{"product_id":"9781411431980","title":"The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eSir Arthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Complete Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e comprises four novels and fifty-six short stories revolving around the world’s most popular and influential fictional detective—the eccentric, arrogant, and ingenious Sherlock Holmes. He and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, step from Holmes’s comfortable quarters at 221b Baker Street into the swirling fog of Victorian London to combine detailed observation and vast knowledge with brilliant deduction. Inevitably, Holmes rescues the innocent, confounds the guilty, and solves the most perplexing puzzles known to literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolume II\u003c\/i\u003e of \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e begins with \u003ci\u003eThe Return of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eSir Arthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e, tired of writing about Holmes, had killed him off at the end of “The Final Problem,” the last tale in \u003ci\u003eThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e (found in \u003ci\u003eVolume I\u003c\/i\u003e of \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e). Public demand for new Holmes stories was so great, however, that Conan Doyle eventually resurrected him. The first story in \u003ci\u003eThe Return\u003c\/i\u003e, “The Adventure of the Empty House,” features Conan Doyle’s infamously inventive explanation of how Holmes escaped what seemed like certain death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume also includes two other collections of Holmes stories, \u003ci\u003eHis Last Bow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Case Book of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e; Conan Doyle’s final full-length Holmes novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Valley of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e; a pair of parodies, “The Field Bazaar” and “How Watson Learned the Trick”; and two essays about the “private life” of the beloved sleuth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKyle Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e, a Sherlock Holmes enthusiast for many years, earned two graduate degrees in English literature from Columbia University, where his major was twentieth-century British literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138224865520,"sku":"9781411431980","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411431980_p0.jpg?v=1763722708","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411431980","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}