{"product_id":"sherlock-holmes-the-novels-isbn-9780143107132","title":"Sherlock Holmes: The Novels","description":"\u003cb\u003eAll four legendary Sherlock Holmes novels, collected in a unique Graphic Deluxe Edition with an introduction by Michael Dirda\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThough endlessly reinterpreted, reinvented, and imitated, the Sherlock Holmes stories have never been surpassed. Sporting his signature billowing coat and pipe in hand, the genius investigator Holmes captivates readers with his alluring melancholy and superhuman intuition, while his partner, Dr. Watson, remains ever the perfect foil, a classic Victorian gentleman with brilliant intellect. Collected here are all four Holmes novels—\u003ci\u003eA Study in Scarlet\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Sign of Four\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Hound of the Baskervilles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Valley of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e—tracing the origins of the pair up through showdowns with their greatest archenemies, including the infamous Professor Moriarty. Set in the seductive shadow world of Victorian London, the stories of Holmes and Watson live on, as immediate and original in our time as in their own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. “Every writer owes something to Holmes.”\u003cbr\u003e—T. S. Eliot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Holmes] is probably the only literary creation since the creations of Dickens which has really passed into the life and language of the people.”\u003cbr\u003e—G. K. Chesterton — \u003cb\u003eT.S. Eliot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Arthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (1859–1930) was born in Edinburgh. After receiving a medical degree from Edinburgh University in 1881, he became an eye specialist in Southsea, with a distressing lack of success. Hoping to augment his income, he wrote his first detective story, A Study in Scarlet. Fifty-nine more Sherlock Holmes adventures followed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Dirda\u003c\/b\u003e is a Pulitzer Prize–winning book critic for the Washington Post. He is the author of two collections of literary journalism and several books on authors and reading, including On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling, which received the 2012 Edgar Award in the Best Critical\/Biographical category.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304585187557,"sku":"NP9780143107132","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143107132.jpg?v=1767736527","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/sherlock-holmes-the-novels-isbn-9780143107132","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}