Essential Sherlock Holmes volume 1, KINDLE

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KINDLE EDITION.

Edited by Dan Andriacco, BSI.

At last! The first of three volumes bringing together, in chronological order, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most important adventures of SHERLOCK HOLMES from a biographical point of view, augmented with insightful essays and striking illustrations.

The stories featured in this first volume of The Essential Sherlock Holmes include:

• The Gloria Scott – Holmes’s first unofficial case as a college student
• The Musgrave Ritual – Holmes’s only recorded case as a new professional
• A Study in Scarlet – Sherlock Holmes is introduced to Dr. John H. Watson

Each of the above stories features a new introduction by Dan Andriacco, BSI, and includes at least one new essay:

• Life Lessons from the “Gloria Scott” – Carla Kissenger Coupe, ASH, BSI
• Growing Up as Sherlock Holmes – Rich Krisciunas
• Something a little Recherche: Looking Back on The Musgrave Ritual – Mary Alcaro, BSI
• The Musgrave Ritual and 1870s England: The Twilight of the Landed Elite, but Just the Beginning for Holmes – David L. Leal, PhD
• The Beginnings of a Beautiful Friendship – Jenn Eaker, ASH, BSI
• Transpositions, Re-Imaginings, and Absences: Adapting A Study in Scarlet – Ashley D. Polasek, ASH, BSI
• A Study in Consistency – Dan Andriacco, BSI