A Reader's Guide to Sherlock Holmes | Where to Start with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Books | Victober

[@janeduffield4801]

Wow didn’t realise how complicated it all is - defo a 3 pipe problem. Specked Band for me every time. Plus The Hound of course!

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

A three pipe problem for sure! Those are the best two! 📚🙂

[@johnharris721]

Alice, Holmes is my favorite detective. Over the years I've read all of Holmes. The Speckled Band and A Study in Scarlet are my favorites. I was introduced to Holmes when I was ten in a classic comic books series. It was a great series that introduced children to the classics.

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

I love Holmes too. I will have to look out for those comic books as they sound like my cup of tea!

[@MsReadsAlot]

Way too many book? No way! 💗 Adler is one of my favorite characters even though she is only in one book. This really makes me want to pick up Sherlock homes again. Great video!

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Thank you, Sandy! Glad to hear you don’t think I have way too many books! Irene Adler is such a great character, I love that story! 🙂

[@alishareadsrambles98]

This definitely makes me want to dive back into Sherlock Holmes, it has been a little while since I have read any Holmes stories. I have always been a fan of the Robert Downey Junior films, and the music from those films is amazing!

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

I love returning to the Holmes stories in any form. I think the Robert Downey Jr versions were really good, despite the changes. 😊📚

[@CestKevvie]

I've read a few Sherlock short stories, really enjoyed Dancing Men and Speckled Band! Would definitely like to read a couple of the full length mysteries, I just wasn't sure which to read first so this was really helpful! I enjoy book Sherlock much more than film/tv Sherlock. The adaptations change him so much!

[@Audibleking]

great video. I'm 11 and I just listened to all 68 hours of the complete Sherlock Holmes! I just reviewed one of his stories on my channel today! cool that there are other Sherlock fans! you seem really nice so I subscribed!

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Thank you, glad to hear you like Sherlock Holmes - the audiobooks are brilliant! I will check out your review. 😊

[@BernasBookishAdventures]

Loved this video, so informative. Everything you want to know about Sherlock. He is not my favorite but very important for setting the ground for detective fiction that I love. I also really do love Cumberbatch's Sherlock, it is very different but has a very clever plot especially in the first couple seasons.

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Sorry Berna, I thought I had responded to this but youtube says I haven't. Glad it was helpful! Cumberbatch is my favourite Sherlock too, and I loved the first few plots they did. Martin Freeman was an excellent Watson. :)

[@spreadbookjoy]

I read A Study in Scarlet and The Hound of the Baskerville many years ago but remember very little of them. I do have the Stephen Fry audio but yet to listen. This was great!

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Oh you’re in for such a treat with the Stephen Fry audio! Thank you. 🙂

[@chai5381]

Enjoyed learning about Sherlock, Alice. Remember reading Hound of the Baskervilles when very young and being quite frightened. Atm am reading a collection of short stories which contains the Speckled Band story, in Italian, which means it's taking rather a long time! Love the t shirt.

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Thank you. That sounds exciting and challenging, reading short stories in Italian! I hope you enjoy The Speckled Band. 🙂

[@lisa60932]

Sherlock Holmes is something I have been meaning to read properly for the longest time, have read small bits a long time ago but not recently. This video definitely will be an extra prod! I actually really like the Robert Downey Jr movies, though more for Jude Law’s brilliant Watson than Sherlock. Thanks for putting this together 😊

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

I’m glad you enjoyed it. Jude Law was definitely a good Watson. I hope you enjoy some more Sherlock Holmes stories soon! Let me know how you get on. 🙂

[@RobertoPoncebk]

I've read Holmes' stories since I was a child in México, recently there's been a publication in Spanish of all of the books and I was fascinated by reading "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Read-Headed League", "A Case of Identity", "The Boscombe Valley Mystery", "The Five Orange Pips" and "The Man with the Twisted Lip" (1891), with illustrations by Sidney Paget.🎉

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

I’m glad to hear they continue to publish Holmes around the world so that everyone can read those great stories. 😊📚

[@reddotreads2693]

I’ve watched lots of Sherlock adaptations but I have only actually read The Hound & The Baskervilles, but really want to read more. Love your t-shirt! 😊📚

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Thanks Nikki. I’d recommend trying some of the short stories if you’ve already read the hound, they are so good! 🙂

[@glendaw5221]

Alice I just discovered this video. The Stephen Fry audio books are on my list. You did an excellent job. I’ve only read a few short stories so far. My grandson loved the adaptation in 2010 and I personally was totally addicted to Elementary.

