Sherlock Holmes

[sophinisba]

If I wanted to try reading some Sherlock Holmes stories, which ones would you suggest I start out with?

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[ismenin.livejournal.com]

I'd start at the beginning - A Study in Scarlet. 60 short stories and 4 novels to choose from. The trouble is that if you pick one at random and then another, you'll soon notice that in one Holmes is a rabid drug addict and in another it isn't mentioned.
Most good editions have a chronology. If you lived closer I'd lend you my set!
It's a slasher's paradise of course. I remember someone started a series of stories - no idea who - but it never got anywhere, or it just disappeared under my antenna! Pity. I'd like that. Maybe it'll inspire you. :D

[sophinisba]

But are there one or two in particular that come close to the beginning and you think, "Wow, if Sophie read this one she'd totally become a fan!"? Or do you feel that way about A Study in Scarlet?

Oh, and I wonder if there's any info on the series you were reading here: http://www.liquidfic.net/Holmes_Watson.html