【英语章节书】侦探小说的巅峰之作：《The Complete Sherlock Holmes》（福尔摩斯探案

在文学世界中，若说有一位侦探能横跨世纪、风靡全球，夏洛克·福尔摩斯（Sherlock Holmes）无疑是当之无愧的名字。而《The Complete Sherlock Holmes》（《福尔摩斯探案全集》），则是这位侦探传奇故事的完整记录，是侦探文学的经典巨著，也是无数推理迷心中的“圣经”。

📚 全集概况

《The Complete Sherlock Holmes》由英国作家

阿瑟·柯南·道尔爵士（Sir Arthur Conan Doyle）

于1887年到1927年间陆续创作而成，包含4部长篇小说和56篇短篇小说，共计60篇福尔摩斯案件，完整展现了这位大侦探从崭露头角、声名大噪，到“退休”归隐的传奇一生。

🔎 内容结构

🔥 四部长篇小说：

《A Study in Scarlet》（血字的研究）

第一部作品，讲述福尔摩斯与华生的初识，一宗带有复仇色彩的凶案引人入胜。

Chapter 1

Mr. Sherlock HolmesIn the year 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, andproceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the Army. Havingcompleted mystudiesthere,Iwas duly attached to the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers asassistant surgeon. The regiment was stationed in India at the time, and before I could join it, thesecond Afghan war had broken out. On landing at Bombay, I learned that my corps hadadvanced through the passes, and was already deep in the enemy’s country. I followed, however,with many other officers who were in the same situation as myself, and succeeded in reachingCandahar in safety, where I found my regiment, and at once entered upon my new duties.

The campaign brought honours and promotion to many, but for me it had nothing butmisfortune and disaster. I was removed from my brigade and attached to the Berkshires, with whom I served at the fatal battle of Maiwand. There I was struck on the shoulder by a Jezailbullet, which shattered the bone and grazed the subclavian artery. I should have fallen into thehands of the murderous Ghazis had it not been for the devotion and courage shown by Murray,my orderly, who threw me across a packhorse, and succeeded in bringing me safely to the British lines.



《The Sign of the Four》（四签名）
宝藏、阴谋、爱情交织的故事，展现福尔摩斯对逻辑的冷静掌控。

《The Hound of the Baskervilles》（巴斯克维尔的猎犬）
最为知名的一部，以哥特式气氛讲述一个关于家族诅咒与科学真相的案子。

《The Valley of Fear》（恐怖谷）
双线叙事结构，将美国黑帮故事与英国凶案完美衔接，技巧高超。

📖 五部短篇小说集：

《The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes》（福尔摩斯历险记）
包含经典如《波希米亚丑闻》、《红发会》。

ADVENTURE   I.   A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA

I.

To Sherlock Holmes she is always thewoman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler. All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise but admirably balanced mind. He was, I take it, the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen, but as a lover he would have placed himself in a false position. He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer. They were admirable things for the observer—excellent for drawing the veil from men’s motives and actions. But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results. Grit in a sensitive instrument, or a crack in one of his own high-power lenses, would not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his. And yet there was but one woman to him, and that woman was the late Irene Adler, of dubious and questionable memory.



《The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes》（福尔摩斯回忆录）
揭示福尔摩斯“死亡”与宿敌莫里亚蒂教授的终极对决。

《The Return of Sherlock Holmes》（福尔摩斯归来记）
福尔摩斯在瑞士“死而复生”，展开新一轮推理冒险。

《His Last Bow》（福尔摩斯最后致意）
包括福尔摩斯为国家服务的特殊任务，时间背景移至第一次世界大战。

《The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes》（福尔摩斯探案新编）
风格更为成熟甚至带有阴郁色彩，见证老年福尔摩斯依旧敏锐的判断力。

🕶️ 主角魅力

Sherlock Holmes：逻辑天才，嗜好小提琴与化学实验，以冷静、理性闻名。经典口头禅如：“Elementary, my dear Watson!”已深入人心。

Dr. John Watson：
军医出身，忠诚记录者，以普通人的视角带领读者进入福尔摩斯的世界。他不仅是助手，更是情感与人性的代表。

🌟 作品魅力

逻辑与推理的极致展现：每一个案件都是一场推理盛宴，福尔摩斯以惊人的观察力和演绎法逐步逼近真相。

人物塑造深入人心：不止福尔摩斯与华生，连反派莫里亚蒂教授、女主角艾琳·艾德勒等配角也各具魅力。

维多利亚时代伦敦风情：细致描写19世纪末英国社会、街头巷尾、上流与底层生活，充满历史感。

文化影响深远：福尔摩斯形象已成为大众文化符号，影响后世无数侦探文学与影视改编，包括《神探夏洛克》、《福尔摩斯：基本演绎法》等。

🎯 推荐阅读人群

喜爱、悬疑、推理、侦探故事的读者
欲提升英语阅读能力的文学爱好者
对19世纪英国社会文化感兴趣的人
正在寻找“沉浸式阅读体验”的书虫

✅ 阅读建议

对于新读者，推荐从短篇《波希米亚丑闻》《红发会》《蓝宝石案》入手，再逐步过渡到《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》等长篇。这样既能快速感受福尔摩斯的推理魅力，又不至于被长篇结构压倒。

《The Complete Sherlock Holmes》不仅是一部小说合集，更是一段跨越时代的文化传奇。福尔摩斯的冷静思维与华生的温情记录，构成了一幅独特的推理世界地图。无论你是初入推理世界的新手，还是久经沙场的侦探小说迷，这部经典都值得你一读再读。