What do you think?
Rate this book
Sherlock Holmes #6-9
Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume II
Since his first appearance in Beeton’s Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created.
Now, in two paperback volumes, Bantam presents all fifty-six short stories and four novels featuring Conan Doyle’s classic hero—a truly complete collection of Sherlock Holmes’s adventures in crime!
Volume II begins with The Hound of the Baskervilles, a haunting novel of murder on eerie Grimpen Moor, which has rightly earned its reputation as the finest murder mystery ever written.
The Valley of Fear matches Holmes against his archenemy, the master of imaginative crime, Professor Moriarty.
In addition, the loyal Dr. Watson has faithfully recorded Holmes’s feats of extraordinary detection in such famous cases as the thrilling The Adventure of the Red Circle and the twelve baffling adventures from The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes.
Conan Doyle’s incomparable tales bring to life a Victorian England of horse-drawn cabs, fogs, and the famous lodgings at 221B Baker Street, where for more than forty years Sherlock Holmes earned his undisputed reputation as the greatest fictional detective of all time.
Now, in two paperback volumes, Bantam presents all fifty-six short stories and four novels featuring Conan Doyle’s classic hero—a truly complete collection of Sherlock Holmes’s adventures in crime!
Volume II begins with The Hound of the Baskervilles, a haunting novel of murder on eerie Grimpen Moor, which has rightly earned its reputation as the finest murder mystery ever written.
The Valley of Fear matches Holmes against his archenemy, the master of imaginative crime, Professor Moriarty.
In addition, the loyal Dr. Watson has faithfully recorded Holmes’s feats of extraordinary detection in such famous cases as the thrilling The Adventure of the Red Circle and the twelve baffling adventures from The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes.
Conan Doyle’s incomparable tales bring to life a Victorian England of horse-drawn cabs, fogs, and the famous lodgings at 221B Baker Street, where for more than forty years Sherlock Holmes earned his undisputed reputation as the greatest fictional detective of all time.
737 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1986
584 people are currently reading
8,339 people want to read
About the author
Arthur Conan Doyle
14.3kÌýbooks23.7kÌýfollowersSir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.
Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.
Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 223 reviews
February 7, 2017
Just as good as Volume One. I want someone to make me a tshirt with a picture of Holmes and Watson exchanging necklaces with "BFFs" inscribed on them. (actually, considering the time period, I suppose they'd exchange engraved watches or something.)
Oh , how I love you.
And Now A Word On The Movie:
It had so much potential. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are wonderful as Holmes and Watson, and their combined awesome can overcome Rachel McAdam's miscasting as Irene Adler. But everything else is a stinking pile of action trash steampunk fail. They take Irene Adler, an awesome character from A Scandal in Bohemia (Volume I) and degrade her into a silly former fling of Holmes' (does. not. compute.); and the plot seems to have been stolen from a rejected Dan Brown novel. No, no, no, and NO.
Oh , how I love you.
And Now A Word On The Movie:
It had so much potential. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are wonderful as Holmes and Watson, and their combined awesome can overcome Rachel McAdam's miscasting as Irene Adler. But everything else is a stinking pile of action trash steampunk fail. They take Irene Adler, an awesome character from A Scandal in Bohemia (Volume I) and degrade her into a silly former fling of Holmes' (does. not. compute.); and the plot seems to have been stolen from a rejected Dan Brown novel. No, no, no, and NO.
February 6, 2017
Wow, that was a long one, but it was worth it. I'mean we're talking Sherlock Holmes here; probably the most famous detective in mystery fiction. I usually don't stick to one writer, especially if it was as good as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. However, I don't like to leave a book unfinished so it can't be helped.
"The Hound of the Baskervilles" was quite an adventure. I've never guessed who is the villain. I would have if I thought outside the box (which you should in mystery novels), but the author did a good job in misleading the reader with a lot of events going on at the same time.
"The Valley of Fear"
This one was amazing, and once again I failed to see the truth. The second half of the tale takes you back 20 years in to the past where a lot of things related to the story is explained. Among Sherlock Holmes novels, this was my favorite.
