The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II
Table of Contents
FROM THE PAGES OF THE COMPLETE SHERLOCK HOLMES, VOLUME II
Title Page
Copyright Page
SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
THE WORLD OF SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE AND SHERLOCK HOLMES
Introduction
INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME II
A NOTE ON CONVEYANCES
THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
THE VALLEY OF FEAR
CHAPTER 1 - The Warning
CHAPTER 2 - Sherlock Holmes Discourses
CHAPTER 3 - The Tragedy of Birlstone
CHAPTER 4 - Darkness
CHAPTER 5 - The People of the Drama
CHAPTER 6 - A Dawning Light
CHAPTER 7 - The Solution
Part 2 - THE SCOWRERS
CHAPTER 1 - The Man
CHAPTER 2 - The Bodymaster
CHAPTER 3 - Lodge 341, Vermissa
CHAPTER 4 - The Valley of Fear
CHAPTER 5 - The Darkest Hour
CHAPTER 6 - Danger
CHAPTER 7 - The Trapping of Birdy Edwards
EPILOGUE
HIS LAST BOW
THE ADVENTURE OF WISTERIA LODGE
1. The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles
2. The Tiger of San Pedro
THE ADVENTURE OF THE CARDBOARD BOX
THE ADVENTURE OF THE RED CIRCLE
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THE ADVENTURE OF THE BRUCE-PARTINGTON PLANS
THE ADVENTURE OF THE DYING DETECTIVE
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF LADY FRANCES CARFAX
THE ADVENTURE OF THE DEVIL’S FOOT
HIS LAST BOW - An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes
THE CASE BOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
PREFACE - The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes
THE ADVENTURE OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS CLIENT
THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLANCHED SOLDIER
THE ADVENTURE OF THE MAZARIN STONE
THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE GABLES
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUSSEX VAMPIRE
THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE GARRIDEBS
THE PROBLEM OF THOR BRIDGE
THE ADVENTURE OF THE CREEPING MAN
THE ADVENTURE OF THE LION’S MANE
THE ADVENTURE OF THE VEILED LODGER
THE ADVENTURE OF SHOSCOMBE OLD PLACE
THE ADVENTURE OF THE RETIRED COLOURMAN
TWO PARODIES BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
AN INTRODUCTION TO DOYLE’S PARODIES
TWO PARODIES BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
THE FIELD BAZAAR
HOW WATSON LEARNED THE TRICK
TWO ESSAYS BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
THE TRUTH ABOUT SHERLOCK HOLMES
The Twopenny Box
Enter Holmes and Watson
The Adventure of the Two Collaborators
Dangerous Ground
The Critic and the Snake
SOME PERSONALIA ABOUT SHERLOCK HOLMES
COMMENTS & QUESTIONS
FOR FURTHER READING
FROM THE PAGES OF THE COMPLETE SHERLOCK HOLMES, VOLUME II
“Is it really you? Can it indeed be that you are alive?”
(from “The Adventure of the Empty House,” page 8)
It was indeed like old times when, at that hour, I found myself seated beside him in a hansom, my revolver in my pocket, and the thrill of adventure in my heart. Holmes was cold and stern and silent. As the gleam of the street-lamps flashed upon his austere features, I saw that his brows were drawn down in thought and his thin lips compressed. I knew not what wild beast we were about to hunt down in the dark jungle of criminal London, but I was well assured, from the bearing of this master huntsman, that the adventure was a most grave one.
(from “The Adventure of the Empty House,” pages 11-12)
“What one man can invent another can discover.”
(from “The Adventure of the Dancing Men,” page 56)
“When a man embarks upon a crime, he is morally guilty of any other crime which may spring from it.”
(from “The Adventure of the Priory School,” page 92)
“I’ve seen you handle a good many cases, Mr. Holmes, but I don’t know that I ever knew a more workmanlike one than that. We’re not jealous of you at Scotland Yard. No, sir, we are very proud of you, and if you come down to-morrow, there’s not a man, from the oldest inspector to the youngest constable, who wouldn’t be glad to shake you by the hand.”
(from “The Adventure of the Six Napoleons,” page 141)
“Come, Watson, come!” he cried. “The game is afoot. Not a word! Into your clothes and come!”
(from “The Adventure of the Abbey Grange,” page 191)
“The motives of women are so inscrutable.”
(from “The Adventure of the Second Stain,” page 216)
Sherlock Holmes had pushed away his untasted breakfast and lit the unsavoury pipe which was the companion of his deepest meditations.
(from The Valley of Fear, page 236)
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius. (from The Valley of Fear, page 238)
“The blunt accusation, the brutal tap upon the shoulder—what can one make of such a dénouement? But the quick inference, the subtle trap, the clever forecast of coming events, the triumphant vindication of bold theories—are these not the pride and the justification of our life’s work?”
(from The Valley of Fear, page 283)
“My mind is like a racing engine, tearing itself to pieces because it is not connected up with the work for which it was built. Life is commonplace; the papers are sterile; audacity and romance seem to have passed forever from the criminal world.”
(from “The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge,” pages 359-360)
“It may be very much deeper than appears on the surface. The first thing that strikes one is the obvious possibility that the person now in the rooms may be entirely different from the one who engaged them.”
(from “The Adventure of the Red Circle,” page 400)
“It shows, my dear Watson, that we are dealing with an exceptionally astute and dangerous man.”
(from “The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax,” page 452)
“When you follow two separate chains of thought, Watson, you will find some point of intersection which should approximate to the truth.”
(from “The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax,” page 455)
“To revenge crime is important, but to prevent it is more so.”
(from “The Adventure of the Illustrious Client,” page 498)
“The faculty of deduction is certainly contagious, Watson.”
(from “The Problem of Thor Bridge,” page 582)
“By Jove, Mr. Holmes, I think you have hit it.”
(from “The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane,” page 625)
“My dear fellow, I fear your deductions have not been so happy as I should have wished.” (from “How Watson Learned the Trick,” page 675)
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The Valley of Fear was first published in 1914. The stories in The Return of Sherlock
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and those in The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes in 1927.
“The Creeping Man,” “The Sussex Vampire,” “The Veiled Lodger,” “The
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SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
Arthur Conan Doyle had many careers—physician, writer of popular fiction and nonfiction, war correspondent, historian, and spiritualist—but it was the creation of the cultural icon Sherlock Holmes that was to be his enduring legacy. The author was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on May 22, 1859. His mother raised ten children on her husband’s small income; his father’s poor health and heavy drinking made that a daunting task. Despite this adversity, his mother’s willfulness and her exhaustive genealogical research instilled in Arthur a decided sense of purpose.
After early education in Jesuit schools, Conan Doyle enrolled in Edinburgh University, where he earned a medical degree while working part-time to support his family. At the university one of his instructors was Dr. Joseph Bell, who had an uncanny ability to deduce the histories of his patients and who later became a template for Sherlock Holmes. Another teacher, an eccentric Professor Rutherford, inspired the character of Professor George Edward Challenger in The Lost World and two other novels.
Having had a taste of adventure on a trip to Greenland while still a student, Conan Doyle longed to travel after graduation and so took a position as doctor on a ship en route to West Africa. Returning to England, he set up as a physician in 1882. His practice was small at first, so he had time to do some writing. In 1887 the first Sherlock Holmes story appeared, titled A Study in Scarlet. Over the next few years, Conan Doyle would write a historical novel, open a new ocular practice, explore spiritualism, and send Holmes on further thrilling exploits.
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