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A Collection of Stories

Jack London

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. . .In my case it is usually San Francisco Bay, than which no lustier, tougher, sheet of water can be found for small-boat sailing.

It really blows on San Francisco Bay.  During the winter, which is the best cruising season, we have southeasters, southwesters, and occasional howling northers.  Throughout the summer we have what we call the “sea-breeze,” an unfailing wind off the Pacific that on most afternoons in the week blows what the Atlantic Coast yachtsmen would name a gale.  They are always surprised by the small spread of canvas our yachts carry.  Some of them, with schooners they have sailed around the Horn, have looked proudly at their own lofty sticks and huge spreads, then patronisingly and even pityingly at ours.  Then, perchance, they have joined in a club cruise from San Francisco to Mare Island.  They found the morning run up the Bay delightful.  In the afternoon, when the brave west wind ramped across San Pablo Bay and t. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Sherlock is back!

Another excellent collection by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Amazing to see the legendary detective come back from the land of the dead relatively unscathed. A mixed bag, as always, but with some unique finds that set a difference compared to so many similar stories before. A collecti

Es muy diferente escribir por placer que por obligación.

En realidad 3,4

Para nadie es un secreto que Arthur Conan Doyle estaba harto de Sherlock Holmes. Su creación, se convirtió en un problema porque controlarlo se hacía cada vez más difícil y porque usar este personaje lo forzaba a escribir novelas

Note, April 7, 2023: When I read short story collections intermittently over a long period of time, my reactions are similarly written piecemeal, while they're fresh in my mind. That gives the reviews a choppy, and often repetitive, quality. I'm now trying to go back and edit some of those done in t

The most interesting part of the book is when Sherlock Holmes returns; the emotional connection shared by Dr. Watson is not only moving but also praiseworthy. Shows how their friendship and value for one another have grown enormously throughout the years.

Coming back to the stories, I found them les

This is a great collection of thirteen Sherlock Holmes detective stories. These occur after Sherlock supposibley dies in the last collection. The author was under a lot of pressure to revive Sherlock Holmes and masterfully does in this volume.
Enjoy and Be Blessed.
Diamond

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