This is the story, set in 1891, that introduces Holmes' greatest opponent, the criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty.
As is well known, The Final Problem was intended to be exactly what its name says. Conan Doyle meant to stop writing about his famous detective with this short story - equally well-known, this device failed in its purpose; only the few free surviving members of Moriarty's organization and Holmes' brother Mycroft know that Sherlock Holmes is still alive.
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"Who doesn't love Holmes?Like Wuthering Heights, this book is also good in that if you read only the first half, you've already done the best part. The Holmes stories really drop off in quality after Conan Doyle decided to bring him back from the dead for some $$$. " — Nick (4 out of 5 stars)
"Who doesn't love Holmes?Like Wuthering Heights, this book is also good in that if you read only the first half, you've already done the best part. The Holmes stories really drop off in quality after Conan Doyle decided to bring him back from the dead for some $$$. "
" I always wanted to be like Sherlock. "
" Absolutely brilliant! I cannot wait to read all of them! "
" I really loved reading this book. It is something that could make one's brain work the way Sherlock Holmes's brain works.... it can put one completely in detective's world.. "
" This is an excellent story of mystery and suspense, and it provides details of the technology of which existed or was introduced in the time of the nineteenth century. "
" Let's face it, who can't love Holmes! =P "
" CSI is left in the dust... "
" Okay so I haven't read ALL of them yet, but I love these good ol' stories. A great collection to sit down and read a few every now and then. "
" It is all in the detail and the rest comes easy. "
" A classic and deserves to be a classic. "
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was born of Irish parentage in Scotland. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, but he also had a passion for storytelling. His first book introduced that prototype of the modern detective in fiction, Sherlock Holmes. Despite the immense popularity Holmes gained throughout the world, Doyle was not overly fond of the character and preferred to write other stories. Eventually popular demand won out and he continued to satisfy readers with the adventures of the legendary sleuth. He also wrote historical romances and made two essays into pseudoscientific fantasy: The Lost World and The Poison Belt.
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