This new selection of 12 of the best Sherlock Holmes stories is designed to give a full sense of their world, taking Holmes's career from its early days to its close. It includes the book-length The Sign of the Four and an introduction and notes by...
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This new selection of 12 of the best Sherlock Holmes stories is designed to give a full sense of their world, taking Holmes's career from its early days to its close. It includes the book-length The Sign of the Four and an introduction and notes by Barry McCrea that give a sense of the different currents running beneath the stories' surface. Cover -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- NOTE ON THE TEXT -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- A CHRONOLOGY OF ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE -- THE SIGN OF THE FOUR -- A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA -- A CASE OF IDENTITY -- THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE -- THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP -- THE BLUE CARBUNCLE -- THE SPECKLED BAND -- THE MUSGRAVE RITUAL -- THE GREEK INTERPRETER -- THE DANCING MEN -- THE SIX NAPOLEONS -- HIS LAST BOW -- EXPLANATORY NOTES.