The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 11 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/03/2010

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

"Holmes," I cried. "Is it really you? Can it indeed be that you are alive? Is it possible that you succeeded in climbing out of that awful abyss?"

Sherlock Holmes did not lose his life at the Reichenbach Falls. Nor has three years of absence taken away his power to startle the faithful Dr. Watson. But it is the Park Lane mystery—the murder of the Honorable Ronald Adair—that brings Holmes back to life and the search for the second most dangerous man in London.

And when that case is satisfactorily concluded, Holmes is once again free to devote himself to examining twelve more of those interesting little problems that the complex life of London so plentifully presents.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes contains the following tales: "The Adventure of the Empty House," "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder," "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist," "The Adventure of the Priory School," "The Adventure of Black Peter," "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton," "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons," "The Adventure of the Three Students," "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez," "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter," "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange," and "The Adventure of the Second Stain."

About Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle, a Scottish writer whose works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays, romances, poetry, and nonfiction, is best known as the creator of the detective Sherlock Holmes. While Holmes was the embodiment of scientific thinking, Doyle himself did not exhibit the same rationality, believing in fairies and occultism. His Sherlock Holmes stories have been translated into more than fifty languages and have been made into plays, films, radio and television series, cartoons, and comic books. By 1920, Doyle was one of the most highly paid writers in the world. Other works by Doyle include The Lost World, the first book in the Professor Challenger series; The White Company, one of his many historical novels; and The Great Boer War.

Doyle was born at Picardy Place, near Edinburgh, in 1859. He was educated in Jesuit schools and studied at Edinburgh University. In 1884, he married Louise Hawkins. Doyle qualified as a doctor in 1885 and practiced medicine as an eye specialist in Hampshire until 1891, when he became a full-time writer. Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story, A Study in Scarlet, was published in 1887 and introduced the detective's faithful associate, Dr. Watson.

During the Boer war in South Africa (1899-1902), Doyle served several months as the senior physician at a field hospital. There he wrote The War in South Africa, in which he expressed the imperial view. He twice ran unsuccessfully for Parliament but nevertheless was knighted in 1902. In 1907, fourteen months after his wife died, Doyle married Jean Leckie. After his son Kingsley died in the first World War, Doyle dedicated himself to spiritualistic studies at his home in Windlesham, Sussex. He died himself in 1930.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Federico on July 28, 2024

Sherlock is back! Another excellent collection by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Amazing to see the legendary detective come back from the land of the dead relatively unscathed. A mixed bag, as always, but with some unique finds that set a difference compared to so many similar stories before. A collecti......more

Goodreads review by Steven on August 04, 2020

Es muy diferente escribir por placer que por obligación. En realidad 3,4 Para nadie es un secreto que Arthur Conan Doyle estaba harto de Sherlock Holmes. Su creación, se convirtió en un problema porque controlarlo se hacía cada vez más difícil y porque usar este personaje lo forzaba a escribir novelas......more

Goodreads review by Велислав on April 14, 2025

4.5 ⭐️ „Долината на ужаса“ е много силна и мрачна криминална история! Това е последният роман за легендарните образи Холмс и Уотсън. Той се състои от две впечатляващи сюжетни линии, като в първата проследяваме разследването на Холмс на абсолютно мистериозно убийство, а пък във втората научаваме какви......more

Goodreads review by Werner on April 07, 2023

Note, April 7, 2023: When I read short story collections intermittently over a long period of time, my reactions are similarly written piecemeal, while they're fresh in my mind. That gives the reviews a choppy, and often repetitive, quality. I'm now trying to go back and edit some of those done in t......more

Goodreads review by Saadia on May 29, 2021

The most interesting part of the book is when Sherlock Holmes returns; the emotional connection shared by Dr. Watson is not only moving but also praiseworthy. Shows how their friendship and value for one another have grown enormously throughout the years. Coming back to the stories, I found them les......more