Sherlock Holmes #3
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
A colonel receives five seeds in the mail--and dies within weeks. A young bride disappears immediately after her wedding. An old hat and a Christmas goose are the only clues to a stolen jewel. A son is accused of his father's murder.
These mysteries--and many more--are brought to the house on Baker Street where detective Sherlock Holmes resides. No case is too tricky for the world's most famous sleuth and his incredible powers of deduction.
321 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 14,1892
This edition
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321 pages, Mass Market Paperback
- Published
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January 1, 2003 by Scholastic Inc.
- ISBN
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9780439574280
- ASIN
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0439574285
- Language
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English
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Inspector Lestrade
Lestrade is a detective at Scotland Yard with whom Sherlock Holmes often works. Holmes is known to allow Lestrade to take credit for his deductions. Lestrade often drops-in on Holmes at 221B Baker Street to discuss his ongoing cases or invites Holmes to t...
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John Watson
Dr. Watson is the friend and confidant of Sherlock Holmes, and recorder of his escapades. We meet him as a practicing physician with patients across London. He gets married during the series. Formerly a surgeon with the British Army....
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Irene Adler
Irene Adler is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A former opera singer and actress, she was featured in the short story "A Scandal in Bohemia", published in July 1891. Adler is one of the most notable ...
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Mycroft Holmes
Mycroft Holmes is a fictional character appearing in stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He is the elder brother (by seven years) of detective Sherlock Holmes. He is described as having abilities of deduction and knowledge exceeding even those of h...
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Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyles great contribution to detective fiction and one of the best known literary characters of all time. A genius, by his own admission, with many eccentricities. He first appeared in the short story A Scandal in Bohemia in...
About the author
Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.
