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The adventures and the memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Arthur Conan Doyle ; illustrated by Scott McKowen.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2004]Description: vi, 568 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781402714535
  • 140271453X
Contained works:
  • Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
  • Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930. Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Scandal in Bohemia -- Case of identity -- Red-headed league -- Boscombe Valley mystery -- Five orange pips -- Man with the twisted lip -- Blue carbuncle -- Speckled band -- Engineer's thumb -- Noble bachelor -- Beryl coronet -- Copper beeches -- Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: Silver blaze -- Yellow face -- Stockbroker's clerk -- Gloria Scott -- Musgrave ritual -- Religate squires -- Crooked man -- Resident patient -- Greek interpreter -- Naval treaty -- Final problem.
Summary: Test your own powers of deduction alongside those of the most celebrated detective ever to walk the streets of London or grace the pages of a book. Sherlock Holmes brings his extraordinary insight and intriguing quirks to every case he is called upon to solve, sometimes without even leaving the comfort of his Baker Street apartment. In this collection of 23 ingeniously plotted stories, no case is too big, too small, or too bizarre for Holmes. Whether he is foiling the grand schemes of a would-be bank robber or uncovering family secrets kept hidden away for years, Sherlock Holmes at all times proves himself a formidable adversary. With his trusted and always-admiring friend, Dr. Watson, at his side, "the most perfect reasoning and observing machine the world has ever seen" uses his unique analytical gifts to confound every criminal and unravel every mystery. From A Scandal in Bohemia, in which Holmes almost meets his match in a clever enchantress, to The Final Problem, featuring diabolical Professor Moriarty, the eccentric genius of Baker Street will dazzle you with his intellect and ingenuity. This handsome edition contains all the stories from the first two collections of Sherlock Holmes mysteries ever published, along with charming illustrations by Scott McKowen. It is sure to find a treasured place in your family's library. Book club questions by noted educator Arthur Pober, Ed. D., further enhance the reading experience.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction DOYLE ARTHUR C Available 33111010491955
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of historical settings and characters. Christina is a theater set and costume designer and contributed advice on the period clothing for the illustrations.

Scott created these drawings in scratchboard ­ an engraving medium which evokes the look of popular art from the period of these stories. Scratchboard is an illustration board with a specifically prepared surface of hard white chalk. A thin layer of black ink is rolled over the surface, and lines are drawn by hand with a sharp knife by scraping through the ink layer to expose the white surface underneath. The finished drawings are then scanned and the color is added digitally.

It's elementary--there's no more intriguing detective than Sherlock Holmes, with his unequalled powers of deduction, and no better mysteries than the tricky ones that only he can solve. Here are some of the finest Holmes stories, recounted by his trusty friend and assistant, Dr. Watson.

Previously published as two separate volumes entitled: The adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

Test your own powers of deduction alongside those of the most celebrated detective ever to walk the streets of London or grace the pages of a book. Sherlock Holmes brings his extraordinary insight and intriguing quirks to every case he is called upon to solve, sometimes without even leaving the comfort of his Baker Street apartment. In this collection of 23 ingeniously plotted stories, no case is too big, too small, or too bizarre for Holmes. Whether he is foiling the grand schemes of a would-be bank robber or uncovering family secrets kept hidden away for years, Sherlock Holmes at all times proves himself a formidable adversary. With his trusted and always-admiring friend, Dr. Watson, at his side, "the most perfect reasoning and observing machine the world has ever seen" uses his unique analytical gifts to confound every criminal and unravel every mystery. From A Scandal in Bohemia, in which Holmes almost meets his match in a clever enchantress, to The Final Problem, featuring diabolical Professor Moriarty, the eccentric genius of Baker Street will dazzle you with his intellect and ingenuity. This handsome edition contains all the stories from the first two collections of Sherlock Holmes mysteries ever published, along with charming illustrations by Scott McKowen. It is sure to find a treasured place in your family's library. Book club questions by noted educator Arthur Pober, Ed. D., further enhance the reading experience.

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Scandal in Bohemia -- Case of identity -- Red-headed league -- Boscombe Valley mystery -- Five orange pips -- Man with the twisted lip -- Blue carbuncle -- Speckled band -- Engineer's thumb -- Noble bachelor -- Beryl coronet -- Copper beeches -- Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: Silver blaze -- Yellow face -- Stockbroker's clerk -- Gloria Scott -- Musgrave ritual -- Religate squires -- Crooked man -- Resident patient -- Greek interpreter -- Naval treaty -- Final problem.

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