The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most famous for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes and long-suffering sidekick Dr Watson. Conan Doyle was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

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• SIDE 1 'The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier'
• SIDE 2 'The Adventure of the Creeping Man'
• SIDE 3 'The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone'
• SIDE 4 'The Adventure of the Three Gables'

The masterful stories in this collection relate Holmes and Watson's involvement with the case of an eminent physiologist inexplicably savaged by his faithful wolfhound, of the priceless stolen Crown diamond found in the pocket of a peer, and of the mysterious figure who means to buy Mrs Maberley's house and all of its contents, whatever the cost, while Holmes himself tells the story of a Boer war hero set to inherit a fortune who mysteriously disappears from the family seat.

Known and loved by generation after generation, this shrewd amateur detective, with faithful Watson by his side, has earned his place in our national life and social history.

This collection of four short stories, taken from 'The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes', indulges us with more exciting adventures of Baker Street's most famous resident.