book cover of The Essential Sherlock Holmes Volume 1
 

The Essential Sherlock Holmes Volume 1

(2021)
An anthology of stories edited by

 
 
At last! The first of three volumes bringing together, in chronological order, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most important adventures of SHERLOCK HOLMES from a biographical point of view, augmented with insightful essays and striking illustrations.

The stories featured in this first volume of The Essential Sherlock Holmes include:

The Gloria Scott ���� Holmes’s first unofficial case as a college student

The Musgrave Ritual – Holmes’s only recorded case as a new professional

A Study in Scarlet – Sherlock Holmes is introduced to Dr. John H. Watson

Each of the above stories features a new introduction by Dan Andriacco, BSI, and includes at least one new essay:

Life Lessons from the “Gloria Scott” – Carla Kissenger Coupe,

ASH, BSI

Growing Up as Sherlock Holmes – Rich Krisciunas

Something a little Recherche: Looking Back on The Musgrave Ritual – Mary Alcaro, BSI

The Musgrave Ritual and 1870s England: The Twilight of the Landed Elite, but Just the Beginning for Holmes – David L. Leal, PhD

The Beginnings of a Beautiful Friendship – Jenn Eaker, ASH, BSI

Transpositions, Re-Imaginings, and Absences: Adapting A Study in Scarlet – Ashley D. Polasek, ASH, BSI

A Study in Consistency – Dan Andriacco, BSI

Each story also contains new illustrations from Brian Belanger!


Genre: Mystery

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