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Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (Oxford World's Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Creator: W. W. Robson
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 467175
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 336
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0192839179
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8
EAN: 9780192839176
ASIN: 0192839179
Publication Date: November 4, 1999
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Condition: Same ISBN with different cover format. A new copy available for immediate dispatch from the UK.
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 Excellence as standard with Holmes as good as ever February 10, 2008
The Penguin (Great Britain)
There is a general feeling - refelcted in reviews here, and in the "sherlockian" world that these are somehow inferior stories to those in the earlier collections. I can't agree, take the "Illustrious Client", "Creeping Man" and "Thor Bridge" are all as gripping and exciting as anything Conan-Doyle ever wrote. These stories originally published in 1927 all reflect the victorian era of the other stories and run at fast pace.
I've chosen to review this particular edition as it is not only the edition that started me off on Holmes but is a delightful take on the Penguin standard format of paperbacks.
The books are of normal Penguin quality, that is "throwaway" paper bound strongly. It's unclear as to why Penguin didn't use Green as their traditional crime paperback colour - but one of the happy accidents is that this looks great on the shelf next to the collected Richard Hannay as well as the recently published Penguin celebrations.
If i've gone on about the format I'm sorry, but you can't review a Holmes story without revealing the endings!
 More for completists than beginners May 11, 2007
D. Gates (London)
Probably the main weakness is that, perhaps inevitably, some of the plots are either comparatively weak or have been partly recycled from previous stories (this was after all the last volume that Conan Doyle wrote). As such it isn't quite as fresh or satisfying overall as 'Adventures...' or 'Memoirs...'
That said, however, some of the individual stories are terrific. For me, '...Thor Bridge' and '...Sussex Vampire' in particular would stand up with some of the best ever and combined with some decent others are well worth the cover price.
PS. Homosexual incest does not appear to me to be a theme of any of these stories despite being referenced in the blurb, which I find bizarre to say the least! If any readers could assist me I would be fascinated (albeit morbidly) to know what this is referring to...
A lovely edition November 10, 2006
Roger Johnson (Chelmsford, England)
This lovely hardback edition of 'The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes' works out cheaper than a standard paperback! It's much nicer to look at and to handle. There's an informative afterword by author and editor David Stuart Davies. The print is clear and attractive, and the production values excellent - full-cloth binding, all gilt edges, head and tail bands, ribbon marker, and section-sewn. With the others in the set, this edition has an honoured place on my shelves.
 The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes July 28, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Although the latter Holmes stories have received much criticism, I personally feel that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was brilliant to the very end. For the most part, the plots in these stories are as ingenious as any of the ones in the earlier stories. The only thing about these stories that is somewhat disappointing is that they do not add very much to Holmes' character. The emphasis is more on the mystery instead of on the intrigue of Holmes' character as most of the earlier stories were. While some may find it annoying that Doyle left so much mystery about Holmes, I feel strongly that this is the very reason that Sherlock Holmes is one of the most popular characters in fiction. The only other way that Doyle could have done it would have been to give Holmes the typical dark or tragic past with some personal tragedy to explain his character and justify all his faults. In which case, Holmes would be a very typical character. The dark, tragic past might not have been typical in the late 19th century but it most certainly is so today. And brilliant writing is not about just creating something that's new and original at the moment. It's about creating something that can remain new and original. Some may disagree, but I most definitely feel that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a brilliant writer.
It's really a great lovely book. June 8, 2000
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I found it very interesting.It is worth to be read,as well as all the British great works.Most of my friends think the same.I was really very impressed by the way Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has put the plot of THE CASEBOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES.I cannot believe it.In fact,it is really amazing!
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