![]() ![]() On October 15, 1892, 4,500 copies of the American edition arrived. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was published in the United Kingdom on October 14, 1892, with a print run of 10,000 copies. Does the Maximalist Novel Still Matter?.Why Anthony Horowitz's Bond Novels Are Must-Reads.130 years later, it’s easy to see why this book is still so thrilling. These are bonkers adventures first and complex mysteries second. In “The Red-Headed League,” after he and Watson burst into laughter over some absurd details of a mystery, Holmes says to a client, “There is if you will excuse me saying so, something just a little funny about it.” Most Holmes short story titles are each preceded by the phrase “The Adventure of…,” and when you re-read The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, it makes sense. But what these generalizations leave out is that Holmes has all sorts of other moods-including total hilarity. ![]() If you crack open what's arguably the most important Sherlock Holmes book of all time, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, all of those impressions appear in some form or another. He’s a mercurial brainiac, someone so smart that he coldly dismisses anyone who isn’t his mental equal. The most basic image is that he’s the guy who smokes a pipe and wields both a magnifying glass and his intellect to solve mysteries. The popular conception of Sherlock Holmes varies depending on who you talk to. ![]()
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