holmes, sherlock (fictional character)

Young Sherlock Holmes helps his friend, Irene, celebrate her sixteenth birthday in the summer of 1869 by taking her to see the latest sensation to hit London--the magician, Alistair Hemsworth, promises to make a real dragon appear on stage--but before the act, Hemsworth is arrested for the murder of his rival, and though he has motive, Sherlock is not convinced he is guilty.

Presents twelve mystery stories featuring legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, including "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Red-headed League," and "The Adventure of the Speckled Band.".

Presents Arthur Conan Doyle's novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and thirty-seven of his Sherlock Holmes short stories in facsimile from the British magazine "The Strand," where they were first published.

King Oskar II of Sweden engages the services of Sherlock Holmes to authenticate what appears to be a rare Viking treasure found on a western Minnesota farm.

Presents "The Hound of the Baskervilles" in graphic novel form, in which a legendary monster haunts the Devonshire Moors.

Sherlock Holmes is asked to investigate the tale of a hound that haunts the lonely moors around the Baskervilles' ancestral home.

When Sir Charles Baskerville is found mysteriously dead in the grounds of Baskerville Hall, everyone remembers the legend of the monstrous creature that haunts the moor, but Sherlock Holmes knows there must be a more rational explanation.

Presents eight classic Sherlock Holmes mysteries, including "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," "Silver Blaze," and "The Reigate Puzzle.".

Contains adaptations of eight stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, presented in black-and-white cartoon form.

Presents a collection of twenty-two Sherlock Holmes mysterious stories.