Detective Stories of Sherlock Holmes III (ePub)

The Detective Stories of Sherlock Holmes (Original Illustrated Memorial Edition) selects the most classic 2 novels and 25 short stories from the "e;Canon"e; with close to 300 most recognized classic illustrations from the first editions. The 1st volume includes novels A Study in Scarlet and The Hound of the Baskervilles which explain the origin of the story and constitute the author's most favorite part respectively; the 2nd volume are the most well known short pieces from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, which are also the most widely read; the 3rd chapter brings together the best of stories from The Return of Sherlock Holmes, His Last Bow and The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes with even more mysteries criminal cases. The illustrations were mainly drawn by British artist and inllustrator Sidney Paget, which bring out the best of one another with the character Holmes and have become an inseparable part of this literary masterpiece. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a distinguished British novelist, playwright and "e;Father of Detective Fiction"e;. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Medical School and practiced as a doctor for 10 years while writing detective novels in spare time. In 1887 he published the first novel with Holmes as the protagonist, A Study in Scarlet. Later he became a full time writer dedicated to writing detective stories. Almost all works became instant success once published. Even today his Sherlock Holmes series are read and loved all over the world and among the bestsellers, universally recognized as the "e;Bible"e; of detective fiction.