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Originally Posted by vjjustin
There are two sets that I love/have. One is the new annotated Sherlock Holmes (3 books) edited by Leslie S. Klinger. The notes add a lot of context to the stories (time period, place, interesting details of Sherlockian world etc.), bit pricey though.
Amazon links vol 1, vol 2, vol 3
The second is the seashell press illustrated and complete edition. They does mention many resources in the acknowledgements page so I assume corrected etc. and is also kinda cheap.
I have this nasty habit of checking the file sizes when comparing ebooks, both these sets are pretty large and that makes me happy  .
Coming to the reading order, this stack exchange page has a great answer (not just the order but also explaining the reasons for that particular order).
In short, Begin your Holmesian adventure with short stories from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Continue with the early novels before moving on to the later short stories. End with The Valley of Fear and then The Hound of the Baskervilles, to see Holmes (and Doyle) at his finest. The order is, for the most part, chronological. |
Agree, that a great set to have. I really like the context and back story that it provides.