{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-paperback-2","title":"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Gatiss\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hit BBC series \u003ci\u003eSherlock\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, offers a fresh, contemporary take on the classic Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories, and has helped introduce a whole new generation of fans to the legendary detective. In this new edition of Conan Doyle's first collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eSherlock\u003c\/i\u003e co-creator Mark Gatiss explains how these gripping tales inspired and influenced the new series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSherlock: The Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e contains twelve short stories first published in \u003ci\u003eThe Strand\u003c\/i\u003e magazine between 1891 and 1892 and then published as a collection in October 1892. It includes some of Conan Doyle's best tales of murder and mystery, such as 'The Adventures of the Speckled Band', in which the strange last words of a dying woman 'It was the band, the speckled band!' and an inexplicable whistling in the night are the only clues Sherlock Holmes has to prevent another murder; and 'The Five Orange Pips', in which an untimely death and the discovery of the letter containing five orange pips lead to a cross-Atlantic conspiracy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and began to write stories while he was a student. Over his life he produced more than thirty books, 150 short stories, poems, plays and essays across a wide range of genres. His most famous creation is the detective Sherlock Holmes, who he introduced in his first novel \u003ci\u003eA Study in Scarlet\u003c\/i\u003e (1887).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53739676565868,"sku":"9781849903677","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/f62c063551e281c49b0ca57a316e19b9.webp?v=1778466890","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-paperback-2","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}