{"product_id":"the-complete-sherlock-holmes-1","title":"The Complete Sherlock Holmes","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eSir Arthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Complete Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e comprises four novels and fifty-six short stories revolving around the world s most popular and influential fictional detectivethe eccentric, arrogant, and ingenious Sherlock Holmes. He and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, step from Holmes s comfortable quarters at 221b Baker Street into the swirling fog of Victorian London to exercise that unique combination of detailed observation, vast knowledge, and brilliant deduction. Inevitably, Holmes rescues the innocent, confounds the guilty, and solves the most perplexing puzzles known to literature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolume I\u003c\/i\u003e of \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e starts with Holmes s first appearance, \u003ci\u003eA Study in Scarlet\u003c\/i\u003e, a chilling murder novel complete with bloodstained walls and cryptic clues, followed by the baffling \u003ci\u003eThe Sign of Four\u003c\/i\u003e, which introduces Holmes s cocaine problem and Watson s future wife. The story collections \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e feature such renowned tales as A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red-Headed League, and The Musgrave Ritual. \u003cbr\u003eTired of writing stories about Holmes, his creator, \u003cb\u003eSir Arthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e, killed him off at the end of The Final Problem, the last tale in \u003ci\u003eThe Memoirs\u003c\/i\u003e. But the public outcry was so great that eight years later he published the masterful \u003ci\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles\u003c\/i\u003e, which supposedly takes place before Holmes s death. \u003cbr\u003eThe separate \u003ci\u003eVolume II\u003c\/i\u003e of \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e collects the remaining accounts of Holmes s exploits, including The Adventure of the Empty House, which reveals the elaborate circumstances behind Holmes s literary resurrection.\u003cb\u003eKyle Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e, a Sherlock Holmes enthusiast for many years, earned two graduate degrees in English literature from Columbia University, where his major was twentieth-century British literature.\"","brand":"Yellow House Story Shoppe ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50151516438721,"sku":"9781593082031","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7609\/7729\/files\/5268863482755.jpg?v=1776823576","url":"https:\/\/www.yellowhousestoryshoppe.com\/products\/the-complete-sherlock-holmes-1","provider":"Yellow House Story Shoppe ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}