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A review by prekrasan
Sherlock Holmes Collection-1 by Arthur Conan Doyle
3.0
This collection includes:
A Scandal in Bohemia
The Red-Headed League
A Case of Identity
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
The Five Orange Pips
The Adventure of the Engineers's Thumb
I probably would have enjoyed the collection much more if I had not started with such high expectations of Sherlock Holmes and the work of Arthur Conan Doyle - although my only basis for my expectations were from watching the T.V. show Sherlock. Due to high recommendations from other readers for these stories, I will give Doyle another chance - but it probably will not be with the collections. They were very simply written, and better suited for reading to a child. I had hoped for something more involved.
That being said, these would be great to read to a mystery-loving child, except perhaps the last story (as it involved the amputation of a thumb). For those concerned about drug use, cocaine is only mentioned a few times, generally in passing.
A Scandal in Bohemia
The Red-Headed League
A Case of Identity
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
The Five Orange Pips
The Adventure of the Engineers's Thumb
I probably would have enjoyed the collection much more if I had not started with such high expectations of Sherlock Holmes and the work of Arthur Conan Doyle - although my only basis for my expectations were from watching the T.V. show Sherlock. Due to high recommendations from other readers for these stories, I will give Doyle another chance - but it probably will not be with the collections. They were very simply written, and better suited for reading to a child. I had hoped for something more involved.
That being said, these would be great to read to a mystery-loving child, except perhaps the last story (as it involved the amputation of a thumb). For those concerned about drug use, cocaine is only mentioned a few times, generally in passing.