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Four superb stories featuring the peerless sleuth and his faithful sidekick, Dr. Watson: "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," "The Adventure of the Dying Detective," "The Musgrave Ritual" and "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans." Wonderful introduction to Holmes corpus; pocket-size treat for any mystery lover.
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Great book at cheap price
Loved the book. Not like the large novels of sherlock holmes. There were few short fun stories and definitely worth reading. Also extremely cheap, easy to carry and fun reading!!

quality
I believe that the Dancing Men is one of the best of Sherlock Holmes. It shows the deductive power of a detective to break a secret code with very little information.
Excellent book. Strongly recommended.

Genius
In my 16 years of existence, I have read the complete Sherlock Holmes 4 times, yet they still continue to amaze me. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a genius, and it shows through his whole series. This book combines4 of themany great mysteries that make the Holmes legend live on. Definitely worthmuch more than the 80 cents!

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's puzzles are engrossing.
I have read the Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of the Dancing Men and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories and in all his stories he reveals that marvelous skill of deduction through keen observation. SirArthur Conan Doyle is showing us through his writing how much informationyou can get about a person, place or thing just by observing it.I wasamazed as to how he was able to discipher the code of the dancing men.Before he reveals the answer you should try to figure it out because it ispossible. ... Read more

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White Company
Hadn't heard of this book before but decided to take a risk on the good name of the author, and I wasn't disappointed. Very enjoyable summer read. Excellent development of characters, great plot, held my interest from page one. Refreshing that the central characters, though beset with personal hills to climb, can find in their comraderie more than each could have hoped for alone.Ready to take a chance on another of Doyle's creations. ... Read more

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Classic chilling fiction from a master storyteller

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle needs no introduction. His work-particularly notable for the creation of the great fictional detective Sherlock Holmes-has guaranteed him a place in the pantheon of the most renowned storytellers of any age. Like many of his contemporaries Doyle wrote fiction with a wide range of themes, from crime and science fiction to historical romance, and the ever popular genre of the supernatural and strange naturally appeared within his portfolio. Fortunately, Doyle was so prolific that there is a substantial number of these stories-all executed with the consummate skill for which he is famous-and they have been gathered together here within a special three volume set by Leonaur. In this first volume, available in softcover and quality hardcover for collectors, readers will discover the novella, 'The Maracot Deep,' two novelettes 'Lot No. 249' and 'John Barrington Cowles' together with sixteen short stories including, 'The Beetle Hunter,' 'The Sealed Room,' 'The Nightmare Room,' 'The Terror of Blue John Gap,' 'A Pastoral Horror' and many others ... Read more

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The White Company is a historical romance set in the Middle Ages, with perhaps a little more cynicism than usual in the Victorian genre. Conan Doyle subsequently wrote a prequel, Sir Nigel. ... Read more

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Doyle considered this his best work
Doyle considered this his best work - although never his most popular. It remained reasonably popular through the 1960's but is not as nearly well known today.However, it has recently gotten some increased readership by being offered free, or nearly free on Amazaon's Kindle and other electronic reader platforms.

Doyle spent a considerable effort trying to get the the 1360's right - right "tone" of speech, customs of the time, andhistorical background (set duing the Hundred Year's War). The title refers to a "free compay" of Enlish archers.In addition to it's Hundred Year War theme, it sheds light on the cultural changes brought on by the black death, and the background conflicts between church and state.

Doyle notes the extensive research he did to make this a historical novel worthy the name.

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leather bound book is accented in 22kt. gold. Titles include: The Lost World; The Poison Belt; The Land of Mists and Other Stories ... Read more

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A facsimile edition of a portion of the manuscript and a complete transcript of the previously unpublished manuscript. Edited and with an introduction by Peter E. Blau, and with commentary by leading Sherlockian and Doylean scholars. ... Read more

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NOTE: This edition has a linked "Table of Contents" and has been beautifully formatted (searchable and interlinked) to work on your Amazon e-book reader, Amazon Desktop Reader, and your ipod e-book reader.

