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Arthur Conan Doyle: The memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1902, D. Appleton and Company)

395 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 1902 by D. Appleton and Company.

OCLC Number:
15800107

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4 stars

This book is a collection of short stories starring Sherlock Holmes, which are told by his good friend Dr. Watson. I found some of these stories to be more compelling than the ones in [b:The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|3590|The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)|Arthur Conan Doyle|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1164045516s/3590.jpg|1222101], and some were even endearing such as "The Adventure of the Yellow Face". We even get to learn a bit more about Sherlock's family in "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter". The one I was more interested in -- "The Final Problem" -- turned out to be the worst. There is no real mystery, as Holmes and Watson are on the run from a criminal mastermind. The best part of these stories is trying to understand who the criminal is and how he/she committed the crime, but all of that is lacking in "The Final Problem" as there are no crimes nor …

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Subjects

  • Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
  • Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
  • Detective and mystery stories, English