The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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Book Review: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The literary world is incomplete without mention of Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary fictional character Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes ruled the minds of audiences in a manner no other literary character has been able to do and his adventures continues to awe, frighten and excite us till this very day.

The author wrote several novels featuring Holmes but it was his short stories that turned into a raving success among the readers. Of the five collections that was published, "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" published in 1892 was the first and the most popular. It contains all except one of the five all-time most popular short stories in the Sherlock Holmes catalogue (A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red-headed League, The Blue Carbuncle, and The Speckled Band), as well as some other gems like The Five Orange Pips.

These stories are considered to be among the finest ever written in the genre of mystery and detective literature and for those who wish to taste the work of Arthur Conan Doyle for the first time, it would be a great idea to start with these stories first.

Highlights

A Scandal in Bohemia

This is the very first story featured in the collection and one of the best. The story involves Holmes rare failure at finding the culprit. He is hired by the kingdom of Bohemia to regain a scandalous photograph of the future king of the kingdom from the beautiful Irene Adler. After going through a plethora of disguises and detective work, Holmes is outwitted by the lady in an intriguing fashion.

The Red-headed League

Generally regarded as all-time second best Sherlock Holmes story, this bizarre tale features a pawnbroker who is paid money to join the mysterious red-headed league, as part of an ingenious scheme to rob a bank.

Full list of the short stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

A Scandal in BohemiaThe Red-Headed LeagueA Case of IdentityThe Boscombe Valley MysteryThe Five Orange PipsThe Man with the Twisted LipThe Adventure of the Blue CarbuncleThe Adventure of the Speckled BandThe Adventure of the Engineer's ThumbThe Adventure of the Noble BachelorThe Adventure of the Beryl CoronetThe Adventure of the Copper Beeches

Why do i like The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes so much? Well the exquisite detail of the characters make them real rather than made up, the sometimes unbelievable (in a good way) stories and predicaments within the plots are utterly amazing.

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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Book Review: Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Caroll

Lewis Carrol phenomenally successful work "Alice In Wonderland", is all about Alice falling down a rabbit hole and then coming back to the surface. The intriguing factor of the novel is what happens to her between this interval of time. The novel has been a favourite among all those who love fantasy filled stories and almost every kindergarten kid grows up listening to dear Alice's adventures.

Now unlike everyone else, I never really got to read the story upto now. It was my intention to read it a long time ago but the factor of procrastination delayed the inevitable upto this date. After finally tasting Lewis Carrol classic work I must admit, I am highly taken in with Alice, the world she falls into through the rabbit hole and everything that happens to her from the Giant Queen to the talking tortoise.

This book is definitely going to find a place of honour in my reading shelf and will be read again in the near future when I need a dose of fantasy and myth.

The story of "Alice in Wonderland" begins with Alice spending some quiet time in the meadows when she notices a rabbit. The unusual thing about this long eared mammal was that it was wearing a suit and a had a watch as well. She follows it into a rabbit hole where she enters the realm of another world where bizarre is normal, animals converse in a knowledgeable manner and everything that can be mentioned in the breath of being a fantasy is real.

There are talking cats that disappear all leaving only their grin behind as a haunting reminder of their presence, sneezing babies that turn into pigs and smoking caterpillars. The queen of the land is a cranky creature who does not hesitate before ordering someone to be decapitated while there are door mice with sleeping disorders who hang out with nutty hatters and crazy hares. Alice drinks a potion which turns her into a giant and then also into a midget.

All of this may sound like gibberish but the wonderful thing about it, is that it is nonsense that actually starts making sense once you start reading the book. So go out to the nearest bookstore and pick yourselves a copy of "Alice the Wonderland" and trust me, it will be worth the trip.

The difference between the literal and actual meanings of words, expressions and everyday sayings truly opens your mind, Alice's adventures in wonderland is a clever and fascinating book that i will no doubt read many times again.

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