This edition contains all of the "Sherlock Holmes" stories (4 novels and 56 short stories) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The contents are:

Including the novels:
A Study In Scarlet
The Sign of the Four
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Valley of Fear

Short story collections:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
His Last Bow
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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Typos mar an otherwise great value
The stories themselves are, of course, beyond reproach. And the value of all four novels and all the short stories for under a buck is ridiculous. However, the number of typos here is outrageous, and it's particularly off-putting here because of the exquisite craft of the writing. There were several instances in the first few stories I read where a series of typos changed the meaning of the story, causing me to go back and re-read. The exact kind of irritating experience I don't want when I'm reading purely for pleasure. Why can't someone simply proofread and correct the Kindle version before it's published? I am sure they've sold a thousand Kindle versions of this book. If Amazon charged $1.49 instead of $.99, they could pay some smarty-pants grad student $500 to proofread and I bet they'd have lost very few sales. Instead, I find myself once again reluctant to purchase any book written before the Kindle era.

Not Kindle ready
It was encouraging to see a complete Sherlock Holmes set on Kindle. But although it is readable, Kindle makes frequent mistakes about location and reverts to other books when moving from chapter to chapter in one selection. I gave up trying to read when it would inexplicably made a hyperspace leap to another unnamed book or short story and require careful searching to find the actual volume and page I had just been reading.This Kindle edition needs to be fixed or junked. It ain't worth even a buck as is.

sherlock holmes addict
Even long time, die hard afficionados of "Sherlock Holmes" will appreciate this collection. I have hard cover copies of all the works pertaining to Holmes, in my home library (well and often read over the years) but I love having them on my Kindle.

InterestingPicture of the Late victorian Era
The Holmes stories span a period from 1880 to 1914 (though most of the stories are set before 1903 -- Conan Doyle wrote them starting in 1892 through 1925).It is interesting to compare the original stories with the Basil Rathbone movies (which most of us are familiar with -- only two of which were based in any great way on the stories).

Based on the stories, I would say that Rathbone's portrayal was right on; whereas Nigel Bruce's Watson was perhaps a bit more bumbling than that depicted in the stories.

Another discovery was the references to America in the stories.Two stand out in my memory:in "A Study in Scarlet" almost half the book is a story within a story about mormons in Utah around the time of Brigham Young (although he is not specifically mentioned, several senior "bishops" are). Another story's key clue was "KKK", and I'm thinking Ku Klux Klan -- but it couldn't be? But it actually was about the clan (in Florida in 1869) -- also an interesting explanation of the derivation of the name "Ku Klux Klan" is given by Holmes.

My main reason for reading these (even though they are crackling good stories in their own right) was to get a picture from the background of the state of technology in the 1880s and 90s.Electric lighting does not appear much, nor do autos.On the other hand in one of the earliest stories reference is made to the fact that there was a telephone at Scotland Yard.Fast travel is always by train, and fast communications is always by telegraph.Cars do appear in a few of the later stories.

Kindle formatting was adequate; the table of contents (of a very large compound book) was helpful.

Good for a short bit of entertainment
In this volume you will find all of Conan Doyle's complete stories of Sherlock Holmes and four novels (or really novellas).Most of the stories will keep you guessing and are fun reads to boot.The four novellas are like lengthened short stories.The first parts of the detective stories featuring Holmes and Watson while the last part are usually back story to explain the motivation for the parties who either hired Holmes or were the criminals themselves.If you are looking for detailed characterization you should look elsewhere, but if you enjoy short interesting events-centered stories you will really enjoy this book. This is great reading for those who like the continuity of reading a long book, but don't have the time to invest in something long.I found the Kindle edition especially helpful with the table of contents feature.There are a few typos, but it did not detract from the reading experience. ... Read more

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The Lost World is a popular early 20th century novel written by author Arthur Conan Doyle. The story is about a South American expedition to a plateau where prehistoric animals survive. As one of the most important works of dinosaur-related fiction, The Lost World is highly recommended for those who are interested in dinosaurs or those who are fans of the writings of Arthur Conan Doyle. ... Read more

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Great Book!
This was an awesome book. Now it may not seem so original, but if you look back at the time it was written, this was probably groundbreaking. All in all, this was a good read--but I'd like to point out that for a dollar-something you can buy all the Professor Challenger stories (which were all great.)