The rest was a collection of short stories which were interesting enough to read. my favorites were " The Adventure of the Red Circle ", " The Adventure of the Dying Defective ", " The Adventure of the Devil's Foot", " The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire " and " The Adventure of the Bruce-Partingon Plans "
"The Hound of the Baskervilles" was quite an adventure. I've never guessed who is the villain. I would have if I thought outside the box (which you should in mystery novels), but the author did a good job in misleading the reader with a lot of events going on at the same time.
"The Valley of Fear"
This one was amazing, and once again I failed to see the truth. The second half of the tale takes you back 20 years in to the past where a lot of things related to the story is explained. Among Sherlock Holmes novels, this was my favorite.
The rest was a collection of short stories which were interesting enough to read. my favorites were " The Adventure of the Red Circle ", " The Adventure of the Dying Defective ", " The Adventure of the Devil's Foot", " The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire " and " The Adventure of the Bruce-Partingon Plans "
September 9, 2017
Such a fun journey with my favorite couple.
April 19, 2021
I love Sherlock Holmes as a character and it is very interesting to me to see his character development throughout the series. However, it is very obvious that by the time Arthur Conan Doyle got to writing 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes', that he really started to really resent Sherlock Holmes. In 'His Last Bow' and 'The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes', you see that resentment turn into a bitter hatred for his detective. Even though Conan Doyle seemed to have tried to hide his dislike of his own character and story arc, you do feel that the author had grown exhausted and was just writing out the last of his Sherlock Holmes stories to amuse the ever adoring fans of this eccentric detective.
The stories that make up this collection are very interesting. We have two full length novels 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' and 'The Valley of Fear'. Included in this specific edition of Sherlock are the final two short story collections that I have previously named. This is an American publication of Sherlock Holmes, so it contains a short story that was originally added to another collection (The Adventure of the Cardboard Box- perhaps my least favourite Sherlock Holmes story to date), but it is a great edition to complement the first volume of stories if you prefer the mass market paperback to the other more expensive collections out there.
Some of these stories were rather hit or miss with me. I loved some of them, others were just okay to read, but then you had some of the stories that were mediocre at best (see aforementioned author hate of his own character).
While, the last novel and short story collection wraps up Sherlock Holmes quite nicely, I highly recommend reading the earlier work depicting Sherlock. I do not recommend readers starting out with His Last Bow or The Case-Book as I feel that these stories were written when the author was completely tired of his Sherlock Holmes character. Sherlock at his best is arguably in the earlier short story collections (including and ending at The Return of Sherlock Holmes).
These tales were fun at the time of reading them, but are unfortunately not memorable outside of two or three stories with the two final collections combined... and it's definitely not Sherlock at his best.
The stories that make up this collection are very interesting. We have two full length novels 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' and 'The Valley of Fear'. Included in this specific edition of Sherlock are the final two short story collections that I have previously named. This is an American publication of Sherlock Holmes, so it contains a short story that was originally added to another collection (The Adventure of the Cardboard Box- perhaps my least favourite Sherlock Holmes story to date), but it is a great edition to complement the first volume of stories if you prefer the mass market paperback to the other more expensive collections out there.
Some of these stories were rather hit or miss with me. I loved some of them, others were just okay to read, but then you had some of the stories that were mediocre at best (see aforementioned author hate of his own character).
While, the last novel and short story collection wraps up Sherlock Holmes quite nicely, I highly recommend reading the earlier work depicting Sherlock. I do not recommend readers starting out with His Last Bow or The Case-Book as I feel that these stories were written when the author was completely tired of his Sherlock Holmes character. Sherlock at his best is arguably in the earlier short story collections (including and ending at The Return of Sherlock Holmes).
These tales were fun at the time of reading them, but are unfortunately not memorable outside of two or three stories with the two final collections combined... and it's definitely not Sherlock at his best.
May 22, 2021
I don't know what to do with my life now that I've finished both volumes. I will miss Sherlock and Watson.
December 23, 2021
And with that I have read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories! Apparently there is exactly one year and two days separating the date I read the first story* and the date I read the last haha.
And yes, I am greatly amused by how often Doyle tried to end this series, except his publishers and audience wouldn't let him lolll.
