pThe immense talent passion and literary brilliance that Conan Doyle brought to his work gives him a unique place in English letters.Stephen Fryp pDoyles modesty of language conceals a profound tolerance of the human complexityJohn Le Carr p pHolmes has a timeless talent passion and literary brilliance that puts him heads shoulders and deerstalker above all other detectives. Alexander McCall Smithp pbArthur Conan Doyles IThe Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesI is the quintessential collection of some of the most thrilling exploits of Detective Holmes and Dr. Watson. These eleven stories of literatures greatest and most popular detective demonstrate Sherlock Holmess astounding power of deduction on full display. The stories in this treasured volume were initially published in serial form in The Strand magazine from December 1892 until December 1893 then in book form in late 1893. Set in the foggy moors of England and in the dark alleyways of Victorian London this classic collection includes some of the best detective yarns ever written.p pAmong the most popular tales within IThe Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesI are Silver Blaze infamous for the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime and its setting in the lateVictorian sporting world the controversial tale The Adventure of the Cardboard Box originally deemed too inappropriate for publication in the original edition. Of all of the stories in the collection The Final Problem is the most notorious Doyle had made the decision to stop writing about the character of Sherlock Holmes and within this legendary short story killed off the character of Sherlock Holmes. This resulting outcry of the public was unlike anything else in literary history. Other stories include The Adventure of the Yellow Face The Adventure of the Stockbrokers Clerk The Adventure of the IGloria ScottI The Adventure of the Mugrave Ritual The Adventure of the Reigate Squire The Adventure of the Crooked Man The Adventure of the Resident Patient The Adventure