Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) vs The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Action & Adventure Fiction, Amorality, Ancestors, Anglo-Saxons, Classics, Short Stories
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]
“IN THE YEAR 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the Army.”
The verdict
- Readers rate The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] highest: The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] 4.2 · Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) 3.9.
- Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 20 for The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories].
- Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) has the widest readership — 63 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)
≈ 8h vs 20h for The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]
New to the genre?
Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)
Challenging vs Demanding for The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]
Scores by source
| Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) | The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] | |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Books | 4.0 (63) | 4.0 (12) |
Reception
| Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) | The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories] | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 63 | 47 |
| Editions | 19 | 118 |
| Pages | 480 | 1127 |