canon of Sherlock Holmes — Series by Arturo Pérez-Reverte — LitShelf
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canon of Sherlock Holmes
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
The first of the Sherlock Holmes stories, this was also the first of Conan Doyle's books to be published. In this fascinating and exciting tale, the two towering creations of detective fiction--Holmes, the master of the science of detection, and Watson, his faithful companion--make their auspicious debut. The two detectives are immediately in fine form as Holmes plucks the solution to the mystery from the heart of Victorian London.
The first of the Sherlock Holmes stories, this was also the first of Conan Doyle's books to be published. In this fascinating and exciting tale, the two towering creations of detective fiction--Holmes, the master of the science of detection, and Watson, his faithful companion--make their auspicious debut. The two detectives are immediately in fine form as Holmes plucks the solution to the mystery from the heart of Victorian London.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were published in the Strand Magazine in Great Britain, and Collier's in the United States.
When a horse called Silver Blaze, the favourite to win the Wessex Cup, disappears in mysterious circumstances and its trainer is murdered, the story is front page news. But is Fitzroy Simpson the murderer? Holmes and Watson are called into find out.
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Also contained in:
[Annotated Sherlock Holmes: Volume II](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8287177W)
[Avventure di Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18188832W)
[Bedside Conan Doyle](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14929890W)
[Best of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262571W)
[Best Stories of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14929901W)
[Boys' Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8696809W)
[Favorite Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518175W)
[Hound Dunnit](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14959163W/Hound_Dunnit)
[Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14930075W)
[Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262598W/Memoirs_of_Sherlock_Holmes)
[Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19842545W)
[Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. 1/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18188831W)
[Un scandale en Bohême suivi de Silver Blaze](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14930612W)
[Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20125258W)
[Tales of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518418W)
[Treasury of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262548W)
"The Adventure of the Priory School", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Priory School" tenth in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories.
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Also contained in:
[Annotated Sherlock Holmes: Volume II](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8287177W)
[Bedside Conan Doyle](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14929890W)
[Book of the Sleuth](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2665281W)
[Favourite Sherlock Holmes Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16344900W)
[Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18200122W)
[Return of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262480W/The_Return_of_Sherlock_Holmes)
[Sherlock Holmes: Master Detective](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14930421W)
[Sherlock Holmes Mysteries](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518392W)
[Toisen tahran tarina](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24311964W)
[Treasury of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262548W)
I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892. Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply. He made no remark, but the matter remained in his thoughts, for he stood in front of the fire afterwards with a thoughtful face, smoking his pipe, and casting an occasional glance at the message. Suddenly he turned upon me with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. "I suppose, Watson, we must look upon you as a man of letters," said he. "How do you define the word 'grotesque'?" "Strange--remarkable," I suggested. He shook his head at my definition. "There is surely something more than that," said he; "some underlying suggestion of the tragic and the terrible. If you cast your mind back to some of those narratives with which you have afflicted a long-suffering public, you will recognize how often the grotesque has deepened into the criminal. Think of that little affair of the red-headed men. That was grotesque enough in the outset, and yet it ended in a desperate attempt at robbery. Or, again, there was that most grotesque affair of the five orange pips, which led straight to a murderous conspiracy. The word puts me on the alert."
Percy "Tadpole" Phelps, an old school friend of Watson, finds himself in a desperate situation. His career at the Foreign Office has been jeopardized by the disappearance of a secret treaty that was placed in his trust. Sherlock Holmes comes to the rescue of the disgraced diplomat.
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Also contained in:
[Annotated Sherlock Holmes: Volume II](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8287177W)
[Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262598W/Memoirs_of_Sherlock_Holmes)
[Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19842545W)
[Sherlock Holmes Mysteries](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518392W)
[Treasury of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262548W)
The entire series of Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle is now available in large print, using the best practices for senior readers and those who are visually impaired. Each story includes the original Sherlock Holmes mystery as well as a note from the series editor, Craig Stephen Copland, the author of the New Sherlock Holmes Mysteries books. The Stock Broker's Clerk finds Holmes and Watson entering the world of white-collar crime and the possible theft of an enormous amount of money from a stock trading brokerage in The City. However, it is not Holmes's brilliance that solves the crime but the keen observation of a young clerk who was born within sound of Bow Bells. These books are great gifts for someone you care about who needs a larger size print to be able to enjoy these wonderful stories.
Everyone knows that Captain Carey, nicknamed Black Peter, was a nasty, cruel character. But who would murder him and why? Can Holmes, Watson, and Inspector Lestrade find the brutal killer before it's too late?
The Adventure of the Yellow Face: ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Another adventure by the brilliant Sherlock Holmes, the world's most famous detective is presented for mental stimulation and your enjoyment. Once again Holmes will come to the "only logical conclusion" as he solves yet another mystery. After all, "It's elementary, Watson!" Sure to be enjoyed by all. Recommended by The Gunston Trust for Nonviolence in Literature for Children and Young Adults. Ages Adult & Young Adult+