A Study in Scarlet: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Classics Illustrated)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (816 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1906814643 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes mystery. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.
LeeHoFooks said Excellent!. This was the first Sherlock Holmes story I had ever read. I always thought the Sherlock Holmes stories were about a generic genius detective and his kind-of-bumbling sidekick. Was I ever wrong! The characters have so many more dimensions than their pop culture portrayals would lead one to believe.Yes, Holmes is a genius when it comes to solving crimes. He's a knowledgeable c. Accessible, Suspenseful, and Funny I wasn't too sure about how much I would enjoy this novella when I headed into it. My only familiarity with Sherlock Holmes was the modern movie portrayals by Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr Still I thought I owed it to myself to jump in and see what the original books were all about.I turned out enjoying it much more than I thought I would. Doyle does a great job . FCD117 said The First Sherlock Holmes Story - Sets The Stage. This is not my favorite Sherlock Holmes story. However it sets the stage for the subsequent stories. There is a lengthy digression about Mormons in America that is part of the story, but I did not enjoy that part.However this story is the first and does Introduce us to the main characters and provides the foundation for subsequent stories. Therefore I think it is the right p
The lengthy flashback, while a convention of popular fiction, simply distracted from readers' real focus. Subsequent Holmes stories--The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes--rightly plunge the twosome directly into the middle of a baffling crime, piling mystery upon mystery until Holmes's denouement once more leaves the dazzled Watson murmuring, "You are wonderful, Holmes!" Generations of readers agree. Watson and Holmes move to a now-famous address, 221B Baker Street, where Watson is introduced to Holmes's eccentricities as well as his uncanny ability to deduce information about his fellow beings. Facing a deserted house, a twisted corpse wi