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Originally Posted by Vertigo  Yes I must admit I'm not unduly worried about the order and I may well go for The Sign of Four next. I'll decide at the time; likely the decision will be as much to do with whether I'm in the mood for short stories or a novel as particular ordering.  |
The one "order of reading" matter about which I have strong feelings is that one should
not start with the first story in
The Adventures, "A Scandal in Bohemia." It has more impact if one has become accustomed to the generally victorious Holmes by reading other stories. I would also avoid starting the Holmes canon with "The Engineer's Thumb," but I suppose nobody does.