(Borrowed from the Jackson Heights Library) Once I finished The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, I continued reading Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic stories collected in The Complete Novels and Stories Vol. I. The next volume of stories Doyle published as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Several of the pieces deal with Holmes' early life and also introduce us to his smarter but lazier brother Mycroft (I imagined Robert Morley in the role.) The collection is tight and elegant. My favorite story in the group is probably The Yellow Face which includes a surprisingly progressive and liberal twist. No spoilers. This collection was meant to be the popular detective's farewell with the final story chronicling a climactic confrontation with the sinister Prof. Moriarty, but Doyle was forced to bring him back in The Return of Sherlock Holmes. A fun fast read.
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