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  • Published: 9 August 2001
  • ISBN: 9780140437713
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 576
  • RRP: $24.99

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes




A collection of some of Holmes' most challenging cases - and his first encounter with Moriarty

This collection includes many of the famous cases - and great strokes of brilliance - that made the legendary Sherlock Holmes one of fiction's most popular creations. With his devoted amanuensis, Dr Watson, Holmes emerges from his smoke filled rooms in Baker Street to grapple with the forces of treachery, intrigue and evil in such cases as 'The Speckled Band', in which a terrified woman begs their help in solving the mystery surrounding her sister's death, or 'A Scandal in Bohemia', which portrays a European king blackmailed by his mistress. In 'Silver Blaze' the pair investigate the disappearance of a racehorse and the violent murder of its trainer, while in 'The Final Problem' Holmes at last comes face to face with his nemesis, the diabolical Professor Moriarty - 'the Napoleon of crime'.

  • Published: 9 August 2001
  • ISBN: 9780140437713
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 576
  • RRP: $24.99

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About the author

Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Edinburgh where he qualified as a doctor, but it was his writing which brought him fame, with the creation of Sherlock Holmes, the first scientific detective. He was also a convert to spiritualism and a social reformer who used his investigative skills to prove the innocence of individuals.

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