The Sherlock Holmes Collection: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Hound of the Baskervilles; The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Sherlock Holmes Collection: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Hound of the Baskervilles; The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Sherlock Holmes Collection: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Hound of the Baskervilles; The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
Collins Classics brings you a selection of the best-loved stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring one of literature’s favourite detectives, Sherlock Holmes.Who introduced Dr Watson to the world’s greatest detective? What killed Sir Charles Baskerville? And how did Sherlock Holmes escape certain death at the Reichenbach Falls? This collection of original tales by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle reveals all!Since his debut in the Strand magazine over a hundred years ago, Sherlock Holmes and his thrilling adventures have entertained millions of readers - rediscover the original stories that made Holmes a household name.THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: Set against the foggy, mysterious backdrops of Victorian London and an English countryside heaving with secret menace, these are the first twelve stories ever published to feature Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr Watson.THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES: Conan Doyle’s best known novel follows Holmes and Watson as they investigate the mysterious demise of Sir Charles Baskerville, whose body is found on the desolate Devonshire moors. Is his death related to a supernatural curse?THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: Three years after the supposed death of Sherlock Holmes and his archenemy Professor Moriarty in the torrent of the Reichenbach Falls, a mysterious figure appears to the ever-loyal Dr Watson.Complete with a Life & Times section, which offers insight into the author, his works and the time of publication, and a handy glossary adapted from the Collins English Dictionary, this Collins Classics Collection will enhance your reading experience of Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels.
THE SHERLOCK HOLMES COLLECTION
Arthur Conan Doyle
CONTENTS
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Title Page (#ua6073343-39a1-58a1-be08-8c66f3e805e9)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Classic Literature: Words and Phrases adapted from the Collins English Dictionary (#ua6e95b9e-cece-5685-b499-3b6d126c1a0a)
Life & Times (#u6464290f-d2b8-5099-9369-63535e83e1ef)
History of Collins (#u6b9483dd-4d96-5413-8a2d-37f4aab09957)
Copyright (#uc0918bb4-5fab-53ff-b709-063010a154d8)
About the Publisher (#u0ddbba40-a85b-5ebc-adc1-2ade0af5933a)
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
Arthur Conan Doyle
CONTENTS
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Chapter 1 A Scandal in Bohemia (#ulink_35109d3f-dd5f-51ba-a4fe-99d58b417b8a)
Chapter 2 The Red-headed League (#ulink_727eb758-a9f1-5b06-90c1-b4a8e4b3c7ad)
Chapter 3 A Case of Identity (#ulink_8be33402-9f8b-51d8-b47f-092a08b80853)
Chapter 4 The Boscombe Valley Mystery (#ulink_9f412e6c-9d50-5cd3-8bc7-72f97e41b471)
Chapter 5 The Five Orange Pips (#ulink_84716b9c-632a-53a5-9554-2b5b04e2ea55)
Chapter 6 The Man with the Twisted Lip (#ulink_fd74240d-10e4-5c66-b6dd-0df987caa3fb)
Chapter 7 The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (#ulink_bc70d547-09df-54a3-988b-8a182bf677ec)
Chapter 8 The Adventure of the Speckled Band (#ulink_bafc8b2e-7c80-5cff-82ee-aad69941b442)
Chapter 9 The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb (#ulink_2a902af8-81be-5cc3-8c76-91609cc29f40)
Chapter 10 The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor (#ulink_62239d8f-b2a6-5edc-9b9a-eb6495bd4bfc)
Chapter 11 The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet (#ulink_69734aaa-9ac7-551f-a887-1b53b6e76e77)
Chapter 12 The Adventure of the Copper Beeches (#ulink_5850cffd-5fd5-518c-bfb3-e6726b43ecb9)
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