Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Illustrator: Bickford-Smith, Coralie

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Produktbeschreibung

A collection of the most famous cases faced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's peerless creation, now in a beautiful hardcover edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith This collection of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes includes many of the famous cases - and great strokes of brilliance - that made the legendary detective one of fiction's most popular creations. With his devoted amanuensis Dr Watson, Holmes emerges from his smoke-filled room in Baker Street to grapple with the forces of treachery, intrigue and evil in such cases as 'The Speckled Band', in which a terrified woman begs their help in solving the mystery surrounding her sister's death, or 'A Scandal in Bohemia', which portrays a European king blackmailed by his mistress. In 'Silver Blaze' the pair investigate the disappearance of a racehorse and the violent murder of its trainer, while in 'The Final Problem' Holmes at last comes face to face with his nemesis, the diabolical Professor Moriarty - 'the Napoleon of crime'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin LLC US
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 456622
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 205mm x 134mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 709g
• ISBN-13: 9780241347782
• ISBN-10: 0241347785
• Artikelnr.: 52659143

Autorenporträt

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Edinburgh where he qualified as a doctor, but it was his writing which brought him fame, with the creation of Sherlock Holmes, the first scientific detective. He was also a convert to spiritualism and a social reformer who used his investigative skills to prove the innocence of individuals.

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