Le avventure di Sherlock Holmes. Ediz. integrale

Dreaming of London, I simply had to pick this up. Plus, it is FREE with my Audible subscription so a double bonus! This was part of the 100 Books to Read Before You Die According to the BBC: https://www.listchallenges.com/bbcs-t... To date, I have read 61 out of the 100, and I am determined to read th Leggi tutto

A collection of adventures. A short story collection by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. After two full length novels, this is the first short story collection. A mixed bag, as always with collections goes, Sherlock Holmes being no exception to the rule. Half of them good or very good, the other half not s

Nothing compares to the original. If you really want to know Holmes and Watson, this is what you read. The characterization and pacing is, for me, delightful. The insights into a London of trains and mail more than once a day, the manners of the time, the dialogue . . . this is a feast. Very honestly Leggi tutto

I bought this at a library sale essentially on the principle of 'well, I should read it'. Expectations of actually enjoying it? Hm… low. Reality? I’m obsessed. The appeal in these stories comes in their brief nature. They’re easy to read before bedtime, each night, if you want to be incredibly cheesy Leggi tutto

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes , published in 1892, and available for free online reading or downloading here on Project Gutenberg (or many other places), is a collection of twelve Sherlock Holmes short stories. Doyle's formula for his Sherlock stories gets a little bit worn and visible after you Leggi tutto

Sherlock es un gran personaje y en estos relatos se confirma, intuitivo, observador, divertido. Watson un gran narrador se historias y el complemento perfecto de este investigador. Mi favorito: Escándalo en Bohemia.