The Complete Sherlock Holmes: Part 1

Publisher Marketing: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a graduate of the University of Edinburgh Medical School. A London-based "consulting detective" whose abilities border on the fantastic, Holmes is known for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise and his use of forensic science to solve difficult cases. Holmes, who first appeared in print in 1887, was featured in four novels and 56 short stories. The first novel, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character's popularity grew with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; additional short-story series and two novels (published in serial form) appeared from then to 1927. The events in the stories take place from about 1880 to 1914. All but four stories are narrated by Holmes's friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson. Two are narrated by Holmes himself ("The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" and "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane"), and two others are written in the third person ("The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" and "His Last Bow"). In two stories ("The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual" and "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott"), Holmes tells Watson the story from his memory, with Watson narrating the frame story. The first and fourth novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Valley of Fear, include long passages of omniscient narrative of events unknown to either Holmes or Watson. Review Citations: Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1992 pg. 736 (EAN 9780385045919, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/1995 pg. 539 (EAN 9780385045919, Hardcover) Library Journal 01/01/2014 pg. 55 (EAN 9781469210049, Compact Disc) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1992 pg. 736 (EAN 9780385006897, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/1995 pg. 539 (EAN 9780385006897, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1997 pg. 680 (EAN 9780385006897, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/1995 pg. 185 (EAN 9780385006897, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2000 pg. 563 (EAN 9780385006897, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2000 pg. 190 (EAN 9780385006897, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2002 pg. 655 (EAN 9780385006897, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2005 pg. 738 (EAN 9780385006897, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 264 (EAN 9780385006897, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 843 (EAN 9780385006897, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 182 (EAN 9780385006897, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 1107 (EAN 9780385006897, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 233 (EAN 9780385006897, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Doyle, Arthur Conan Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish physician and prolific writer most renowned for his ingenious Sherlock Holmes detective stories A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Valley of Fear, His Last Bow, and The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. His collected body of work includes science fiction stories, historical novels, plays, romances, poetry, and nonfiction. Conan Doyle was knighted by King Edward VII in 1902 after writing a widely acclaimed pamphlet defending the British position in the Boer War.