretation. History tells us that Mr. Steele used the famous American stage actor of Sherlock Holmes, William Gillette, for his illustrations despite their never having actually met.If you want to collect the adventures of Sherlock Holmes there are only two (out of print) editions to consider. The first is The Complete Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes printed by Bramhall House * New York 1976. It is a Facsimile of the original 24 stories from the Strand Magazine as illustrated by Sidney Paget. But it is the wonderful Victorian cover art that makes this edition without equal!The Return of Sherlock Holmes is an excellent 1987 edition by The Mysterious Press * New York. Its American illustrations are more "modern" and different from Paget's work, and is the only other edition to consider if you are looking for the best and most complete collection of Sherlock Holmes stories. They are both easily found on the net and purchased used for $5.95 and $7.50 respectively through Amazon.com.I have looked at dozens if not hundreds of editions about Sherlock Holmes over the years, but these two editions are without question the most desirable copies. I possess twenty-two Holmes books in my private library. These two are my most prized.BTW. Sherlock Holmes has often been quoted saying "Elementary my dear Watson", where upon he promptly explains the crime's solution to a sometimes bewildered Dr. Watson. Fact is, Holmes never uttered that precise and worn phrase in any of the Doyle stories.

Frey's enthusiasm and reading of the stories are a wonderful addition to the CanonOne thing about these cds, both MP3 or regular audio is that there are no track listings.Here are the listingsTrack 1: IntoTracks 1A-B: The Empty HouseTracks 2A-B: The Norwood BuilderTracks 3A-B: The Dancing MenTracks 4A-B: The Solitary CyclistTracks 5A-C: The Priory SchoolTracks 6A-B: Black PeterTracks 7A-B: Charles Augustus MilvertonTracks 8A-B: The Six NapoleansTracks 9A-B: The Three StudentsTracks 10A-B: The Golden Pence-NezTracks 11A-B: The Missing Three-QuarterTracks 12A-B: The Abbey GrangeTracks 13A-C: The Second Stain

Each chapter is a case that Sherlock Holmes solved which makes reading easy. Mr. Holmes is a complex study, and always finds clues where no one else, including the reader, expects to find them. It is fascinating to follow his logic which, when explained, is understandable, but to follow his logic in selecting the plot of the scheme is almost impossible. A mystery reader will enjoy this book.

It's exactly what I wanted and I'm so happy 😊 the book is in great condition and well worth the price.

I acquired two of these Reader's Digest Sherlock Holmes books as gifts. Upon realising that the whole collection of Sherlock Holmes came in this Digest set, I set out to find the rest. These books are beautifully bound, with a pristine hardcover, and superb writing on the cover.As for the content of the stories, any fan of Sherlock Holmes will know that the Return is a collection of Holmes canon that cannot be ignored. Starting with The Adventure of the Empty House, a pivotal point in the Holmes canon, and ending with The Second Stain, these are a series of stories that are purely entertaining and enlightening. Any Holmes fan must read these stories. Along with the stories, there are several illustrations to help depict the stories further.Personally, I believe that the Reader's Digest are some of the best copies of the Sherlock Holmes canon, for their simplicity and beauty. A book does not have to be needlessly flamboyant to capture the correct mood of the stories. All in all, a very wonderful book worthy of picking up.

A true pleasure! Wish it were easier to do this.I have been trying to download another of the Holmes books from the library, and to delete this one, but my efforts have so far achieved no success.

CLASSIC mystery-- well written, plots are really puzzlers 😎 and Sherlock is a very human, likeable character! Watson is a wonderful assistant and suitably awestruck sounding board. To me, this was the jumping-off point for our modern mysteries. 🌾 🌾 🌾

I love getting the feel of the first editions through the fonts, formatting and original illustrations that SeaWolf uses. No other reprints do this for so low a price. This is seriously the only version anyone should ever buy!

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A good collection of Sherlock Holmes stories well presented with no frills at rock bottom cost.

J’aime bien les aventures de Sherlock Holmes mais le problème avec cette version kindle c’est que chaque fois qu’il y a des dessins significatifs pour l’enquête on ne les voit pas. Par exemple dans l’enquête sur les hommes dansants on ne voit pas les fameux dessins .Certes le kindle n’est pas le lecteur idéal pour les textes agrémentés de schéma mais là ils sont carrément absents.

La versión kindle está mal. Un montón de expresiones incorrectas. Lo he verificado comprobando con versión en papel de otra colección en papel. Por ejemplo para decir que no se oyó algo lo expresa "no sound turned into heard from the room..." para expresar que la puerta estaba cerrada por el interior "the door become locked at the internal..". Como esto, muchas expresiones que hacen que la lectura se vuelva incómoda.Todo esto es en el primer relato, The adventure of the empty house, ya que no he seguido leyendo.Desconozco si esto se reproduce en la edición en papel a la venta en esta tienda. Sólo valoro la edición kindle. Es poco dinero, pero 2,69 euros tirados.

libro usato, in discrete condizioni , che dire... tempi di spedizione discreti , che dire... sono soddisfatto dato che necessitavo di un libro riassuntivo per narrarlo a mio nipote....