Sherlock Holmes Complete Works: Gift Edition

Author: (English) Arthur Conan Doyle / Chen Yulu / Li Jiayun, etc.
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: This book includes Sherlock Holmes detective novels such as A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and The Hound of the Baskervilles. The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes consists of four long novels and 56 short stories. The first long novel, A Study in Scarlet, was completed in 1886 when Doyle was 27 years old and published the following year in The Strand Magazine as part of a collection, gaining popularity among readers. The second long novel, The Sign of Four, was published simultaneously in two British locations in 1890 when Doyle was 31. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes collects 12 short stories, written intermittently between 1891 and 1892. By then, Doyle had become a nationally renowned writer, and readers were eager for more stories about Holmes. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes was compiled in 1894 when Doyle was 35, including 11 short stories. In The Final Problem (1893), Doyle killed off Holmes, causing an uproar among readers. Over 20,000 subscribers canceled their orders for the serialized stories in The Strand Magazine, and even his mother protested. In 1903, at 44, Doyle brought Holmes back cleverly in the story The Empty House and continued to write 12 more short stories, which were compiled as The Return of Sherlock Holmes and published in 1905 when he was 46. In 1901, at 42, Doyle had not written any Holmes stories for eight years but made a comeback with his third long novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles, once again winning the hearts of readers. The Valley of Fear was his fourth long novel, completed in 1915 when he was 56. The Final Adventure, compiled in 1917 when he was 58, includes 8 short stories. Due to its strong connection to the political and economic situation of the time, it caused a sensation upon release, with many believing the events were real. His Last Bow, his final work, consists of 12 short stories and was published in 1927 when he was 68. After this series of works were released, organizations similar to the Sherlock Holmes Society emerged across Europe and the United States, forming a religious-like fervor of adoration for Holmes. The works were also translated into multiple languages, including Inuktitut and Esperanto.