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For more than a century, the Sherlock Holmes adventures have
thrilled readers. This volume collects seven of his most
challenging cases, including 'A Scandal in Bohemia', 'The
Red-Headed League', 'The Speckled Band', The Five Orange Pips',
'The Blue Carbuncle' and 'The Beryl Coronet'. It also features the
novel, The Hound of the Baskervflles. The stories feature art by
Sidney Paget, who illustrated the Sherlock Holmes stories that
appeared originally in The Strand.
Sherlock Holmes is one of the most well-known fictional detectives,
with continued interest in all things Sherlock from novels to TV
and film adaptations.
This book will bring hours of enjoyment for the entire family - the
perfect gift for friends and even kids whether they are familiar
with the World of Sherlock Holmes, or being introduced to it for
the first time.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had a lasting interest in the supernatural,
and in Sherlock Holmes: The Dark Mysteries, Sherlock Holmes expert
David Stuart Davies has selected the Holmes and Watson cases that
best reflect this. The first is that classic novella, the
terrifying The Hound of the Baskervilles, followed by nine Gothic
adventures: The Sussex Vampire, The Creeping Man, Shoscombe Old
Place, The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax, The Veiled Lodger,
The Devil's Foot, The Blanched Soldier, and The Cardboard Box, all
with the original illustrations. Illustrated by Sidney Paget and
others, the illustrators of the original stories in The Strand
magazine. With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies, writer and
editor. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Collector's
Library is a series of beautifully bound hardback gift editions of
much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high
quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges,
Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
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