*I had read a few random stories as a child but we're going to ignore that for the sake of this proclamation.
And yes, I am greatly amused by how often Doyle tried to end this series, except his publishers and audience wouldn't let him lolll.
*I had read a few random stories as a child but we're going to ignore that for the sake of this proclamation.
March 15, 2025
Ok so maybe a hot take but I liked this volume a lot better than the first one, now maybe that’s because it took me over a year to read volume one but who’s to say? Regardless, I feel very much the same about this volume as I did with the first one and by that I mean that I don’t like the short stories as much as the longer ones. I like following a story I can sink my teeth into for a while before it ends in a couple of pages. With that being said, I feel like this volume held a couple more unusual cases than volume one which is a good thing! Things you wouldn’t think of Sherlock doing to solve a case took place like faking being sick to Watson so that he would act in a certain way to solve a case. If that doesn’t make sense to you then maybe quit reading this review and read the book ok? Deal. I would say it’s worth it overall! Thoroughly enjoyed it!
April 28, 2018
Als ich klein war, habe ich zeimlich viele Sherlock Holmes Geschichten gelesen. Es waren nicht alle und ich konnte mich an keine mehr so richtig erinnern. Ich weiß nur noch, dass ich The Hound of the Baskervilles am wenigsten mochte. Und jetzt, nachdem ich die zwei Bände und alle Sherlock Holmes Werke am Stück gelesen habe, ist eben der Roman meine allerliebste Geschichte. Der Fall ist cool, das Setting beeindruckend und gruselig, die Charaktere wachsen einem sehr schnell ans Herz und es ist alles so emotional. Auch The Valley of Fear mochte ich sehr. Besonders wegen der Auflösung ganz am Ende. Die Erzählunden in der Sammlung His Last Bow und besonders die Geschichte His Last Bow wären SO ein guter Abschluss gewesen. Die letzten 12 Kurzgeschichten fühlen sich deshalb etwas unzusammenhangslos an.
Alles in allem hatte ich sehr viel Spaß mit Holmes und Watson. Ich war leider zu ungeduldig, um mir mit dem Lesen Zeit zu lassen. Aber ich finde, besonders die Kurzgeschichten könnte man sich gut über einen langen Zeitraum verteilen. Dann wirken sie vermutlich auch stärker.
Ich bin aber froh, jetzt alles gelesen zu haben und ich bin sehr begeistert von Arthur Conan Doyles Schreibweise. Ich bin immer sehr gut in die Fälle eingetaucht und selbst die kleinsten Nebenfiguren wurden auf nur wenigen Seiten mit Leben gefüllt. Ich mag es, wenn Holmes gefühlvolle Seite ab und zu zum Vorschein kam und seine und Watsons Freundschaft ist so hach.
Alles in allem hatte ich sehr viel Spaß mit Holmes und Watson. Ich war leider zu ungeduldig, um mir mit dem Lesen Zeit zu lassen. Aber ich finde, besonders die Kurzgeschichten könnte man sich gut über einen langen Zeitraum verteilen. Dann wirken sie vermutlich auch stärker.
Ich bin aber froh, jetzt alles gelesen zu haben und ich bin sehr begeistert von Arthur Conan Doyles Schreibweise. Ich bin immer sehr gut in die Fälle eingetaucht und selbst die kleinsten Nebenfiguren wurden auf nur wenigen Seiten mit Leben gefüllt. Ich mag es, wenn Holmes gefühlvolle Seite ab und zu zum Vorschein kam und seine und Watsons Freundschaft ist so hach.
September 26, 2022
Fan of Sherlock Holmes. Love how he so brilliantly solve every mystery with his own method. His personality is savage. Never afraid of all the threat. Also love Dr Watson as loyal accompany. His loyalty as a friend is the best. His understanding for his best friend characteristics is the best.
The thing i dislike about this series is use of old verses. There a line that i have to repeat few times to understand it. Maybe because I am not fluent English speaker. But still manage to finished the book but take eternity. And as a person who has eyes problem, the fonts is killing me. So small and closed. I wish it can be a bit bigger to ease the readers like me.
Every single story in this series are good on their own. Every mystery make me also think how to settle it but never did. But I enjoyed as a reader.
