Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] vs The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Ancestors, Short Stories, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] Arthur Conan Doyle · 1893 ★★★★☆ 4.2 252 pages · ≈ 4 h 40 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]

The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] Arthur Conan Doyle · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.2 1127 pages · ≈ 20 h 52 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.2 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 20 for The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories].
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] is the easier read (Challenging), The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] more demanding (Demanding).

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