The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson recounts twelve Sherlock Holmes mysteries, from a royal request in “A Scandal in Bohemia” to a baffling advertisement in “The Red-Headed League.”
Stories in this collection
- A Scandal in Bohemia
- The Red-Headed League
- The Adventure of the Speckled Band
From the English edition
To Sherlock Holmes she is always _the_ woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler. All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise but admirably balanced mind. He was, I take it, the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen, but as a lover he would have placed…
Edition and source
Project Gutenberg eBook 1661 · English
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