Great book, but save yourself some money and buy the Professor Challenger Omnibus.

Adventure
I have seen many of the movies generated from this book, The Lost World, but this is the first time that I read the book...sad to say.The book is more on two cultures (Ape-men vs. Indians) and how the explorers assisted the Indians in over coming the Ape-men and this act would change their future.Sir Doyle is known for writting the Sherlock Holmes adventures, but there is more to him than the sly detective.If you like the movies, then you need to read the book and see what Sir Arthur Conan Doyle saw in the Lost World...I enjoyed this book on my kindle. ... Read more

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The story of the messages given by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, through Grace Cooke. An account of life after death is given in this book which tells of the sequence of events that resulted in the formation of the White Eagle Lodge. ... Read more

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the legendary author of the Sherlock Holmes novels, didn't just dwell in the imaginary world of fictional crimes. He also got involved with two real-life criminal cases-and wrote about them.

Now, "The Case of George Ernest Thompson Edalji" and "The Case of Oscar Slater" are presented in their entirety as originally written, and collected here for the first time in one volume, for true crime readers, legal-thriller fans, history buffs-and all the Sherlock Holmes fans who want to know more about the mind behind their favorite literary detective.Amazon.com Review
It might come as no surprise that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, after creating the first world-renowned fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, started to believe that he could solve real-life crimes. What is surprising is that Doyle was sometimes successful. While the muscular, mustachioed author and his thin, hawk-nosed character would never have been mistaken for one another, they did share an abhorrence for injustice. And Doyle's association as a student with a medical professor named Joseph Bell--who, through close observation, could deduce extraordinary amounts of information from his patients--gave him both a model for the brilliant Holmes and an appreciation for careful forensic methodology.

The True Crime Files of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle focuses on a couple of curious British cases, both involving men Doyle believed were innocent. The first, which drew Doyle's attention in 1906, involved a shy half-British, half-Indian lawyer named George Edalji, who'd allegedly penned threatening letters and mutilated animals. Police were dead set on Edalji's guilt, though the mutilations continued even after their suspect was jailed. The second case examined here--that of Oscar Slater, a German Jew and gambling-den operator convicted of bludgeoning an 82-year-old woman in 1908--excited Doyle's curiosity because of inconsistencies in the prosecution case and a general sense that Slater was framed.

Editor Stephen Hines has compiled Doyle's passionate writings about these criminal probes as well as myriad missives to the press and other background material. This accumulation of arcana will delight passionate Doyle fans, though it's probably too much for the average reader, who may be satisfied with Steven Womack's introductory synopsis. --J. Kingston Pierce ... Read more

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Utterly Engrossing True Crime Stories of Classic Author...
I loved the investigative work of Arthur Conan Doyle in his snippets from actual cases of his day and generation. Once you start reading this fascinating book you will not be able to put it down. It beats anything from modern true crime (which I normally enjoy) because it has the historical significance and an almost otherworldly feel to it. Great book!

A 'must' for any avid Doyle reader
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, was not only a writer: he was a scientist, physician, political activist and an amateur detective himself. Two actual criminal cases same to his attention and inspired him to become involved: these two cases are documented in the True Crime Files Of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for the first time and will represent a 'must' for any avid Doyle reader surprised to find something new.

Real Crime Investigations !
In 1903, there occurred an outbreak of animal maiming; farm animals were found horribly mutilated and left to die.Obviously a sick hand was at work. George Edalji, a 30-year-old solicitor became the suspect of authorities.At best George can be describes as a shy, anxious and physically quite frail, not exactly the hardened criminal type.On the evening of the grave event George returned home from work to take a short stroll before dinner, that night in the field less than a mile from his home, someone disemboweled a pony and left it to die.The police under pressure to apprehend the culprit arrested George and charged him with the crime. Conan Doyle on looking at the evidence decided a grave miscarriage of justice had occurred. Conan went out on a campaign to set the record straight and in doing so staked his reputation on the innocence of Edalji; condemned to seven years penal servitude by a country magistrate.

