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Classic Starts: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is an abridged collection of Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories about Sherlock Holmes and Watson for children everywhere. Summary of the Book There is no better way to gets kids reading than through mystery novels. In this classic collection, kids are introduced the supersleuth Sherlock Holmes and his loyal assistant Dr. John Watson as they crack cases too mysterious for even the Scotland Yard. Readers will enjoy the abridged retellings of 'A Scandal in Bohemia,' 'The Redheaded League,' 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,' 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band,' 'The Greek Interpreter' and 'The Adventure of the Six Napoleons.' About Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician best known for his mystery novels and short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes. He is also famous his Professor Challenger series detailed in: The Lost World, The Poison Belt and The Land of Mist. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He was knighted in 1902 by King Edward for his services as a volunteer doctor in the Langman Field Hospital at Bloemfontein between March and June 1900.