Copyright © 2005 by Leslie S. Klinger
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859–1930.
The new annotated Sherlock Holmes / by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ; edited, with a foreword and notes by Leslie S. Klinger ; introduction by John le Carré ; with additional research by Patricia J. Chui.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-393-05916-2 (v. 1 and v. 2)
ISBN 978-0-393-24182-2 (e-book)
1. Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Watson, John H. (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 3. Private investigators—England—Fiction. 4. Detective and mystery stories, English. I. Klinger, Leslie. II. Title.
PR4621.K55 2005
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