Les Aventures de Sherlock Holmes - BookWyrm Underscore

mass market paperback, 439 pages

Français language

Published Nov. 13, 1966 by Robert Laffont.

OCLC Number:: 757239705

(2 reviews)

Un jour de 1888, Sherlock Holmes reçoit la visite d'un inconnu venu le consulter sur une affaire qui "pourrait influer sur les destinées de l'Europe". Avant qu'il ait ouvert la bouche, le détective a reconnu le roi de Bohême, dont une ancienne amante menace d'empêcher le mariage avec une princesse. Irène Adler, en effet, détient une photo compromettante. Mais déjà Holmes songe à un stratagème pour l'obliger à en trahir la cachette... Elémentaire ? Nul mystère, il est vrai, ne saurait résister aux facultés d'observation, à la mémoire et au flegme légendaires du détective anglais, qu'il s'agisse d'une jeune femme assassinée la veille de son mariage, dans une chambre close ; du dernier mot chuchoté par un agonisant au bord d'un étang ; ou de l'étrange mort de deux frères, après avoir reçu une lettre contenant cinq pépins d'orange... Paru en 1892, ce recueil regroupe les douze premières enquêtes du …

Un jour de 1888, Sherlock Holmes reçoit la visite d'un inconnu venu le consulter sur une affaire qui "pourrait influer sur les destinées de l'Europe". Avant qu'il ait ouvert la bouche, le détective a reconnu le roi de Bohême, dont une ancienne amante menace d'empêcher le mariage avec une princesse. Irène Adler, en effet, détient une photo compromettante. Mais déjà Holmes songe à un stratagème pour l'obliger à en trahir la cachette... Elémentaire ? Nul mystère, il est vrai, ne saurait résister aux facultés d'observation, à la mémoire et au flegme légendaires du détective anglais, qu'il s'agisse d'une jeune femme assassinée la veille de son mariage, dans une chambre close ; du dernier mot chuchoté par un agonisant au bord d'un étang ; ou de l'étrange mort de deux frères, après avoir reçu une lettre contenant cinq pépins d'orange... Paru en 1892, ce recueil regroupe les douze premières enquêtes du plus fameux résident de Baker Street, dont le génie déductif n'a pas fini de fasciner les amateurs d'énigmes.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, which had been published in twelve monthly issues of The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The stories are collected in the same sequence, which is not supported by any fictional chronology. The only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson and all are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view.

Contains: Scandal in Bohemia Red-headed League Case of Identity Boscombe Valley Mystery Five Orange Pips Man with the Twisted Lip Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle Adventure of the Speckled Band Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb Adventure of the Noble Bachelor Adventure of the Beryl Coronet Adventure of the Copper Beeches

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arensb@books.birdsonbicycles.racing reviewed Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle the Annotated Classic Edition by Arthur Conan Doyle

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4 stars

I have a dim memory of reading this book when I was younger, but since then I’ve seen Sherlock Holmes in countless adaptations: movies, TV shows, comics, video games, and more. Some good, some bad.

And so, I was afraid that these stories would stick to a formula: someone brings Holmes a case; he impresses everyone by noticing impossible details and drawing strained conclusions; insults Watson for not being preternaturally observant; insults Inspector Lestrade for being an idiot; notices that one of the ashes in the fireplace is actually not only from tobacco, but produced by Javanese cigars, and thus the murderer must be blah-de-blah yadda yadda lock ‘em up, the end.

So I was glad to see that they don’t. There’s a good amount of variety: Holmes shows up the police (of course); Holmes falls in love; the mystery is not a crime; a locked-door murder outdoors; and more. …

I have a dim memory of reading this book when I was younger, but since then I’ve seen Sherlock Holmes in countless adaptations: movies, TV shows, comics, video games, and more. Some good, some bad.

And so, I was afraid that these stories would stick to a formula: someone brings Holmes a case; he impresses everyone by noticing impossible details and drawing strained conclusions; insults Watson for not being preternaturally observant; insults Inspector Lestrade for being an idiot; notices that one of the ashes in the fireplace is actually not only from tobacco, but produced by Javanese cigars, and thus the murderer must be blah-de-blah yadda yadda lock ‘em up, the end.

So I was glad to see that they don’t. There’s a good amount of variety: Holmes shows up the police (of course); Holmes falls in love; the mystery is not a crime; a locked-door murder outdoors; and more.

Of course, like a lot of Victorian writing, some parts have not aged well. There’s a good amount of sexism, though thankfully no racism that I noticed. It’s easy enough for a modern reader to write off these flaws as the stories being a product of their time.

mjohanning@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2006] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle

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4 stars

I must say that I much preferred this over the previous two books – which, to me, seemed to drag on for way too long at points –, even though I would have perhaps liked fewer but slightly longer stories instead. It often appears to me that the stories conclude rather abruptly, and thus longer stories might have helped mitigate this. It took me about 20-odd minutes to finish each chapter – and thus, story – and lengthening this to perhaps 30 or 40 minutes would've made this book even better.

Nevertheless, the quality of aforesaid stories is extraordinary and it was a very engaging book I was nigh-unable to put down. I am most definitely looking forward to reading the upcoming book.