Sherlock Holmes Canon by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Re: Sherlock Holmes Canon by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Kiran Kanwar wrote: 15 Jun 2021, 05:32 I watched the Sherlock Holmes movies but haven't read the books yet. I have a tendency of forgetting the story of the movie so now I had decided to read the Sherlock Holmes books. I am also mostly amazed by the brilliance of Sherlock's deductions. I used to wonder that how can someone be so intelligent. Arthur Conan Doyle has done a really amazing job in developing his characters and their relationships with each other.
I don't know if you have started reading these stories yet, but if not I would suggest reading The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes first and then following it up with the short novel, A Study In Scarlet. The first book is a selection of short stories which will acclimate you to the world of Holmes, and the second deals with how Holmes and Watson first meet and also adds a lot of explanatory trivia regarding other things germane to their association and their lives. This is the way I got into the Holmes stories and it was a perfect introduction. AND BY ALL MEANS read The Hound Of The Baskervilles after those two. In my opinion this is Doyle's masterpiece of the entire canon of Holmes stories.
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DATo wrote: 18 Jun 2021, 09:33
Kiran Kanwar wrote: 15 Jun 2021, 05:32 I watched the Sherlock Holmes movies but haven't read the books yet. I have a tendency of forgetting the story of the movie so now I had decided to read the Sherlock Holmes books. I am also mostly amazed by the brilliance of Sherlock's deductions. I used to wonder that how can someone be so intelligent. Arthur Conan Doyle has done a really amazing job in developing his characters and their relationships with each other.
I don't know if you have started reading these stories yet, but if not I would suggest reading The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes first and then following it up with the short novel, A Study In Scarlet. The first book is a selection of short stories which will acclimate you to the world of Holmes, and the second deals with how Holmes and Watson first meet and also adds a lot of explanatory trivia regarding other things germane to their association and their lives. This is the way I got into the Holmes stories and it was a perfect introduction. AND BY ALL MEANS read The Hound Of The Baskervilles after those two. In my opinion this is Doyle's masterpiece of the entire canon of Holmes stories.
Thank you so much for providing me with this sequence. I will start reading today itself.
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What I found about the Holmes stories is that I enjoyed the short stories featuring him more than the novels, whereas the opposite is true for Agatha Christie's Poirot. I liked it and it is good
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Shehid wrote: 19 Jun 2021, 00:27 What I found about the Holmes stories is that I enjoyed the short stories featuring him more than the novels, whereas the opposite is true for Agatha Christie's Poirot. I liked it and it is good
I agree with you: the Sherlock Holmes written stories were better. The thing that makes these stories so good in my opinion is the author's (Arthur Conan Doyle) style of writing. It really puts you into the setting of the stories.

I have always said that there are two fundamental qualities a story must have; first, of course, it has to be a good story; and second, is the style in which the story is written. You can have both a good story, but a bad delivery on the part of the author. Two cases of this (once again this is my opinion only) are 'Dances With Wolves' and 'Being There'. In the case of these two stories the movies were far better than the books. And the opposite would be true of 'Catch-22' and 'Ender's Game' in which the books were far better than the movie. The only PERFECT example of a movie and book which were both equally excellent that comes to mind is 'To Kill A Mockingbird' .... another might be 'The Hunger Games'.
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This is the reason I started reading mystery and anything with detective work . It actually inspires my career in ways I can’t even imagine . I’m studying to be a paralegal
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I love this series too! I just finished re-reading all the novels and short stories. Some of my favorite parts were when Sherlock showed how much he cared for Watson. And, of course, I loved Sherlock’s deductions (and Watson’s failed deductions when Sherlock sends him to investigate by himself). I would recommend this series to anyone who is old enough to read a somewhat larger series.
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I completely agree. I love all Sherlock Holmes books. I have them all and they are always recommended by me to others. They were written in a way that has never been truly copied by another. They stand the test of time.
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Conan Doyle's novels and stories are my favorite, he described crime scenes and criminals in an unexpected way. I've read a lot of his work, I'm sure Mr. Holmes didn't believe in love, but those kinds of thoughts have gone since I read A Scandal in the Bohemian, The Girl Who Changed Mr. Holmes' Expectations. To be honest, this kind of story is awesome, I highly recommend it.
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Sherlock Holmes by Conan Doyle is definitely one of my favorite books because the mystery itself was intriguing.
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I agree with you. I even get cautious while reading Sherlock Holmes. I don't skim and I don't skip. There might be clues to the mysteries that must not be missed. Arthur Conan Doyle's such a superb mystery author.
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This has got to be one of the greatest books of all time. Picked it up as a 15 year old. I didn't sleep for two days straight just to complete this book. It was so thrilling. Arthur Conan Doyle is beyond brilliant and Sherlock Holmes beyond exciting
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Once_upon_atime wrote: 07 Aug 2021, 08:32 Conan Doyle's novels and stories are my favorite, he described crime scenes and criminals in an unexpected way. I've read a lot of his work, I'm sure Mr. Holmes didn't believe in love, but those kinds of thoughts have gone since I read A Scandal in the Bohemian, The Girl Who Changed Mr. Holmes' Expectations. To be honest, this kind of story is awesome, I highly recommend it.
I think Holmes admired the woman from A Scandal In Bohemia whose name I believe was Irene Alder. I think it is quite amazing and it took me a long time to realize this, but Holmes was actually BEATEN on the VERY FIRST STORY of the entire cannon ... and by a woman. Now please don't think that I am being demeaning to women. In this day and age women are regularly cast as heroic characters, but you must remember that this was written in the late 1800s and back then it was very rare for a woman to beat the man who you are expecting to be the hero of the story. He forever after referred to her as "THE woman."
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Sherlock Holmes is bound to keep you spellbound with not just its mystery but also humour and compelling characters. I have not only read the books but also seen the series and the movies!
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I've read almost four books by author conan Doyle,he has been best at his work,the first thing that attracted my attention was the fictional character Sherlock Holmes himself..well I've never watched the Netflix series yet, but still i love everything about holmes and Watson... their extraordinary adventures, doing what almost termed impossible and good humourous jokes along the way. Doyle always keeps me guessing what's goona happen next at each part,so i can say there ain't no moment where you get bored and decide to skip. I like detectives and their fascinating work and i think Sherlock is the best out there.Some chapters are fairly humourous and some may be like on the personal side of holmes...the one i like the most is where holmes has nothing to do with the case and yet he outdones himself everytime by finding the best conclusions.Most if the time I feel like I'm doctor Watson working alongside with holmes,i recognise his way of doings but damn he thinks outsides the box and I've never could've even imagine such scenarios.If i read this even today I'll be still astonished by The Sherlock Holmes.
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Sherlock Holmes would make any good reader marvel at his intelligence.
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