That's In My Library!

The Complete Sherlock Holmes -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ‘Crime is common. Logic is rare.’ I don't need to introduce the protagonist or the author of this book. Sherlock Holmes and his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, are both recognized as the greatest in their respective fields; and that needs no justifying. The Complete Sherlock Holmes  is an  anthology of stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It comprises  four novels and fifty-six short stories,  including some of the most famous collections of Sherlock Holmes stories, such as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, along with longer stories like The Hound of the Baskervilles. The stories revolve around the eccentric, arrogant, and ingenious Sherlock Holmes,  the most popular and influential fictional detective ever created . He and his trusted friend, Dr. John Watson, from whose perspective the stories are written, step from Holmes’ 221B Baker Street home into t...

First of all, I am so glad that the concept of 'Autobiography' has been utilized by people like Helen Keller. Her life in itself is inspirational; moreover, the fact that she wrote about it in such a pretty (yeah, that is the adjective I'm going to use) way is commendable. Helen Keller was born in 1880 in Alabama, USA and became blind and deaf due to an illness when she was 19 months old. This book captures her life in her own words. In The Story of My Life, she writes about how she accustomed herself to living her life normally, at the same time being aware of her obvious differences with everyone else. She talks of her teacher, Anne Sullivan, probably the biggest influence of her life, and describes her impact on her. She talks about all her other memories, from being a carefree child to travelling all over the world advocating for the blind later in her life. Helen Keller's spirit certainly shines in this beautifully written memoir . Although brief, i...