this book is wonderfull
i love Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson they are what true mysterys are about. Sherlock is a peculiar fellow he sees the smallest details in every case he takes on. He dosent work for scotland yard he is a consulting private detective people come to him and he helps them always beter then the police because the police have to go off facts and evidence Mr. Holmes goes off his instinct and like i said the smallest details maby it would be the ash of a pipe or the tobacco smell in a room or even the way a man looks toward a room or at a book shelf hes verry smart and most of the time to cocky for his own good witch is why he dosent really have many friends . Dr. Watson is his roomate and comes with him to document the crimes as the storys progress he (Dr. Watson) forams a friend ship with Holmes and also begins to write of the cases Holmes have solved and in doing so holmes becomes a bit of a celebrity . this like all of the Sherlock Holmes books is a wonderfull book for the mystery buff and good for young adults because there is not the kind of content that would be bad for older children if full of wonderfull storys i love Sherlock Holmes and enjoy reading them over and over again

i hope you enjoyed this review
Paul

Wer Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts in London lebt und sich mit einem skurrilen Problem konfrontiert sieht, der ist in 221B Baker Street buchstäblich an der richtigen Adresse. Hier betreibt Sherlock Holmes ein florierendes Detektivbüro und befasst sich mit so unterschiedlichen Dingen wie gestohlenen Regierungsdokumenten, rätselhaften Mordserien und verschwundenen Bräuten und Bräutigamen. Ich habe große Teile dieser Kurzgeschichtensammlung schon einmal in einer anderen Ausgabe gelesen, allerdings konnte ich mich an so wenig erinnern, dass es so spannend wie beim ersten Mal war. Im Grunde machen aber ohnehin nicht die Rätsel an sich den Reiz der Geschichten aus, sondern die exzentrische, schillernde Figur des Sherlock Holmes. Ebenso wie der Erzähler Watson hatte ich unheimlich Freude daran, dem weltberühmten Detektiv bei seinen manchmal ganz schön unkonventionellen Ermittlungsmethoden über die Schulter zu schauen. Ich kann diesen Band als Einstieg ins Holmes-Universum jedem ans Herz legen, insbesondere da man neben Holmes und Watson auch die vielreferenzierten Figuren Irene Adler (“A Scandal in Bohemia”), Professor Moriarty (“The Final Problem”) und Mycroft Holmes (“The Greek Interpreter”) kennenlernt. An meiner Ausgabe (Penguin Clothbound Classics) haben mir zudem die ausführlichen Anmerkungen gefallen, die auch schonmal ein paar Ungereimtheiten in Conan Doyles Geschichten aufdecken.

I say, cracking good bedtime reading! Many of these are not the best known Sherlock stories, but there are a few gems. I appreciate that Doyle often humanized Sherlock, noting his faults and creating stories where Sherlock failed to grasp everything in time. For all of Sherlock's super-human mental and physical abilities, Doyle was honest with his limitations, and that is why he kept his readers coming back for more.

About as much fun as you can have reading

We all know of my major crush on one Mr. Holmes. And, after reading the first two collections of the original Doyle mysteries, the crush remains. The Holmes I love, though, is Laurie R. King's, where he is an older man in Sussex, dealing with WWI and the changes of the 1920s, as well as falling in love with his young assistant. I also know Holmes as the much older brother of Enola, in Nancy Springer's brilliant Enola Holmes mystery series.

Because I've read so much King and Springer, I was apprehensive about reading the "originals." What if I didn't like them? What if I found them dry? Well, I'm happy to report that they are not dry at all. They're terrific.

The world is a better place with Sherlock Holmes in it. At the end of "The Final Problem," Watson describes Holmes as, ". . . the best and the wisest man whom I have ever known." I'm most impressed with Holmes's sense of right and wrong and how he always carries the day.

Everything you hear about the Holmes stories is here: hansom cabs, London, fog, cozy Baker Street rooms. Ah, love it! My favorite story is "The Speckled Band." Creepy stuff. Definitely gothic.

All in all, excellent reading. Terrific plots, classic characters, and an all-time great setting. What makes it interesting, and in its way, better than King or Springer is that the Holmes stories were written in "real time." That was real life back then. Ah, back then. Just so.

“My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know.” (151)

“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.” (72)

"Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon logic rather than upon crime that you should dwell. You have degraded what should have been a course of lectures into a series of tales." (251)

This collection of short stories chronicling the many cases of Sherlock Holmes told through the eyes of his trusted friend and assistant Dr. John Watson is simply brilliant. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has created a timeless character in Holmes that has entertained for generations. These short stories, whilst set and wrote in Victorian England, are quite contemporary and easy to read. They hold that great English banter and create a fulfilling set of cases for the reader to enjoy. We as an audience live the story through Watson, trying to pry into the insight of Holmesian deduction; ever curious and fascinated yet dumbfounded we are unable to see the factual evidence Holmes can easily observe and apply.

This collection starts off with "A Scandal in Bohemia" and offers insight into both Holme's feelings on women and a rare case of him being outwitted by a subject. Irene Adler herself is memorable for these vary reasons. Some other great cases involve a jewel stashed in a Christmas goose in "the Blue Carbuncle," the 'murder weapon' in "A Speckled Band," the introduction of Holme's brother Mycroft in "The Greek Interpreter" and "The Final Problem," that introduces Holme's arch nemesis Dr. James Moriarty. It's little wonder why these stories have been interpreted again and again for generations and are so much fun to enjoy.

BEST BOOKS FROM THE AGE!!!

Watson and Holmes. What an adorable bromance.

Estupendo.

Scott and I have spent many of our date nights over the past 4 years watching Jeremy Brett and Co. in the BBC productions of Sherlock Holmes. We enjoyed all of them and the Robert Downey Jr. movies and the latest Sherlock BBC TV series. The problem with reading this book was I remembered too many of the solutions as I read each case. I also found that the TV/Movie renditions have exaggerated Sherlock and made him more unfeeling that I think Doyle intended. But, that's media for you.

Ending was absolutely uncalled for, i wanted a snappy fun ending not to CRY. (Actually considering rating this higher just bc of the letter at the end so watch this space.)

A Scandal in Bohemia: 4/5
The Red headed league: 3/5
The Five Orange Pips: 3/5
The man with the twisted lip: 3/5
The Blue Carbuncle: 3/5
The Speckled Band: 4/5
The Engineers Thumb: 2/5
The Noble Bachelor: 3/5
The Beryl Coronet: 4/5
The Copper Beeches: 4/5

Silver Blaze: 3/5 Another mystery novel that I have read about a kidnapped race horse.
The Yellow Face: 4/5
The Stockbrokers Clerk: 3/5
The Gloria Scott: 4/5 Holmes' first case.
The Musgrave Ritual: 4/5 Probably my favourite.
The Reigate Squires: 4/5
The Crooked Man: 3/5 where a crime comitted by a soldier in India is avenged years later.
The Resident Patient: another Holmes short story where the criminals die unseen by a boat sinking.
The Greek Interpreter: 4/5 Mycrofts first appearence.
The Naval Treaty: 4/5 I think this is Mrs Hudsons first mention.
The Final Problem: 4/5 Moriartys appearence