{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes","title":"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in book form in 1892, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings together twelve stories that helped establish one of literature’s most enduring detectives. From the celebrated case of Irene Adler in “A Scandal in Bohemia” to the curious red-headed men of “The Red-Headed League” and the chilling mystery of “The Speckled Band”, Sherlock Holmes and his devoted companion Dr Watson encounter crimes that test the limits of observation and reason. Moving between London’s fog-bound streets and the country houses of Victorian England, the stories turn seemingly trivial details into clues of startling significance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten with economy, wit and narrative precision, these adventures helped shape the modern detective story and made Holmes a sensation among readers of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Watson’s warm, admiring narration provides a human counterpoint to Holmes’s formidable intellect, while the stories explore deception, social ambition, justice and the secrets concealed beneath respectable appearances. Illustrated by Sidney Paget in their original magazine appearances, they remain foundational works of detective fiction and a defining achievement in Arthur Conan Doyle’s career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Arthur Conan Doyle, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“He has had the wit to devise excellent plots, interesting complications; he tells them in honest Saxon-English with directness and pith.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Dr Joseph Bell, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bookman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, December 1892\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64067570434378,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thelamppostparis.com\/fr\/products\/the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes","provider":"The Lamp-Post Library \u0026 Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}