the more you read, the more you feel that holmes is the ultimate symbol of mind

A real mixed bag of stories featuring Sherlock Holmes. A very good introduction places each story in context.

The first thing that struck me about this book was the loving care and research that had been made by Richard Lancelyn Green in coming up with this collection of apocryphal Sherlock Holmes stories. This is not a collection of Sherlockian pastiches in the present sense, because the authors had, most painstakingly, tried to write Sherlock Holmes stories as they were written by Sire Arthur Conan Doyle, and NOT their own stories using the canonical characters. Hence, the stories refrain from taking

I've never met a Sherlock Holmes story I didn't love.

Recently I've been watching through the Granada series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations. It's a really great series for anyone into Sherlock Holmes or who likes mystery stories in general - the adaptation is mostly faithful and usually well paced to sustain the tension, the characterisation of Holmes and Watson is a joy and the acting, particularly by Brett, is absolutely superb. Sherlock is slightly "off" but never cruel or heartless and cares deeply for Watson and the people he helps. It made me...

First time reader of this author and now i am hooked. This was such a great, easy and creative series. i was hooked after the first page. The characters were easy to fall in love with and follow, along with the story. the author made the mental visions so easy and vivid of the surroundings and the characters actions felt so real.i would highly recommend this author and this series.

Really one of the best collections of Sherlock Holmes pastiches I've read. The first story, The Adventure of the First Class Carriage, is the only clunker, and even it isn't bad, just middling. Each of the authors does a remarkably good job recapturing the originals, and though a few of the plots are predictable, others are very tight. The twist at the end of the final story, The Adventure of Hillerman Hall, is a special treat, even though (view spoiler)[the relevant character would have been qu...

Well I like any Sherlock Holmes story I have read (so far) and this book is no exception. The stories in this book are true to the spirit of Conan Doyle's hero and very enjoyable. Well written and enjoyable even I think without the Holmes name being mentioned. So much the better for being about and in spirit the estimable of Sherlock Holmes.

More excellent reading!

The WOMAN

A well written book. Enjoyed reading it.

My favourite quote was from Stuart Palmer ~ The Adventure of the Marked Man "But I told her that any man would be glad to volunteer for a tour of duty with Mister Holmes, the celebrated detective from England.""From England?" I put in wonderingly. "And where are we now?""In Cornwall," Said Holmes nudging me gently with his elbow.Made me giggle!I find that I enjoyed the other authors brought Sherlock and Watsons Characters out better then Sir Arthur.Arthur was good at the plot but not great at br...

I can't add much to the pages and pages of reviews of Sherlock Holmes. Because of a disability, I put off reading the collected works of Arthur Conan Doyle, specifically Holmes. The books were so big I couldn't hold them long enough to even attempt reading. When I finally got a Kindle it was the first thing I downloaded. And I'm so grateful I did. If you've ever even remotely considered picking up Doyle's most famous masterpieces, go for it!! And, as always readers, ENJOY!!

Hello, I hope that you will be in the best condition. I am very impressed by the works of the writer "Arthur Conan Doyle" , especially his short novel The Debascal ",The Hound of the Baskervilles" to solve the mystery of the issue and I suggest to everyone who is interested in this narrative color to exchange discussion, opinions, experiences, and ideas

Not a bad book this of generally early Holmes stories not penned by Arthur Conan Doyle..some of which have I interesting pedigrees as shown in the introduction either by being mistaken as Canon or being written by Conan Doyle's offspring (well one is).The tales themselves generally avoid cliche..in fact I think it is really only Adrian Conan Doyle who borders this with a rogue 'elementary' or too and at least one 'the game is afoot'.The tales are fairly short and in some ways fairly light too bu...

Always love the logic in these books!

Eleven stories of varying quality - and to be truthful, even the best of them isn't brilliant - written around the period 1920-1950, by authors wishing to "add" to Conan Doyle's detective canon. Some are little more than mediocre attempts to produce fresh cases for the famous private detective, others attempt to pastiche Holmes' and Watson's characters. Few go down the whodunnit route - I always feel the actual detection in the Conan Doyle stories could be sharper and more challenging - but noth...

This is a really solid collection, put out by Penguin in the mid-1980s, containing pastiches from Ronald Knox onwards. In addition to Knox's contribution, there's also a delightfully rococo contribution from Vincent Starrett. A 1945 story by S.C. Roberts cleverly alludes to the Megatherium Trust invented by notable Sherlockian Dorothy L. Sayers; "The Adventure of the Purple Hand" neatly combines the canon's elements of the grotesque with its fundamental faith in the potential of human compassion...

This book contains a series of Sherlock Holmes stories by various writers of what would now be called fan fiction. Although a Sherlock Holmes fans will find them worth a read the collection is a bit disappointing. The plot lines are either copies of an earlier story or a very simple and predictable case of false identity. The only story which managed to build up an excitement or intrigue was "The Adventure of the Purple Hand". The most interesting part of the book is the introduction which descr...

Reasonable, yes. But no classic.