The Essential Sherlock Holmes volume 3
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The most ESSENTIAL stories of the Sherlock Holmes canon -- with new essays and illustrations!
At last! The third of four volumes bringing together, in chronological order, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most important adventures of SHERLOCK HOLMES from a biographical point of view, augmented with insightful essays and striking illustrations.
The stories featured in this third volume of The Essential Sherlock Holmes include three adventures united by Holmes's greatest antagonist, Professor James Moriarty:
- The Valley of Fear - arguably the first hard-boiled detective story
- The Final Problem - the last Sherlock Holmes adventure
- The Empty House - the return of Sherlock Holmes
Each of the above stories features a new introduction by Dan Andriacco, BSI, and includes at least one new essay:
"The Pinnacle of My Career": The Dual Masterpieces of The Valley of Fear - Nick Martorelli, BSI
Sherlock Holmes the Cryptanalyst - S. Brent Morris
With a Little Help From...? Holmes's Helpers After the Duel at the Falls - Brigitte Latella, BSI
"Killed Holmes." What Was He Thinking? - Kathleen Kaska
Moriarty - Steven T. Doyle, BSI
A Study in Combat - Derrick Belanger
The Empty Heart Restored - John C. Sherwood
Each story also includes new artwork from Brian Belanger!
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859. He trained to be a doctor at Edinburgh University and eventually set up a medical practice in Southsea. During the quiet periods between patients, he turned his hand to writing, producing historical novels such as Micah Clarke and adventure yarns including The Lost World, as well as four novels and fifty-six stories involving his most celebrated creations, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Doyle was knighted in 1902. In later life he devoted much of his time to his belief in Spiritualism, using his writing and celebrity as a means of providing funds to support activities in this field. He died in 1930.
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