福尔摩斯探案系列，情节曲折离奇，结构严密完整，故事一波三折，扣人心弦，让人读来有如身临其境，爱不释手。该书精心挑选了其中最精彩的几个故事，具有很强的代表性。而且，每本书都尽量使语言符合青少年的阅读习惯，使读者能够很轻松地进入福尔摩斯的惊险、刺激的世界。本书为英文版，提供原汁原味的西方名著，让读者昙花一现自由地阅读、想像和发挥。无形中，你会发现，自己的英语水平已经有了大幅度的提高。
The worldwide literature masterpieces usually embody the cultural form of a specific time．By reading them，we cannot only enjoy the author’S fluent writing style，vivid depiction and detailed description，but can also experience that period of history and feel that period of culture that the author described．Therefore we de．vote this series of classic world literature masterpieces to the public．
On this purpose，we have consulted some professional literature translators and experts majoring in western history and western culture．According to their sugges．tion，we selected these novels that can represent the western culture，and edited them completely in accord with the original works．No noting，no abridging and no changing，we attempt to m~ntain the original style and language，attempt to offer the readers a series of most native English novels in order that they could close to the pure English masterpieces directly and enjoy the original writing style，depiction and language out—and—out．In the meantime，these novels can help you understand western history and western culture more thoroughly and deep．Your English level will improve a lot before you realize it as well．
A classic series in hand，a wonderful English world will be in mind．
柯南道尔（1859-1930）生于苏格兰爱丁堡附近的皮卡地普拉斯，父亲是政府建工部的公务员。青海年时期在教会学校学习，的来在爱丁堡大学攻读医学，一八八五年获医学博士学位。一九0二年，因对英国在南非战争的政策辩护而被封爵。