The Complete Sherlock Holmes: Four Novels and Four Short Story Collections in One Volume Review

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The Complete Sherlock Holmes: Four Novels and Four Short Story Collections in One Volume ReviewI have some problems with this edition. First, unlike most books, there is no publisher or publication information listed in the book. There is a brief note in the back that it was printed in Lexington, Kentucky. A "Publisher's Note" at the beginning states, "This volume contains all of the Sherlock Holmes stories that are available in the public domain." Keep in mind, however, that this is NOT the "complete" Sherlock Holmes--the stories in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes are missing. There is nothing stating that this edition was authorized by the Doyle estate, and it appears that these stories were just taken from some public domain source, compiled, and published. I wonder if the Doyle estate actually receives any royalties from the sale of this book.
My second issue with this edition is the amount of spelling and typographical errors. In the Table of Contents, for example, "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" is printed as "The Adventure of the Politary Cyclist." On page 75, a sentence begins "Toby proved to an ugly, long-haired, lop-eared creature," and clearly this should read "Toby proved to be and ugly, long-haired, lop-eared creature."
My third issue is that there are no annotations in this edition. When Holmes spouts some German or Latin phrase, I have no idea what he is saying.
Overall, while it is nice to have the four novels and most of the stories in one volume, instead of having to buy them all separately, this is a cheap, bare-bones, and poorly compiled collection. Had I not already written in this book, I would have returned it.The Complete Sherlock Holmes: Four Novels and Four Short Story Collections in One Volume OverviewThis beautifully-designed volume includes four full-length novels and four short story collections. Here are all the adventures of Sherlock Holmes that are available in the public domain, from his first appearance in "A Study in Scarlet" to "His Last Bow." 728 pages, large 7"x10" format, printed in the USA on high-quality paper. [Includes these 8 books: "A Study in Scarlet," "The Sign of the Four," "The Hound of the Baskervilles," "The Valley of Fear," "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes," "The Return of Sherlock Holmes," and "His Last Bow."]

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