Sherlock Holmes

I was talking to Rick the other day about books we will be glad we had read when we are 90 years old, and Sherlock Holmes came to mind. I have the Baring-Gould edition below, and was price hunting when I came across a newer, and critically acclaimed edition edited by Leslie S. Klinger. The Klinger is said to be more readable, and to have better illustrations. The Baring-Gould has a better introduction, and is less frivolous in some of its ideas. I am inclined to acquire both, then we can loan them out so we can benefit from both Sherlockian views espoused by the two editors. Sherlock has yet to be scheduled on the HMTP.

The complete "cannon" includes two prefaces by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Two editions of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes:

The Annotated Sherlock Holmes : 2 Vols., edited by William S. Baring-Gould [ASIN B0006BR56K ] Out-of-print, but it can be found for as low as $20.00 on Amazon.

The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories , (2 Vols.) edited by Leslie S. Klinger [ISBN 039305800X ] $51.00 Amazon
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Novels , edited by Leslie S. Klinger [ISBN 039305800X ] (to be released Nov 2005)
$32.97 Amazon