The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Review My compliments on your very ingenious and very interesting adventures of Sherlock Holmes.-- "Robert Louis Stevenson, in a letter to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle"Sherlock Holmes is the very foundation stone of the edifice that is crime fiction.-- "Times (London)" Product Description In the 100 years since Doyle created the immortal Sherlock and his sidekick Watson, no other mystery writer has come close to eclipsing him as the standard bearer. These stories include many of his most famous cases. About the Author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born of Irish parentage in Scotland. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, but he also had a passion for storytelling. His first book introduced that prototype of the modern detective in fiction, Sherlock Holmes. Despite the immense popularity Holmes gained throughout the world, Doyle was not overly fond of the character and preferred to write other stories. Eventually popular demand won out and he continued to satisfy readers with the adventures of the legendary sleuth. He also wrote historical romances and made two essays into pseudoscientific fantasy: The Lost World and The Poison Belt.Ben Kingsley is a distinguished veteran of stage and screen. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in Ghandi, and has starred in other memorable films, such as Bugsy, Sneakers, and Schindler's List.