{"product_id":"the-complete-sherlock-holmes-volumes-i-ii-used-hardcover-sir-arthur-conan-doyle","title":"The Complete Sherlock Holmes Volumes I \u0026 II (Used Hardcover) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle","description":"\u003cp\u003eVolume 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEccentric, arrogant, and ingenious, Sherlock Holmes remains the world's most popular and influential fictional detective. In four novels and fifty-six short stories, Holmes with his trusted friend Dr. Watson, steps from his comfortable quarters at 221B Baker Street into the swirling fog of London. Combining detailed observation with brilliant deduction, Holmes rescues the innocent, confounds the guilty, and solves the most perplexing puzzles crime has to offer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume I of The Complete Sherlock Holmes begins with Holmes's first appearance, A Study in Scarlet, a chilling murder novel complete with bloodstained walls and cryptic clues. This is followed by the baffling The Sign of Four, which introduces Holmes's cocaine problem and Watson's future wife. Volume I also includes the story collections The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, and concludes with the tale \"The Final Problem,\" in which Conan Doyle, tired of writing Holmes stories, kills off his famed sleuth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume II of The Complete Sherlock Holmes begins with The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, tired of writing about Holmes, had killed him off at the end of “The Final Problem,” the last tale in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (found in Volume I of The Complete Sherlock Holmes). Public demand for new Holmes stories was so great, however, that Conan Doyle eventually resurrected him. The first story in The Return, “The Adventure of the Empty House,” features Conan Doyle’s infamously inventive explanation of how Holmes escaped what seemed like certain death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Dustjackets slightly worn. Cover, pages and binding unmarked and intact. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0928MLS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reach Literacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67612222718176,"sku":"Classics","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0431\/0794\/2562\/files\/OIP_63fb0b6e-d1cb-40cf-9a74-f0805a93d26d.webp?v=1790608570","url":"https:\/\/reachareader.com\/products\/the-complete-sherlock-holmes-volumes-i-ii-used-hardcover-sir-arthur-conan-doyle","provider":"Reach Literacy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}