The new annotated Sherlock Holmes
(Book)

"The adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and "The memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" (v.1) includes the following stories: A scandal in Bohemia -- The red-headed league -- A case of identity -- The Boscombe valley mystery -- The five orange pips -- The man with the twisted lip -- "A rose by any other name ..." -- The adventure of the blue carbuncle -- A winter's crop -- The adventure of the speckled band -- "It is a swamp adder! ... the deadliest snake in India" -- The guns of Sherlock Holmes and John H. Watson, M.D. -- The adventure of the engineer's thumb -- The adventure of the noble bachelor -- The advenure of the beryl coronet -- The adventures of the copper beeches -- Silver blaze -- " ... and the calculation is a simple one" -- "I stand to win a little on this race -- The cardboard box -- The yellow face -- The stock-broker's clerk -- The "Gloria Scott" -- The Musgrave ritual -- The ritual of the Musgraves -- The Riegate squires -- The crooked man -- The Indian mutiny -- The resident patient -- The text of "The resident patient" -- The Greek interpreter -- Mycroft Holmes -- The naval treaty -- The final problem -- Revisions of "The final problem."

Includes bibliographical references.

This monumental edition promises to be the most important new contribution to Sherlock Holmes literature since William Baring-Gould's 1967 classic work. In this boxed set, Leslie Klinger, a leading world authority, reassembles Arthur Conan Doyle's 56 classic short stories in the order in which they appeared in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century book editions. Inside, readers will find a cornucopia of insights: beginners will benefit from Klinger's insightful biographies of Holmes, Watson, and Conan Doyle; history lovers will revel in the wealth of Victorian literary and cultural details; Sherlockian fanatics will puzzle over tantalizing new theories; art lovers will thrill to the 700-plus illustrations, which make this the most lavishly illustrated edition of the Holmes tales ever produced. The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes illuminates the timeless genius of Arthur Conan Doyle for an entirely new generation of readers. 700+ illustrations.