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Thanks Glenda! I do love a bit of Sherlock Holmes, and definitely a bit of Stephen Fry audiobook! I need to watch some more of Elementary. 🕵️‍♀️📚

[@CarolynsReadingRamblings]

I've watched a lot of different adaptations over the years like some of the Jeremy Brett films, at least one of the Basil Rathbone films, the Guy Ritchie movies, and both Sherlock and Elementary (I love Sherlock a lot but Elementary is my favorite modern adaptation 😍). Weirdly though, up until the last year or so, I'd only read a Kids' version of Hound of the Baskervilles (which I read because I loved the Wishbone episode that adapted it when I was little) and one short story. Then in the last year I finally read A Study in Scarlet, which sadly I didn't love because it felt too much like 2 stories instead of one but I did love the writing and of course Holmes and Watson, enough that I am really excited to continue the series. Next up will be reading the Sign of Four in December 🙂. Wonderful video Alice, I loved your enthusiasm when talking about this series and the characters🙂.

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

I’m glad you’re reading some of them. I think three out of the four novels do have a bit of that two stories as one novel element to them. For that reason alone I prefer Hound of the Baskervilles and the stories, but Sign of Four definitely has good elements to it. Hope you enjoy. 🙂

[@JonTanOsb]

I think I've watched every The Hound of the Baskerville movies made in English. It is my favourite story. When I was a child, and read Sherlock kept his tobacco in his slipper, I went, "Ewww!" But my dad said they were probably a gift and too small, plus, they were rather gaudy with a long pointed toe. I agreed, they were not Sherlock's style. I loved the Jeremy Brett series, but now Sherlock is my favourite. I laughed out loud at the first one's title, A Study in Pink, and explained to my son that the first story was A Study in Scarlet. Both of my kids love to read. My daughter started reading aloud to her baby brother when she was four. ~ Jon in rural BC, Canada

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

I loved the references in Sherlock, it was done so well. Fans of the books got nods to the books and a whole new generation got exposed to the wonderful stories. I like to think the tobacco slipper was a spare! 😂

[@Zozette27]

I love Sherlock. My surname is Holmes and when I was little girl, maybe 8 or 9, my father convinced me that Sherlock was real and that he was my great, great grandfather. My dad told me Holmes stories that he said ‘were never published’. One of my dad’s best friends was a Watson. My favourite short story is ‘The Red Headed League’. My favourite portrayal of Holmes is Jeremy Brett, followed by Vasily Livanov (from the Russian series) and then Basil Rathbone. I do not like any portrayal of Watson that shows him as a bumbling fool. My favourite Watson is Martin Freeman, followed by both David Burke and Edward Hardwicke in the Jeremy Brett series. I also like Vitaly Solomin’s portrayal of him in the Russian series.

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

I agree Watson is far from a fool and the portrayal of him for me is make or break to an adaptation. Martin Freeman is an excellent Watson. I love love love The Red Headed League it’s such a great story. That’s so cool about your dad and Sherlock being your great great grandfather, what a great story by your dad. Thanks for your comment, it’s great to hear your thoughts on a character I love so much.

[@theramblingreviewer5150]

Just found you through Katie at Books and Things, and i must say i really enjoyed this video. I've not read a ton of Sherlock Holmes. Just A Study in Scarlet and Sign of Four, but if you're interested in off the wall adaptations, then i'd recommend the recent anime, Moriarty the Patriot. Its definitely not faithful, potraying Moriarty as an antihero trying to cause an egalitarian revolution in Victorian England, but the characters are great -particularly Sherlock and William James Moriarty.

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Thanks for stopping by, I’m glad you enjoyed this video. That sounds like a really interesting and different adaptation- thanks for the recommendation! 😊📚

[@jimrussotto6612]

I' d recommend to you an adaptation of a Tommy and Tuppence novel that introduces Miss Marple subbing for Tuppence as the brain that figures things out. Greta Schacci as Tuppence is perfeect for her role as the slightly tipsy Tuppence searching for the killer of Tommy's aunt. The adaptation is better than the original T&T book in which Tuppence is the sleuth, exploring the mysterioous death while Tommy himself is busy on a British government case but he returns in the end to help apprehend the killers.

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Thank you for the recommendation, I will definitely look out for this one as it sounds very intriguing.

[@Wissal7ouissal]

❥I'm a sherlock holmes reader, but i'll watch the adaption just in case lol,, Anyway, i personally started with a study in scarlet, and i recommand starting with it, you won't regret it. ❥Short stories are all pretty good,short,and fun to read but i personally LOVE "a scandal in bohemia", cause it changes sherlock holmes pov on women., and he doesn't disrespect women later on in the story , unlike what he used to do before "a scandal in bohemia", paticularly in "the sign of four"

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Sherlock Holmes is one of the few characters whose adaptations I have overall enjoyed, they can differ a lot from the originals without me minding too much. I tend to favour the short stories over the novels (apart from The Hound of the Baskervilles) but I think it’s the nostalgia of having been read them when I was younger. You make a good point about A Scandal in Bohemia. 😊📚

[@johnharris721]

I don't those comics, Illustrated Classics Comics are no longer in print as I read them in the early 50s. Maybe you can find them in a collector's shop. I collected those comics but when I left home as an adult, my father while cleaning house, destroyed them. I turned my nephew on to Holmes, lent in collection. Love your videos, Alice.

