Volume II contains the fourth of the Sherlock Holmes novels, The Valley of Fear, in which Holmes memorably faces his malignant archenemy, Professor Moriarty. The short stories collected here include such celebrated gems as "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge," "The Adventure of the Red Circle," "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot," "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire," and "His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes." With the stories from the final collection, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, published in 1927, this volume carries the venerable detective through to the very end of his enthralling four-decade career as one of the most beloved characters in literature.


第二卷包含第四本福爾摩斯小說--《恐怖谷》--其中有福爾摩斯與宿敵莫里亞蒂教授令人難忘的決鬥。這裡收集的短篇故事包括《紫藤居探案》、《紅圈會探案》、《魔鬼的腳探案》、《吸血鬼探案》和《最後致意：夏洛克·福爾摩斯服役紀錄》等精彩故事。通過1927年出版的最終作品集（《福爾摩斯檔案簿》）裡的故事，我們認識到這位世人推崇的偵探整整四十年的精采人生，他也是文學史上最受歡迎的人物之一。


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