The thing i dislike about this series is use of old verses. There a line that i have to repeat few times to understand it. Maybe because I am not fluent English speaker. But still manage to finished the book but take eternity. And as a person who has eyes problem, the fonts is killing me. So small and closed. I wish it can be a bit bigger to ease the readers like me.
Every single story in this series are good on their own. Every mystery make me also think how to settle it but never did. But I enjoyed as a reader.
January 29, 2012
If you know anything about Sherlock Holmes apart from the Robert Downey Jr. movie versions, then you will have a good idea of what you are getting into when you pick up this book. The Valley of Fear is the best Holmes novel, in my opinion, and it was interesting to read the two stories in this collection that are told by Sherlock himself. Nothing earth-shattering here, just good 'ol meat-and-potatoes mystery writing.
November 18, 2019
I've now read the complete canon of the Sherlock Holmes stories and novels. They are a true treat for all mystery lovers and all readers of good stories with quick plot developments and the portrayal of a quirky and devoted friendship between Holmes and his quiet, steadfast, and methodical biographer, Dr. Watson.
November 19, 2024
Probably my fault for doing volumes one and two straight through back to back like a maniac, but in addition to making all the stories run together, the second volume is less fun than the first. It is funny that The Hounds of Baskervilles is considered the ultimate Holmes when in actual fact it's the least fun, least interesting of the longer stories.
I love all Holmes shows/movies and it's great now to have all the original stories rattling around in the back of my head, to see exactly where all the different showrunners are applying artistic liscense.
I love all Holmes shows/movies and it's great now to have all the original stories rattling around in the back of my head, to see exactly where all the different showrunners are applying artistic liscense.
August 28, 2016
Amazing
April 14, 2020
Another great volume combining 2 feature length stories with short stories. I immensely enjoyed this volume and I'd recommend to anyone who is a fan of Sherlock Holmes.
May 24, 2022
First, a note on the copy editing, which is surprisingly dimwitted: Confused are the two “end tales� of Conan Doyle’s efforts to quit writing these adventures. The back copy references “The Final Problem� as included, which is not, in this second volume, while the biographical note on Conan Doyle suggests “His Last Bow� as the one that featured Holmes� apparent death. Switch these, dear readers.
This second volume sees Conan Doyle come to peace, eventually, with his famous creation. The problem was that he eventually saw himself little to the task of chronicling Holmes, and even in this one you can see how he tries to soften the detective’s abilities so as to distance himself, and yet in the final stories there’s a renewed, a new creative focus, which was first evident in the most famous Holmes story, The Hound of the Baskervilles, presented out of order in the volume since thematically it fits here better (though as noted I hardly accord the editors much credit). Conan Doyle plumbs new ways to tell his tales, and dances ever further into the limits of credulity�
One of the curious marks against the creator is his late dalliance in the fantastic, in his personal life, and yet, is this really so surprising? Like Holmes and Watson, the brain and the heart, the man capable of seeing all and the one somewhat gloriously incapable, Conan Doyle constantly relied on the natural penchant of readers to expect the fantastic, as readers of literature often are. He himself was never truly capable of following Holmes� logic; in essence he really was Watson, and he conjured all manner of tricks to get around truly exploring Holmes, even in the odd mysteries from Holmes� own perspective. The rational Holmes, then, is fronted by the irrational Watson, Arthur Conan Doyle.
None of this is truly classic literature, but in the character of Sherlock Holmes himself the first truly transcendent character in literary history, who stands apart from any one story (I read Hound in high school but now would not particularly recommend it as formative material for young minds) and yet is unmistakably magnetic, the foundation for the next hundred years or so of popular storytelling, the first and greatest pulp sensation.
Had Conan Doyle started with the material of this volume as his foundation, I believe he would have come up with something truly great. But, alas, a little too late.
