En La zona envenenada, el profesor Challenger congrega un día en su casa a sus amigos más próximos, instándoles a traer consigo un curioso capricho: botellas de oxígeno. Éstos quedan sorprendidos por la peticion, hasta que se enteran de la amenaza que pesa sobre la Tierra: Challenger ha descubierto que la atmosfera terrestre va a verse envuelta en una nube toxica que acabara con la especie humana. Todos ellos se encierran en una habitacion con el oxigeno, dispuestos a aguantar sin esperanzas sus ultimas horas de vida, pero descubren, al cabo de unas horas, que la nube toxica ya ha desaparecido. Aun consternados por el suceso, salen a la calle y observan los estragos del envenenamiento y, creyendose los unicos supervivientes, descubren horas mas tarde, con gran alegria, que el veneno apocaliptico era solo un somnifero muy efectivo.
This collection includes many of the famous cases - and great strokes of brilliance - that made the legendary Sherlock Holmes one of fiction's most popular creations. With his devoted amanuensis, Dr Watson, Holmes emerges from his smoke filled rooms 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'.
Holmes has been summoned by a coded message to the house of a man called Douglas. But he and Watson arrive to find they are too late - Douglas has been murdered, with a mysterious calling card left by his side. Scotland Yard is stumped, but Holmes, detecting the diabolical workings of his arch-enemy Moriarty, has some ideas of his own. In this compelling selection of tales, The Valley of Fear is accompanied by ten of the great detective's most curious cases, including The Six Napoleons, in which the statues of the Emperor are smashed to pieces; Charles Augustus Milverton, which features an evil blackmailer; and His Last Bow, in which Holmes is called out of retirement on a matter of national importance.
A facsimile edition of the original 24 Sherlock Holmes stories from London's The Strand Magazine, written between 1891 and 1893, with black and white illustrations by Sidney Paget.
The terrible spectacle of the beast, the fog of the moor, the discovery of a body, this classic horror story pits detective against dog. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on the wild Devon moorland with the footprints of a giant hound nearby, the blame is placed on a family curse. It is left to Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson to solve the mystery of the legend of the phantom hound before Sir Charles' heir comes to an equally gruesome end.
Cada vespre, sir Charles Baskerville acostumava a passejar pels voltants de la seva mansió, fins que una nit el seu majordom el va trobar mort. La policia no va trobar ni rastre de violència, tot i q
Historias que han leído, disfrutado, amado muchas generaciones. Estas obras de la literatura universal son un camino a territorios sin fronteras, a aventuras inolvidables, a viajes libres. Novelas que, como el arte o como una buena película, nunca pasan de moda.
Why is a young woman terrified of a mysterious 'speckled band'? Are the five orange pips a sign that someone will soon die? And what about the banker who believes his son is a thief. Join the great detective Sherlock Holmes in solving the mysteries in these three thrilling stories.
Dous relatos curtos unidos entre si nos que Sherlock Holmes investiga casos calofriantes. As aventuras do máis famoso detective de todos os tempos. Na Inglaterra vitoriana, Holmes resolve os casos máis insólitos grazas á súa capacidade dedutiva e á axuda do Dr. Watson.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle"Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Synopsis: Why put a diamond inside a chicken? Why is there a special club for men with red hair? And why does a woman disappear on the day of her wedding? These are some of the strange questions which Sherlock Holmes has to answer. In these six stories we join Holmes and his friend Dr Watson on some exciting adventures. Will they solve every mystery? Or are some people even cleverer than Sherlock Holmes?
A primeira novela protagonizada por Sherlock Holmes En Un estudio en escarlata o detective Sherlock Holmes coñece a quen será o seu máis fiel amigo e compañeiro, o Doutor John Watson. Esta novela editada no ano 1887 trata sobre un espantoso asasinato, vinganzas e fanatismo relixioso.