Oscar Slater a pimp, hustler and a draft dodging German, had abandoned his wife and ran away with his mistress. On the eve of December as Oscar was planning to migrate to America, a few blocks away Marion Gilchrist was murdered by an intruder after he jewels. The case against Slater was circumstantial at best. Oscar was found guilty for the crime and sentenced; despite mountain evidence proving his innocence. In this case Oscar began a letter campaign and appealed to judges to re-open the case and correct the wrongs done.

In both the cases Conan Doyle has shown his immense observation and deduction techniques to illustrate the grave injustice done.

Detective in Action
I believe this book is more than a book just for Sherlock Holmes fans or Conan Doyle fans.It is for anyone who wants to match his or her wits against the Great Detective himself, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.The authors or editors of this book have taken articles, letters to the editor, trial transcripts, and even handwriting samples and reproduced them from the pages of the Daily Telegraph of London, a paper that is still going strong today.They can match wits with Conan Doyle as he tries to solve the mystery of George Edalji.In a similar fashion they can follow along with the reasoning of Sir Arthur as he probes the case of Oscar Slater, a German-born jew convicted of jewel theft and murder in Glasgow.This is a book that lets anyone interested in mysteries, particularly true ones, be the judge of whether the men were innocent or guity as charged.

Sleuthing On Real Cases in Print!
Truth is always stranger than fiction.In this interesting book, we see the messiness of real cases and the potential for miscarriages of justice.What's a intrepid author of detective stories to do but dive right in!

This book will be most appealing to those who want to see how a writer of detective fiction could do with really solving cases.If you prefer the neatness of fiction, you will probably not enjoy this book.

The book begins with a brief biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.At the end of the biography is a brief overview of the two real-life crime cases in which he became involved after the fact in trying to help people he viewed as innocent.

In the first case, that of George Ernest Thompson Edalji, a young solicitor of exemplary character is accused and convicted of mutilating a horse.The man had long been the object of accusatory letters to the police.The motive seems to have been prejudice against a family of Indian descentWhile Mr. Edalji was in prison, Sir Arthur began a newspaper campaign to free Mr. Edalji.In the course of trying to free Mr. Edalji, Sir Arthur makes lots of mistakes that delay the progress of the public protest.Pretending to know more about optics than he did, Doyle created much confusion that initially made some think the worse of Mr. Edalji.Gradually, the right evidence emerged.One of the most fascinating parts of the case is the public challenge that Sir Arthur made to the conclusions of a handwriting "expert."Unlike fictional stories, there are loose ends that will never be resolved.That makes thinking about the case all that much more interesting.

Most of the book is made up of this case.The material includes the letters by Sir Arthur to the newspapers, official reports, letters to the editors by those who support and oppose Sir Arthur's attempts, expert commentaries, and evaluations by other media of the case.Mr. Edalji was released from imprisonment after 3 years, but given no pardon.Sir Arthur kept on.Eventually, a commission was established that found Mr. Edalji deserved a pardon.

Along the way, you will find many humorous circumstances.The police appear to have fabricated evidence.The police also suspected that Mr. Edalji might molest an animal and had him under surveillance.Their case depended on Mr. Edalji having sneaked past four policemen from a locked room in which he slept with his light-sleeping father, the vicar.Mr. Edalji was so nearsighted that he could probably not have even found the animal in the dark.

The second case concerns Oscar Slater, a "blackguard" who was German Jew by origin.Based on questionable eyewitness testimony, Mr. Slater was brought back from New York to stand trial for beating an elderly woman to death to get her diamond brooch.The closest connection that Mr. Slater had was that he had pawned a different diamond brooch of similar value belonging to his live-in lady friend at about the same time.Mr. Slater spent 18 years in jail before being released.He eventually got a pardon and some recompense for the error.Mr. Slater refused to repay Sir Arthur for the sums expended on his behalf.So much for gratitude!

As in the earlier case, the police seem to have been involved in some wrong-doing to protect a prominent person from being accused.One detective had his career ruined in the process of persevering.Prejudice against the foreigner also played a role.There is also some suggestion that the police didn't want to arrest Slater, but wanted to make it look like they had found the guilty party.He may have surprised them by voluntarily coming back for trial.

