Un jour de 1888, Sherlock Holmes reçoit la visite d'un inconnu venu le consulter sur une affaire qui "pourrait influer sur les destinées de l'Europe". Avant qu'il ait ou
As a dense yellow fog swirls through the streets of London, a deep melancholy has descended on Sherlock Holmes, who sits in a cocaine-induced haze at 221B Baker Street. His mood is only lifted by a visit from a beautiful but distressed young woman - Mary Morstan, whose father vanished ten years before. Four years later she began to receive an exquisite gift every year: a large, lustrous pearl. Now she has had an intriguing invitation to meet her unknown benefactor and urges Holmes and Watson to accompany her. And in the ensuing investigation - which involves a wronged woman, a stolen hoard of Indian treasure, a wooden-legged ruffian, a helpful dog and a love affair - even the jaded Holmes is moved to exclaim, 'Isn't it gorgeous
A Sherlock tie-in edition of Conan Doyle's first collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, with an introduction by show cocreator Mark Gatiss. Gatiss explains how these gripping tales inspired and influenced the new series. This collection contains 12 short stories first published in the Strand magazine between 1891 and 1892, and then published as a collection in October 1892. It includes some of Conan Doyle's best tales of murder and mystery, such as "The Adventures of the Speckled Band," in which the strange last words of a dying woman "It was the band, the speckled band!" and an inexplicable whistling in the night are the only clues Sherlock Holmes has to prevent another murder; and "The Five Orange Pips," in which an untimely death and the discovery of the letter containing five orange pips lead to a cross-Atlantic conspiracy.
El médico Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) fue un apasionado de la historia delictiva de varios países. Aprovechó sus conocimientos para crear la figura de un detective singular que recurría a la lógica deductiva con el fin de resolver los casos que se le presentaban. El público lo aceptó de tan buen grado que cuando el autor acabó con él para dedicarse a escribir otro tipo de género, se vio obligado a resucitarlo. Y es que el personaje se había vuelto inmortal.
El profesor Challenger "un cerebro superdotado en un cuerpo de hombre de las cavernas" se enfrenta a una nueva aventura, donde la fantasía se combina con la investigación científica en el terreno del espiritismo. Como es habitual en toda la saga del profesor Challenger, se une a la emocion y la intriga unas notables dosis de humor.
L'escriptor escoces Arthur Conan Doyle es conegut, especialment, per la serie d'aventures protagonitzada pel genial detectiu Sherlock Holmes i el seu ajudant, el doctor Watson. A "El món perdut", pero, Doyle canvia de registre i presenta un personatge, el professor Challenger, que comanda una expedicio destinada a demostrar l'existencia de dinosaures a l'America del Sud. L'autor descriu un espai geografic poblat d'essers prehistorics i plantes extingides fa milions d'anys. En realitat, aquesta passio per explorar mons desconeguts no es sino l'expressio, en forma novel·lada, de l'esperit aventurer dels grans viatges de descobriments del segle XIX.
Set during the Hundred Years War, the protagonist of The White Company is a cloister-raised young nobleman who discovers that his father's will stipulated he travelled for a year before taking his vows. Setting off on his adventures, he finds himself part of the White Company - a group of mercenary archers en route to France.The horror of fighting awaits him - but so does the promise of valour.This is a lively and action-packed account of the exploits of a crew of Saxon archers, realistic and incredibly atmospheric in its depictions of medieval life, with a satisfying and compelling combination of breathless adventure and romantic chivalry.
Holmes, o detective, tivo como primeiro nome o de Sherrinford, ata que A. Conan Doyle deu co de Sherlock, máis eufónico. O autor quéreo facer aparecer como superador doutros detectives famosos na literatura e como exemplo para os sabuxos da Scotland Yard, pero no fondo e un destilado literario da sua propia personalidade.Watson, o medico, e o instrumento de que se vale Conan Doyle para retrata-la figura de Holmes e relata-la sua peripecia. Personaxe rombo, curto de luces, a sua unica virtude e a de narrar con precision e polo miudo todalas historias.
A master of deductive reasoning who can solve the most difficult crimes by spotting obscure clues overlooked by others, dilettante sleuth Sherlock Holmes was the hero of sixty stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle between 1887 and 1927. With the help of his loyal friend, Doctor Watson, Holmes brought countless crooks, thieves, swindlers, and murderers to justice. He even rose from the dead after Doyle tried to dispatch him in his twenty-fourth adventure, and readers protested. Here, in one volume, are all four full-length novels and fifty-six short stories about the colourful adventures of Sherlock Holmes--every word Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ever wrote about Baker Street's most famous resident. Also included is an introduction by lifetime Sherlockians Barbara and Christopher Roden. The Complete Sherlock Holmes is one of Barnes & Noble's Leatherbound Classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed bonded-leather binding, with distinctive gilt edging and a silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for every home library.
