Presented here are the third, fourth and fifth books of the Sherlock Holmes canon: the novel ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ and short story collections ‘The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes’ and ‘The Return of Sherlock Holmes, ‘ all written by Holmes’ legendary creator, the great Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Collected here are some of the most beloved and revered of Doyle’s Holmes stories. This volume includes the classic tale of the deadly and mysterious ‘hound’ that haunts the centuries old Baskerville estate as well as the case of ‘Silver Blaze’ (the missing champion race horse), ‘The Naval Treaty’ (where Holmes must intervene to prevent an international diplomatic catastrophe), as well as the infamous story known as ‘The Final Problem, ‘ where Doyle introduces the character of the Napoleon of Crime – Professor Moriarty – and tells of his battle with Holmes at Reichenbach Falls, leading to the death of Moriarty and – in a plot twist that shocked and horrified his readers – the demise of Sherlock Holmes himself. Or….does it? For both longtime fans and newcomers alike, these stories are the must-read tales of the world’s most famous and celebrated literary detective, the one-and-only Sherlock Holmes. These three books are presented here in their original and unabridged format.
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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British author and physician best known for his creation of the characters of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, penning four novels and fifty-six short stories about the crime-fighting duo. Born in 1859 in Edinburgh, Doyle was the son of a confirmed alcoholic and his family was often scattered among different houses as young Arthur grew up. Thankfully, Doyle had rich uncles to support him and he was given a fine education and, after receiving his medical degree, he was hired on as a ship’s surgeon aboard the SS Mayumba. Returning to England, he set up a medical practice and continued to study various subjects including botany, ophthalmology and?fiction writing. He penned a number of short stories during this time and, after his medical practice failed, Doyle had even more free time to write. In 1886, Doyle created the characters of Holmes and Watson for the short story A Study in Scarlet. His new hero proved to be enormously successful and he began publishing Holmes stories in The Strand magazine on a regular basis. Doyle soon tired of Holmes, however, and he famously killed off Holmes and his arch nemesis Professor Moriarty by having them both plunge to their deaths off the Reichenbach Falls. Holmes fans across the world were devastated by the loss of their favorite detective and pestered Doyle to return to Baker Street and create more stories. Doyle finally relented, writing The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901 and, in 1903, resuming the Holmes series of short stories with The Adventure of the Empty House, in which it is revealed that only Moriarty was actually killed at the Falls. He would continue to write Holmes and Watson stories until the late 1920’s. Apart from the Holmes fiction, Doyle was enormously prolific as a writer, penning an entire science fiction series about Professor Challenger as well as plays, romances, historical novels, poetry and non-fiction as well. Doyle died of a heart attack at the age of 71 on July 17, 1930 in Sussex.
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