The stories are interesting even today, but the writing does not fully survive the test of time. The language used on conversations is old fashioned, but even for a not-native speaker it is not hindering the experience. The only part that I really dislike is how Sherlock Holmes is portrayed as a god of deduction while Watson is constantly downgrading himself as not worthy common man next to the superior Sherlock. I'm glad the movies have fixed this and have given Watson a more active role and Sherlock some flaws. ( )

Intussen al een eeuw klassieke detective verhalen. Wat opvalt is dat Holmes eigenlijk geen sympathieke held is, en zelf regelmatig in zijn hemd wordt gezet. ( )