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| from "A Scandal in Bohemia" |
Arthur Conan Doyle
1892
5/5 stars
Holmes stories are comfort food for me, and this volume of his cases contains some of my favorite stories: "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Man with the Twisted Lip", "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", and "The Speckled Band". By this volume, Doyle has developed into a much better writer than his previous two Holmes novels. The twelve stories are interesting, and sometimes thrilling. I would suggest that those new to the Holmes stories to start with this book of adventures. While "The Five Orange Pips" may offend modern sensibility, the rest I can recommend universally.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes contains:
"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"
"The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"
"The Adventure of the Speckled Band"
"The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb"
"The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor"
"The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet"
"The Adventure of the Copper Beeches"
