Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" is perhaps the greatest collection of detective stories ever written. From his residence at 221B Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes solves a series of baffling and bizarre cases, including those of a man terrified by the arrival of an envelope containing orange pips, and a woman whose fiancé disappeared on his way to their wedding. Each story showcases the great detective's inimitable and extraordinary deductive powers, recounted to us by his faithful friend and colleague, Dr Watson. This "Macmillan ... |
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Двуезично издание на немски и английски език. ... Sherlock Holmes ist der Inbegriff des analytischen Spürsinns und die mit Abstand schillerndste aller Detektivfiguren. Die vor Einfallsreichtum sprühenden Kriminalerzählungen, in denen Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859 - 1930) den genialen Meisterdetektiv und dessen treuen Mitstreiter Dr. Watson ermitteln lässt, machten ihren Autor weltberühmt. Für diese zweisprachige Ausgabe wurden die sechs spannendsten und verblüffendsten Geschichten ausgewählt, darunter "Ein Skandal in Böhmen", "Das ... |
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Малко са художниците по света, които могат да се справят с трудната задача да илюстрират над книги за две години. И то не само защото трябва да преминат през визуалния материал на различни епохи и да изпитат физическото съпротивление на километрите линии, щрихи и петна. Дори, когато те са виртуални, задачата не се променя особено. Петър Станимиров успява да го направи успешно. Той е натрупал години тренинг в безброй визуални задачи. Комикси, плакати, визуални фрагменти, прието да се наричат приложни. Да прибавим - живопис, графика, оформление на книги и какво ли още не. Този художник навигира през всички тези жанрове с ... |
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Based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle . Retold by Clare West . ... Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective of them all. He sits in his room, and smokes his pipe. He listens, and watches, and thinks. He listens to the steps coming up the stairs; he watches the door opening - and he knows what question the stranger will ask. In these three of his best stories, Holmes has three visitors to the famous flat in Baker Street - visitors who bring their troubles to the only man in the world who can help them. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms ... |
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The complete stories with original illustrations from the Strand Magazine. ... It is more than a century since the ascetic, gaunt and enigmatic detective, Sherlock Holmes , made his first appearance in A Study in Scarlet. From 1891, beginning with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the now legendary and pioneering Strand Magazine began serializing Arthur Conan Doyle's matchless tales of detection, featuring the incomparable sleuth patiently assisted by his doggedly loyal and lovably pedantic friend and companion, Dr Watson. The stories are illustrated by the remarkable Sydney Paget from whom our images of Sherlock ... |
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"My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know." ... "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" first introduced Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant detective to the readers Strand Magazine. The runaway success of this series promoted a second set of stories, "The Memoirs". In these twenty three tales, collected here in one volume, you have some of the best detective yarns ever penned. In his consulting room at 221B Baker Street, the master sleuth receives a stream of clients all presenting him with baffling and bizarre mysteries to unravel. There is, for ... |
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Based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle . Retold by Clare West . ... Sherlock Holmes is famous around the world. When the police cannot solve a crime, they turn to Holmes. He never misses a clue, and when he looks carefully at a person, he can understand everything about them. These are two of the best Sherlock Holmes stories. In The Dead Coachman, Holmes investigates a burglary and a murder while he is staying in the countryside with his friend Doctor Watson. In The Last Mystery, Holmes is in danger from the evil Professor Moriarty, who is as clever as the detective himself. They are both ready to fight to the death. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... All legends begin somewhere, and the two novels here are where one of the world's best-loved legends began. In "A Study in Scarlet", Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson first meet and investigate a seemingly impossible mystery that begins with a corpse in a deserted house. In The Sign of the Four the detective faces an even greater challenge: solving both the disappearance of Captain Arthur Morstan and the theft of the Agra treasure in India. In this "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition, Sherlock scholar David Stuart Davies ... |
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Based on the story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . Text adaptation by Jeremy Page. ... Miss Mary Morstan has a strange story to tell. Since her father disappeared, she has received a large pearl through the post on the same day, every year, for six years. Who is sending them? And what about her father's paper with the words 'The Sign of Four' written on it? Sherlock Holmes alone can solve these mysteries. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of ... |
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Подпомаган от верния сержант Хун, съдията Ди се заема с разплитането на една стара загадка, тръгнала преди много години от двора на императора. Просветени любители на красиви антики, алчни колекционери, учители по бойни изкуства, лодкари и студенти, красиви жени, кръвожадна богиня и една плочка от домино... На пръв поглед нямат нищо общо помежду си, но в действителност те са заплетени в поредица от жестоки и кървави престъпления, които само старокитайският Шерлок Холмс може да разкрие. Робърт ван Хюлик (1910–1967) е нидерландски китаист, дипломат и писател. Освен многото научни трудове, които създава, Хюлик става ... |
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Книга от поредицата "Китайски загадки" ... За да поеме поста си на окръжен магистрат в Ланфан, съдията Ди трябва, едва ли не, да води сражение с опасен и въоръжен противник. Няколко необясними убийства и изчезвания поставят на изпитание прозорливостта и енергията му, а ключът към тайните като че ли е заложен в центъра на един огромен лабиринт, създаван десетилетия наред... От загадка на загадка читателят навлиза дълбоко в живота на древния Китай, без да има време да си поеме дъх. ... |
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Based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle . Retold by Jennifer Bassett . ... Dr. Huxtable has a school for boys in the north of England. When the Duke of Holdernesse decides to send his young son there, that is good news for the school. The Duke is a very important person, and Dr. Huxtable is happy to have his son in the school. But two weeks later Dr. Huxtable is the unhappiest man in England. Why? And why does he take the train down to London and go to Baker Street? Why does he need the help of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes ? Because someone has kidnapped the Duke's son... Classics, modern fiction, non- ... |
