Graphic Classics: Arthur Conan Doyle

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Summary: Dinosaurs, Fairies and the Detective
Review: Continuing their Graphics Classics series, "Graphic Classics: Arthur Conan Doyle" allows several different illustrators the chance to adapt and interpret some of Doyle's most famous stories and creations, as well as a few lesser known gems. Most of the stories here are longer than in other offerings in the Graphic Classics series, but all are well done and respectful to the source material.

Included are:

The Adventure of the Copper Beeches - A fascinating Sherlock Holmes adventure well-adapted by Rick Geary.

The Los Amigos Fiasco - An amusing tale of an Electric Chair gone wrong, with a complimenting visual style.

The Adventures of the Speckled Band - Another fine Sherlock Holmes adaptation, with perfect artwork accompanying the original text.

Master - A clever, short poem.

The Lost World - Doyle's famous dinosaur tale. Very well done, in grand adventure style.

The Coming of the Fairies - An illustrated text version of Doyle's fairy beliefs.

The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sherlock Holmes most famous adventure, given good treatment.

How it Happened - A quaint ghost story. Also well done.

The book comes off as Sherlock Holmes heavy, which was a surprise to me, as the Graphics Classic series seems to focus on lesser-known works of authors. I would have liked to have seen an adaptation of Doyle's mummy tale "Lot 249," or some of his other horror work. However, as a Sherlock Holmes fan, I was very pleased with this volume.