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Victorian Mysteries

The Best of Sherlock Holmes [20 stories]

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  • 1998 first published
  • 397 pages
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The Best of Sherlock Holmes [20 stories] is a 1998 Victorian mystery novel by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story is set in Bohemia and Scandinavia, in 1888. Characters include Sherlock Holmes, John H. Watson and Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein. Readers will find themes of private investigators, air guns, americans and Amorality.

At about 397 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • English Detective and mystery stories
  • Private investigators
  • Air guns
  • Americans
  • Amorality
  • Ancestors
  • Anglo-Saxons
  • Anonymity
  • Aristocracy
  • Asphyxiation
  • Attempted murder
  • Banks
  • Baritsu
  • Barques
  • Blackmail
  • Brain fever

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Quick answers

Who wrote The Best of Sherlock Holmes [20 stories]?

The Best of Sherlock Holmes [20 stories] was written by Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1998.

What genre is The Best of Sherlock Holmes [20 stories]?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Mysteries.

How long is The Best of Sherlock Holmes [20 stories]?

The median edition has 397 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Best of Sherlock Holmes [20 stories]?

Readers who like it often enjoy Sherlock Holmes and a Scandal in Bohemia, The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Sherlock Holmes and The Star of India.

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