This second volume sees Conan Doyle come to peace, eventually, with his famous creation. The problem was that he eventually saw himself little to the task of chronicling Holmes, and even in this one you can see how he tries to soften the detective’s abilities so as to distance himself, and yet in the final stories there’s a renewed, a new creative focus, which was first evident in the most famous Holmes story, The Hound of the Baskervilles, presented out of order in the volume since thematically it fits here better (though as noted I hardly accord the editors much credit). Conan Doyle plumbs new ways to tell his tales, and dances ever further into the limits of credulity�
One of the curious marks against the creator is his late dalliance in the fantastic, in his personal life, and yet, is this really so surprising? Like Holmes and Watson, the brain and the heart, the man capable of seeing all and the one somewhat gloriously incapable, Conan Doyle constantly relied on the natural penchant of readers to expect the fantastic, as readers of literature often are. He himself was never truly capable of following Holmes� logic; in essence he really was Watson, and he conjured all manner of tricks to get around truly exploring Holmes, even in the odd mysteries from Holmes� own perspective. The rational Holmes, then, is fronted by the irrational Watson, Arthur Conan Doyle.
None of this is truly classic literature, but in the character of Sherlock Holmes himself the first truly transcendent character in literary history, who stands apart from any one story (I read Hound in high school but now would not particularly recommend it as formative material for young minds) and yet is unmistakably magnetic, the foundation for the next hundred years or so of popular storytelling, the first and greatest pulp sensation.
Had Conan Doyle started with the material of this volume as his foundation, I believe he would have come up with something truly great. But, alas, a little too late.
October 6, 2019
I'd give this 4.5 stars and since it was indeed not as good than the first, it came down to 4.
I just really prefer the novels to the short stories. The short stories were either too easy to solve or didn't give the reader enough information to solve it on their own.
That being said, I really liked the two novels and my favorite short stories were: The Bruce-Partington Plans, The Devil's Foot, The Blanched Soldier, The Sussex Vampire, The Three Garridebs, Thor Bridge, The Lion's Mane and The Retired Colourman.
The Creeping Man seemed far too fantastical and far-fetched. The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax was good at first but then frustratingly obvious.
Overall it was still entertaining and fascinating to see what Doyle came up with and I'm glad I finally read all the stories surrounding Sherlock Holmes.
I just really prefer the novels to the short stories. The short stories were either too easy to solve or didn't give the reader enough information to solve it on their own.
That being said, I really liked the two novels and my favorite short stories were: The Bruce-Partington Plans, The Devil's Foot, The Blanched Soldier, The Sussex Vampire, The Three Garridebs, Thor Bridge, The Lion's Mane and The Retired Colourman.
The Creeping Man seemed far too fantastical and far-fetched. The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax was good at first but then frustratingly obvious.
Overall it was still entertaining and fascinating to see what Doyle came up with and I'm glad I finally read all the stories surrounding Sherlock Holmes.
January 23, 2021
Y aquà concluye mi viaje junto a los queridos Holmes y Watson, un viaje que fue entretenido y que en ocasiones logró sorprenderme de manera grata. Ciertamente las historias de este volumen mantienen la lÃnea del primero, con lo cual, el autor cumple lo que promete.
En general, las aventuras del gran detective están bien y son entretenidas en su gran mayorÃa, pero debo admitir (y sobre todo en este segundo volumen) que disfruté mucho más los hechos anteriores al desarrollo del caso que el caso en cuestión. (El flashback en "The valley of fear" me parece magistral).
Con lo anterior, resalto sin duda la labor literaria de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle y no podrÃa estar más de acuerdo frente a la importancia que se le da en el mundo de las letras.
En general, las aventuras del gran detective están bien y son entretenidas en su gran mayorÃa, pero debo admitir (y sobre todo en este segundo volumen) que disfruté mucho más los hechos anteriores al desarrollo del caso que el caso en cuestión. (El flashback en "The valley of fear" me parece magistral).
Con lo anterior, resalto sin duda la labor literaria de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle y no podrÃa estar más de acuerdo frente a la importancia que se le da en el mundo de las letras.