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

That's a shame. If I ever saw one I would know to get it. Thanks for your kind comment.

[@davidcreager1945]

I love both the basil rathbone movies and THE best adaptation ever of holmes by the late great jeremy brett!!!! I have been reading Sherlock since gade school ( about 46yrs ago! ) My two favorite stories are the speckeld band and the blue carbuncle . Love your channel ❤️ . Have you read the sue grafton books?

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Thank you. 😊 I did read E for Evidence years ago. Would you say they would be better read in order? I absolutely loved The Speckled Band! Those two adaptations are both excellent.

[@davidcreager1945]

@@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf alice, i first started with " g" is for gum shoe. I promptly went to the bookstore ( i miss those !!!!!!! ) And bought all the ones i didn't have. Thank you for your reply!

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

@@davidcreager1945 good to know! I’ll have to give her another shot. 😊

[@grs6262]

The Holmes stories were my introduction to detective fiction, and my favorite adventures, closely followed by Dame Christie's offerings.. Of the pair, Holmes and Watson, I much prefer JHW.. I find I really don't care for Mr. Holmes that much.. My introduction to the pair, at a very early age, was "The Hound", but at that point it was via a movie.. I then decided to pursue the stories further, beginning with "Scarlet", then "Hound". At that point I became addicted, and have read the pair for the better part of 70 years.. Repeatedly.

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Watson is such a likeable character, I really care about him a lot. The Holmes books are definitely ones I plan to read again and again, especially the hound! 😊📚

[@grs6262]

@@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf .. I have the grenada version of the Hound on my devices.. I watch it quite often.. somehow, for me, it never gets old..

[@yamolodoy2910]

Such a great reviewing for sure, I wonder which publishing house it is in your video. I know it's Penguin but where could I find exactly this one like in this reviewing ?

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

I believe the set was called Penguin red classics and these covers were released in 2008 I think but I have seen them online if you search Sherlock Holmes red classics they should come up, although I can’t see them as a full set online at the moment. I hope that helps.

[@lucaslinares7806]

I've been looking for those paperbacks but they're not available on Amazon. At least not new 😭

[@msafwanawan1264]

Either we can study one complete novel comprised of 2 Volumes or read short stories ... Right?

[@Lucifer_isthereal_god]

I rather liked the BBC adaptation with Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr was actually surprisingly a good take with a few things that could have been better. I actually just got the 4 novels because I REALLY got into Sherlock Holmes because of Benedicts version I honestly like the BBC shows version of A Study in Scarlet a bit better which might be crazy.

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

That’s not crazy at all, I love the Sherlock series and I agree that Benedict Cumberbatch was great in it. I loved A Study in Pink, the references back to the original were great, but it didn’t pretend to be the same which I loved. They did a great job of that one. 📚😊

[@khantkhaing6930]

I am keen on reading Harry Potter series😊😊

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Happy reading. 😊

[@dan9337]

I tried reading the first SH book and the obvert racism was really hard to get over. I know, it was written like 90+ years ago but in the first page he refers to someone as to having the "strength of a negro and the wit of a chinamen" it's really immersive pulling. Any tips on how to plow through these obvious time sensitive cultural differences?

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Understandable and this is a very complex topic and personal decision but for me some of my thoughts are that if you want to read classics from any era you have to recognise that what was socially and culturally acceptable then is not always acceptable or even palatable now. There are no tips I’ve found for getting over this - you almost have to view it as an historical artefact and accept that it’s in the past, and if you can’t then maybe consider whether you want to read it enough to carry on. This may not work for everyone and can vary from book to book. I hope that makes sense.

[@ArtBookshelfOdyssey]

I like Holmes, but I'm weird because I tend to like stories of Holmes written by authors other than Doyle, and I've enjoyed all the different tv/movie versions. But for whatever reason, Doyle's original work I find to be just meh... I'm weird I guess!

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Interesting. I have yet to read much by other authors on Holmes, do you have a recommendation of a good one? I own The House of Silk, which I will probably read soon.

[@ianfischer8242]

Ghost in corner in 6:40

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Agree!

[@pksharma9324]

Can these books be purchased in hindi, as well?

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

I believe they have been translated into Hindi.

[@Jamilasma-f9g]

Can you give this book to me? (India)

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Thanks for watching.

[@christmasdespacito2505]

oh gosh this is gonna become a fixation isnt it

[@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf]

Thanks for watching. 😊