Thanks for the lovely review. There are three other annotated editions that you should know: The Christopher Morley "SH and DW: A Study in Friendship" (only a few stories), the 9-vol. Oxford edition (focused primarily on Conan Doyle and barely mentioning SH scholarship), and my 10-volume "SH Reference Library" (published by Wessex Press).

I absolutely love how you nerd out over books. It makes my morning. ☕️

I love the New Annotated Sherlock Holmes collection. I own the hardbacks. If my house was on fire they are the books I would try to save first. My surname is Holmes. When I was a little girl my father convinced me that Sherlock Holmes was real and that he was my great, great grandfather. Dad told me that Sherlock’s son, Sherman, could not cope with his father’s fame so he migrated to Tasmania. I am not sure how long I believed this story. My real great great grandfather was Miles Holmes who was transported to Tasmania (then Van Dieman’s Land) for stealing fowl. When I was a child my dad’s best friend was a Watson.

As you know, I haven’t gotten into Sherlock Holmes, but this set looks amazing!

I drool over the annotated copies. It really is a great set! I ended up getting a Barnes and noble hardback. No where near as cool! I love the bloopers in the video because editing is so time consuming!

I want these volumes. Still available from Amazon.

OMG These collections look so good! I want all of them

I have the green 2 volume set. The dust jackets are in rough shape so I haven’t studied them yet. I was thrilled to get the set for $3.50.

Thank you for helping me selecting an annotated version of Sherlock Holmes... Both...? Yes both :)

Such An ENTHUSIASTIC Goofball!

I bought some random Sherlock Holmes book decades ago and it’s still sitting on my TBR. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Your love for these works is making me push it up my TBR shelf. Great video.

I was waiting on this one! Great job!

Love this video! Thanks for sharing these fascinating editions from your Sherlock collection. So fun! I remember when these came out and really regret not buying them then.

The new annotated are available but often tremendously expensive.

Fun!

Insightful review. Thanks for the overview. There are so many Doyle/Holmes books out there it's sometimes difficult to spot the hidden gems, but this set definitely looks intriguing.

New sub! I immediately came over here from Fit 2B Read’s epic sci-fi video when I saw the Klingers on your shelves. I almost bought the hardcovers when they came out, and now I wish so badly that I had. My local library has the Barring-Gould (I bounced off the chronological arrangement) and some of the Oxford set (but I think some people may be stealing those). BTW, I don’t think any “normal” people have even one annotated Holmes. One suggestion and two questions: -Please consider making a Holmes playlist. That is where I first looked, and based on your “next week” comment, I assume there are more Holmes videos. -What is the best set of reading copies of the canon? The annotated books are too large the kick back in a chair with, and the notes spoil things for first-time readers. And most publishers are releasing sets that only contain public domain titles and leave out anything still under copyright. Do you know of any complete reading sets besides the Oxford series (wish I could afford them)? -Do you have any videos on tv/film Holmes adaptations? “Elementary” is my favorite.

Those look like a lot of fun!

Annotated collections are always interesting to read. Who knew there were so many variables that could influence the reading experience in a collection like this? It's unfortunate because I don't even know if I'd prefer to read the stories in publication order or timeline order. That comes up in a lot of series. Maybe authors could help us out and just write the stories in order. LOL. It makes me think of Conan and trying to make sense of his life events in order.

Thank you for a sparkling comparison of both annotated sets. I have the Barring-Gould Annotated Sherlock Holmes. I like it a lot, but I think I have a valid gripe when I note that in order to locate any specific story, I must refer to page 806 (of 824) in Volume II - a bothersome detour. I am still tempted to get the Klinger set as well.

Several years ago, as members of my family wandered a huge furniture store, I diverted myself by scanning the estate-sale volumes they used to decorate the book shelves and desks, and I spotted a hardcover edition of Baring-Gould's Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street. Well, I had to buy it, so I carried it around and, when we went up front, I told the clerk I wanted to buy the book. Was I crazy? It was just stock decoration. There was no price on it. They sell furniture, not books. I asked for a manager and after a few phone calls about the eccentric loon who wanted to buy a book, a younger manager appeared. He glanced at the book and, as I began to say I'd pay any reasonable price, he snapped, "Sell it to him. A dollar." Thus not only did I get a bargain on a rare book I'd looked for over the years, but I became the only known person to buy a book from Nebraska Furniture Mart. Accomplishments like that don't grow on moldy capitalism all that often.

I have the first two volumes, the short stories, but I didn't bother with the third volume: the novels never felt right to me - SH lives in his short stories. The hardbacks are still available on Amazon (at least on the UK store) at the original price - get'em before they're gone!

How many wife’s DID Watson have?! 😳 Those are some really cool books, Mike! Gasogene are sold everywhere these days, but under a different name. 😳

So you keep saying Annotated because of what I said??? LoL 👍😆🤣😂 Sounds like David Gemmell Drenai Saga, and it's Chronological order , with His 1st published book being in the middle of it. Watson has been married twice. From my understanding. 🤷‍♂️ Great Video 👍😁👍

Haha the number and identities of Watson's wives is a mystery beyond even Sherlock himself. True, arranging them in chronological order is unnecessary, and would lead to plenty of inconsistencies. We can always assume Watson changed some dates and places to protect Queen and country, among others. Publishing order is the best way to go.

You mean they AREN’T real…….? 😱😭.

My book envy is serious here. I wantsssss them. The new version first and then the old. I am not part of the most normal people group. 😒

Historical figures...real.....you mean they arent ? oh wow is my face red. 🤣

What grapevine are you plugged into to know when a new publication is coming? Do you take a periodical on Holmes related chit chat? #brettbafta