April 13, 2022
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge - 4
The Adventure of the Cardboard Box - 5
The Adventure of the Red Circle - 4
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans - 3
The Adventure of the Dying Detective - 5
The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax - 4.5
His Last Bow - 2.5
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client - 4
The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier - 5
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone - 5
The Adventure of the Three Gables - 3.5
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire - 5
The Adventure of the Three Garridebs - 4
The Problem of Thor Bridge - 3
The Adventure of the Creeping Man - 4
The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane - 4
The Adventure of Veiled Lodger - 4
The Adventure of the Shoscombe Old Place - 3
The Adventure of the Retired Colourman - 5
The Adventure of the Cardboard Box - 5
The Adventure of the Red Circle - 4
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans - 3
The Adventure of the Dying Detective - 5
The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax - 4.5
His Last Bow - 2.5
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client - 4
The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier - 5
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone - 5
The Adventure of the Three Gables - 3.5
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire - 5
The Adventure of the Three Garridebs - 4
The Problem of Thor Bridge - 3
The Adventure of the Creeping Man - 4
The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane - 4
The Adventure of Veiled Lodger - 4
The Adventure of the Shoscombe Old Place - 3
The Adventure of the Retired Colourman - 5
Read
September 19, 2018I have at last finished the Sherlock Holmes tales. After a while there comes a certain sameness to the method, but as it is an enjoyable sameness, it is not a significant drawback. In those few stories not narrated by Watson he is missed, never more so than when Holmes himself is the narrator—an experiment which, to me, fails. But, no matter what legitimate criticism might be voiced against the oeuvre, it seems to me more satisfying than not.
December 27, 2021
On October 25, 2019, I made it past Baskerville, and then I got stuck. But slowly, I've been picking away at these stories this year, and I finally have finished all of Sherlock Holmes. Due to its time, there's definitely a lot of racism and sexism that irritated me, and there are definitely some stories I wouldn't want to reread. I love solid mysteries though, and I can see why Holmes became a classic once upon a time.
Now on to all the retellings.
Now on to all the retellings.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 9, 2023
A long journey came to an end...This is one of the books I was most anticipated to read and don't want to end..Sherlock and watson will always be my favourite duo characters...Arthur conan doyle writing is outstanding💯
July 24, 2024
rating: 4/5 stars
~
after 1700+ pages the character and foil of sherlock holmes was finally being dissected for the audience and thus needs additional stories in this essay i will�
or
book is over and i haven’t even finished my tea yet damn :/
~
after 1700+ pages the character and foil of sherlock holmes was finally being dissected for the audience and thus needs additional stories in this essay i will�
or
book is over and i haven’t even finished my tea yet damn :/
September 7, 2017
As we proceed through his adventures, Mr. Holmes gradually lets go of his "art of deduction" and tends to lean toward the joy of thrill. Though the lost aspect is really missed, it still continues with being great read and sketching one of the loveliest characters of literature history.
May 24, 2019
I had fun trying to solve the mysteries.
had to read the book in parts though since each story was quite detailed
had to read the book in parts though since each story was quite detailed
June 21, 2019
This is one of the few novels which still has retained it's popularity among classics and is one of the favorite of many avid book readers. Sherlock Holmes will always be one of my favorite classics.
April 7, 2020
4.5 stars, mainly because I love The Hound of the Baskervilles so much and I forgot how much I enjoy The Valley of Fear (the latter half of that sentence sounds so strange out of context).
August 25, 2021
4.5 stars!
My favorite stories were:
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Adventure of the Dying Detective
The Problem of Thor Bride
I love Watson and Sherlock’s friendship so much!
My favorite stories were:
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Adventure of the Dying Detective
The Problem of Thor Bride
I love Watson and Sherlock’s friendship so much!
February 25, 2022
There's being a product of the times, and there's being an appalling white supremacist. Doyle is unfortunately the latter, which this collection makes painfully clear. All the good stories, and the least racist ones, are in the first volume. Unless you're a diehard fan and/or masochist, give this a miss.
November 1, 2017
Believe it or not, even though I love mysteries, I had never read Sherlock Holmes! This was the second volume, and I enjoyed it a bit more than the first volume. I do want to go back to re-read the stories that featured Irene Adler and Moriarty.
February 7, 2018
I love Sherlock so much that it makes me sad to know that I’ve read all the stories. I wish there was more!
Displaying 1 - 30 of 223 reviews
Can't find what you're looking for?
Get help and learn more about the design.