The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes  (English, Hardcover, Doyle Arthur Conan)

Revisit the world of 221B Baker's Street, and be enthralled as one genius detective solves crime after crime in proof that there is no one better, and that there will be no one better in this collection of Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories.

Summary of the Book

In this collection, readers will rediscover all of the 56 short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle which star the definitive consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes. Join Holmes and his loyal sidekick Dr. James Watson as they tackle boredom with by solving murders, crimes and mysteries most macabre. This edition includes copious notes and references which liven a reader's experience by bringing to them the entire set of short stories with a firm base in Holmes's timeline. Leslie Klinger, a world-famous authority on all things Sherlock related, gives readers valuable insights about the London of Holmes's age, of the people Arthur Conan Doyle drew inspiration from and the events which influenced particular stories so that readers understand all the references Doyle made throughout the series. In addition, the books include 800 illustrations, biographical notes for Holmes, Watson, and Conan Doyle and insightful notes for Victorian London, giving history lovers all they need to revel in the information behind Sherlock's time. But beyond everything else, this collection will introduce the master detective to a whole new generation of Sherlock fans, and will bring the magic of Arthur Conan Doyle's world to them.

About Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician best known for his mystery novels and short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes. He is also famous his Professor Challenger series detailed in: The Lost World, The Poison Belt and The Land of Mist.

Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He was knighted in 1902 by King Edward for his services as a volunteer doctor in the Langman Field Hospital at Bloemfontein between March and June 1900.