THE ACTS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Return to the atmosphere and spectacle of the Victorian age in the company of Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Dr John H Watson. In the course of his career, Holmes encountered an enormously diverse spectrum of villains and scoundrels, but he only allowed Watson to chronicle a mere sixty of them. Now, we finally learn the truth of some of his most thrilling adventures upon the grave and terrible stage that was Victorian London... and beyond. Comprising the collections 'Grave Events' and 'This Great & Sombre Stage,' within are eight recently unearthed cases related by Dr Watson in the finest tradition and spirit of such classics as 'The Adventure of Sussex Vampire' and 'The Adventure of the Five Napoleons.' GRAVE EVENTS Mr. Sherlock Holmes was fortunate to have for a biographer the indefatigable Dr Watson, who arduously catalogued all their shared adventures, only some of which appeared during their lifetimes. Many more were buried in various obscure locations, awaiting discovery by the intrepid diggers into the past. Within are four recently unearthed cases in which Holmes encounters a desperate villain whose cruelty knows no bounds, a merciless plotter who coolly dispenses of all those standing in her way, a man who has come face-to-face with the errors of his past, and a terrifying force from beyond the veil that separates the world of the living from the world of the dead. This collection includes the tales 'The Adventure of the Fallen Desperado,' 'The Adventure of the Cruel Mistress,' 'The Adventure of the Lonely Cottage,' and 'The Adventure of the Restless Dead.' THIS GREAT & SOMBRE STAGE Mr. Sherlock Holmes was, in many ways, a maverick against the staid morality and structure of the Victorian era. But he was not alone - a plethora of striking and remarkable characters, hailing from all corners of the Empire and beyond, paraded across the stage at 221B Baker Street during Holmes's career as a consulting detective. Within are four recently unearthed cases in which Holmes encounters a scoundrel whose rakish deeds might be one for the history books, a man whose overwhelming greed will lead him to an early grave, a man with the heart of a Jacobean villain, and a tragedy on par with the grandest of operas. This collection includes the tales 'The Adventure of the Tired Captain,' 'The Adventure of the Hollow Man,' 'The Adventure of the Living Terror,' and 'The Adventure of the Stolen Voice.'