Sir Arthur had learned his lesson.He was much more careful in the way that he conducted his defense, and made many fewer errors.He also knew that he could not rely on public opinion to support someone who was not a very desirable character.

These two cases certainly helped Sir Arthur rise in my esteem.

I wonder what would happen now if prominent mystery writers tried to help free "innocents" who have been convicted.Who would be best at it?

Speak out for truth and justice . . . always!

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Perhaps the two best historical novels ever written about the Hundred Years War

“[These two books] made an accurate picture of that great age, and that as a single piece of work they form the most complete, satisfying and ambitious thing I have ever done." - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories are classics of western literature. But many people don’t realize that he was also among the best historical novelists of his day. Sir Nigel and the White Company combines two of his best novels into one.

Sir Nigel describes the early years of Nigel Loring during his initial service with King Edward III during the Hundred Years War. Doyle captures the period brilliantly—from the cadence and style of their speech, to unforgettable descriptions of court life, to the capture of the Castle of La Brohiniere, to a stirring account of the Battle of Poitiers. It is a classic adventure tale, full of romance, chivalry, battles, brutality, and humor as the impoverished Nigel Loring and his attendant Aylward seek their fortunes.

In The White Company, it is now 1366 and Sir Nigel is the leader of a raucous band of English bowmen known as the White Company. It’s a story of hard blows and daring feats, to be sure, but it also captures the spirit that animated the English leaders and shows the reasons why the reputation of the English bowmen was so fearsome. When Conan Doyle was once asked which novel of his was his favorite, he replied, The White Company. “I was young” he said, “and full of the first joy of life and action and I think I got some of it into my pages."

If you enjoy reading about chivalrous knights and glorious deeds, in a context of historical accuracy, this book is for you.

“Now order the ranks, and fling wide the banners, for our souls are God's, our bodies the king's, and our swords for Saint George and for England!"- The White Company
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This Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains a dozen short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle(1859-1930) was a Scottish physician who began writing as a way to pass time between patients at his medical practice.

In addition to Sherlock Holmes, Doyle wrote dozens of other pieces of fiction and several influential non-fiction works.This collection includes some of most notable non-Holmes works, including THE MAN WITH THE WATCHES.

This ebook is DRM free and includes an active table of contents.


Contents:

The Horror of the Heights
The Leather Funnel
The New Catacomb
The Case of Lady Sannox
The Terror of Blue John Gap
The Brazilian Cat

The Lost Special
The Beetle-Hunter
The Man with the Watches
The Japanned Box
The Black Doctor
The Jew's Breastplate
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A cavalcade of the medieval world within two classic novels of historical fiction

Despite his success with his famous fictional detective, Arthur Conan Doyle's first love was the historical novel and in his own estimation he wrote few better than the two collected together in this book. 'Sir Nigel' was actually written after 'The White Company,' but in the Leonaur edition it appears first since within it the reader is introduced to one of the principal characters of both novels-Sir Nigel Loring. The scene for these adventures is England and France in the 14th Century against a backdrop of The Hundred Years War. Young Nigel in service to his king, Edward III begins his career as a squire. It is the start a 'rites of passage' journey which will include the Black Prince among other notables of the period, skirmishes at sea and ultimately the monumental Battle of Poitiers. 'The White Company' continues Sir Nigel's story as once again he campaigns against the French, this time in company with a new young hero, Alleyne Edricson. As usual this Leonaur edition allows collectors to own these essential novels as a combined set within a single substantial volume available in both soft back and hardcover with dust jacket. ... Read more

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A Very Old Friend
I've been reading these books on and off for about 60 years, and I bought this copy for a grandson.Scroogelike I cannot be parted from my battered hardbacks because I intend reading them again before I die.

Tony Morphett

A beautiful edition of classic Arthur Conan Doyle adventure stories
This is a beautiful edition by Leonaur including 2 classic adventure novels set during the 100 years war by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. It is a great way to have contemporary editions of classic stories. ... Read more