The Return Of Sherlock Holmes
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: Uniform Edition
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with chipping and wear on edges and corners, some minor damage; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed with foxing. Markings: Nomarkings. Binding: Appears intact. Labels/Stickers: None visible.
A cornerstone of detective fiction, The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of thirteen short stories reuniting readers with the world's most celebrated consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his loyal companion Dr. John H. Watson. Published after enormous public pressure following Holmes's apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls, the collection opens with The Adventure of the Empty House, in which Holmes dramatically resurrects himself to outwit a formidable new adversary. Conan Doyle masterfully chronicles Holmes's razor-sharp deductions and inimitable methods across cases ranging from missing persons and elaborate conspiracies to cold-blooded murder, each rendered with atmospheric precision and dry wit. The stories remain as gripping today as when first serialised in The Strand Magazine between 1903 and 1904, cementing Holmes's status as an immortal figure in world literature.
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Format: Hardback
Published: 1949, John Murray
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: Uniform Edition
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with chipping and wear on edges and corners, some minor damage; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed with foxing. Markings: Nomarkings. Binding: Appears intact. Labels/Stickers: None visible.
A cornerstone of detective fiction, The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of thirteen short stories reuniting readers with the world's most celebrated consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his loyal companion Dr. John H. Watson. Published after enormous public pressure following Holmes's apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls, the collection opens with The Adventure of the Empty House, in which Holmes dramatically resurrects himself to outwit a formidable new adversary. Conan Doyle masterfully chronicles Holmes's razor-sharp deductions and inimitable methods across cases ranging from missing persons and elaborate conspiracies to cold-blooded murder, each rendered with atmospheric precision and dry wit. The stories remain as gripping today as when first serialised in The Strand Magazine between 1903 and 1904, cementing Holmes's status as an immortal figure in world literature.