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Summary: Great for every Sherlock Holmes fans!
Review: What could be better than a complete set of Sherlock Holmes stories? This set is recommened for every Sherlock Holmes fan.
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Summary: Possibly the best Holmes compendium
Review: Billed as the sole Holmes compilation authorized by Sir A.C. Doyle's estate, this high-quality hardback is a must-have for any Holmes enthusiast. Included are all of the short stories, as well as all four novels. Although set in fairly small but quite legible type, it still weighs in at several kilos and 1000+ pages. Can also be used as an excellent bookend by virtue of its sheer size
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Summary: It's Elementary, My Dear Readers
Review: I've always been a fan of Sherlock Holmes ever since I read The Hound of the Baskervilles as a child, so this book is a real godsend. Being able to read story after story so easily, you become immersed in a world of dimly lit gas lamps, shadowy motives and events, and the quest for understanding.
Conan Doyle's strength is perhaps in his participation in the Victorian (and Modern) desire for answers in the face of increasing doubt and confusion. He shows that answers to mysteries are never quite solvable by reason and rationality. Rather, the key to solving a mystery is by inevitably stumbling upon the solution, and then making it look as if one arrived at it through orderly reasoning.
All and all, this collection should be read again and again and again. And that's elementary
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Summary: Holmes is God.
Review: A very very good read
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Summary: one of the best books i have ever read
Review: a great book. i would like to read it over and over until i know the hole book by heart
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Summary: Beautiful Book
Review: Sherlock Holmes, the great consulting detective, hardly needs an introduction, nor do his stories need a synopsis. This hardcover edition of "The Complete Sherlock Holmes" contains all the original Sherlock Holmes short stories and novels published by Conan Doyle. As such, this book is the perfect compilation of a timeless classic, for both those re-reading these wonderful stories or those discovering them for the first time. In addition to this, I loved the cover art of this particular edition - it gives just the right impression and captures the ambience of the tales. The only negative comment I had (hence the 4 star rating) was with the actual presentation of the book. Unfortunately, the publishers have attempted to cram all the stories into a 480-page book. This has resulted in an oversized hardcover, with rather small font, and worst of all, newspaper-style columns on each page. Perhaps the intention was to emulate the original format of the stories as they appeared in The Strand in the late 1800s. Regardless, the book format is therefore slightly unwieldy because of its size and is a little hard to read. Despite this shortcoming, I'd recommend this classic collection to anyone and this edition is definitely worth the price.
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Summary: Stunned to discover how good these were
Review: When I was in 8th grade, I had to read "Hound of the Baskervilles" for class, and given the yawners we had been made to read otherwise, I wasn't looking forward to much from this. I expected another boring book by some dead English guy -- and boy was I shocked! It remains the best novel I've ever read, and I still return to it from time to time. After the PBS Holmes series with Jeremy Brett, I finally bit the bullet and bought the entire collection, and it still surprises me how great they are. If anyone out there is curious but afraid of being bored or wasting your money -- don't worry about that. Just get these stories and race through them and you'll be glad you did. Another comment that I have to make is Doyle's ability to write women characters. A lot of authors nowdays don't write good women -- they're either harpies, bimbos, or doormats. Doyle, this man from Edwardian England, writes people, sympathetic or otherwise, and his female characters are very real and very, very well done. There aren't many authors that cover everything -- sensitive characterization, awareness of people in this world who aren't just like them, an ability to put together a top notch plot, and the ability to write REALLY well. Doyle was one -- snag these stories and devour them as soon as you can!
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Summary: The print IS too small!
Review: The book is oversized but I agree with the previous reviewer that the print is too small--luckily, I found "The Annotated Sherlock Holmes" edited by William S. Baring-Gould at a used bookstore and is the BEST complete Sherlock Holmes collection I have EVER seen and the supplemental material is extensive and staggeringly wonderful--try to find that one (it will probably be in 2 volumes)in the used book section of this site...
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Summary: What else needs to be said?
Review: This is the best way I can summarize the book: Without question the best detective fiction ever written. Period. Doyle's Holmes & Watson is one of the greatest creations in literature. The logical and deductive analysis is profound, as well as the characters & stories themselves. Holmes, while on the surface possesses extremely rare qualities which almost any person in the world would want to have, also houses many imperfections, making him all the more believable. There is Watson, his trusted chronicler and close friend by his side, there to give humor and even more realism to it all, and to provide a balance to Holmes. Among the best reads you'll find are "The Hound of the Baskervilles", "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," "The Final Problem," & "The Red-Headed League". Set in Victorian England during the late 1800's and early 1900's, I think the London environment provides that much more to the characters and original storylines. It's one of the cornerstones of the Holmes mystique, I think. Unforgettable characters such as Mr. Stapleton, Charles Augustus Milverton, Inspector Lestrade, and of course the greatest villain of all-time (just edging out Keyser Soze), Professor James Moriarty. The stories are unbelievable, and how Doyle managed to write them while in a physician's office I'm not sure. Every story I read I tried to figure out the ending as best I could, and of the 60 written I managed once or twice. If you haven't read Holmes' adventures before, or have but are not in possession of all of them, get this book asap.
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Summary: Great stories, great characters
Review: Anyone who has any interest in literature should read at least most of the original Sherlock Holmes stories. Not only are these great jigsaw puzzles that challenge the reader's imagination, but they collectively construct one of the greatest characters ever to be conceived. Holmes is far from the flat intellectual personality that one might imagine, or as he is sometimes portrayed on screen.
Some of my favorites:
The Red-headed League
The Man with the Twisted Lip
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
The Problem of Thor Bridge
This book does use a very small font (as others have mentioned), this didn't present any problems for me, but I can imagine how it would for others. There are also a few more typos than usual. But nevertheless, 5 stars as I enjoyed reading it and will probably read it several times more.
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