Конан Дойл не е само създател на детективски истории, но и достоен човек, велик патриот и работохолик, аристократ и рицар, лекар и безкрайно сърдечен човек, мислител и спортист. Особено внимание в книгата е отделено на многостранната личност на писателя: работата му като лекар, страстта му към пътешествията, участието му във първата световна война, както и на интереса му към спорта и любопитството към мистиката и спиритизма. Книгата е част от поредицата Биографии на издателство Паритет. ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... In "Sherlock Holmes: The Dark Mysteries", Sherlock Holmes expert David Stuart Davies has selected the cases of the great detective that best reflect Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's deep interest in the supernatural. The first is the terrifying novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles", followed by nine Gothic adventures: "The Sussex Vampire", "The Creeping Man", "Shoscombe Old Place", "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax", "The Veiled Lodger", "The Devil's Foot", "The ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by David Stuard Davies. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Faithfully supported by his chronicler, Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes pits his wits against "Napoleon of Crime" Professor Moriarty, assists European royalty threatened by disgrace, helps to solve the mysterious death of a young woman due to be married, and investigates intrigues that have defeated the detectives of Scotland Yard. Packed with excitement and mystery, this collection showcases the legendary sleuth at his very best. This "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition features an ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by David Stuard Davies. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" contains Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's final twelve stories about his great fictional detective. Featuring crypts at midnight, strange bones in a furnace and a blood-sucking vampire, these tales explore the darker side of human nature and involve betrayal, violence and the terrible consequences of infidelity. This "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition features an afterword by David Stuart Davies - a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund and an authority on ... |
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Parece que Doyle y el doctor Watson no tenian los mismos puntos de vista sobre el interes de las correrias de Holmes. Mientras el primero lo consideraba un entrometido que le impedia dedicarse a cosas "mas serias", Watson se empeñaba en resucitar los casos que tenia cuidadosamente anotados en su archivo. La historia ha dado la razon al doctor y ha preferido la "agenda" del detective a todas las preocupaciones metafisicas de su autor. Y Watson, que era ya para Holmes "una de sus costumbres, como el violin, el tabaco... y otras quiza menos disculpables", abre esa caja de sorpresas y nos ... |
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A mysterious murder near Esher, a gruesome delivery of two human ears packed in coarse salt, the disappearance of secret submarine plans, the sudden descent into madness of two brothers - these are only some of the apparently unsolvable cases contained in this volume, which the great sleuth, assisted by his trusted friend Doctor Watson, is challenged to clear up with the aid of his sagacity and unrivalled analytical skills. Published a quarter of a century after the first book of Holmes adventures, and including the famous titular story His Last Bow: An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes, this collection shows the detective ... |
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Once again the eminent detective is presented with a series of seemingly impenetrable cases: an anonymous but illustrious client employs him to rescue the daughter of a famous personage from the clutches of a roguish aristocrat and suspected murderer; a retired art-supply dealer asks him to investigate the suspicious disappearance of his wife with a neighbour and a stash of money; a veteran of the Boer War appeals to him to track down a missing friend; a man has become convinced that his wife has been sucking their baby son's blood. Will the most famous of sleuths be persuaded to offer his services and set off in ... |
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I know every move of your game... It has been a duel between you and me, Mr Holmes... If you are clever enough to bring destruction upon me, rest assured that I shall do as much to you. With Sherlock Holmes's reputation as the scourge of the criminal underworld preceding him, the ingenious detective, with the aid of Dr Watson, is confronted in these stories by some of his most fiendishly difficult cases yet. The collection culminates in The Final Problem, in which the evil Professor Moriarty is plotting the detective’s downfall. Soon Holmes and Watson are led across Europe in a deadly pursuit of their devilish ... |
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"Sie kennen meine Methoden, Watson." - Kein skrupelloses Schurkenstück, kein noch so raffiniertes Verbrechen, das der weltberühmte englische Meisterdetektiv Sherlock Holmes mithilfe seiner verblüffenden Kombinationsgabe nicht zu durchschauen vermöchte! Dieser Band enthält zwölf meisterhafte Kriminalerzählungen rund um Holmes und seinen treuen Freund, mit denen Sir Arthur Conan Doyle bereits seit über hundert Jahren seine Leser in den Bann schlägt. Die Auswahl reicht von "Der Bund der Rothaarigen" über "Die fünf Apfelsinenkerne" und & ... |
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Шерлок Холмс се заема да разследва най-заплетените случаи, които се оказват непосилни за ченгетата от Скотланд Ярд. На моста е убита съпругата на американски златотърсач, заселил се в Англия. Заподозряна е прислужницата. Младата жена бяга със съседа си, като взима ценните книжа на съпруга. При разглеждането на случая Холмс заключава, че клиентът премълчава нещо. Секретарят на професор е мистериозно убит в селската му къща. Дотичвайки с викове, възрастната икономка успява да чуе шепота на умиращия: "Професоре, това беше тя", а дясната ръка на жертвата стиска пенсне в златна рамка. Особеният ум, неизчерпаемата ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Sherlock Holmes is back on the case in this collection of sparkling short stories, in which we learn about Holmes' early days as a sleuth, encounter a seemingly murderous widow, and meet the great detective's brother, Mycroft, for the first time. And, in "The Final Problem", Holmes comes face-to-face with his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, in a battle of wits that could kill them both. This "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition features an afterword by David Stuart Davies - a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund and an ... |
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В книгата са включени две от повестите на Конан Дойл, посветени на Шерлок Холмс - "Етюд в червено" и "Баскервилското куче", както и подбрани разкази от сборниците "Приключенията на Шерлок Холмс", "Спомени за Шерлок Холмс" и "Завръщането на Шерлок Холмс". Подборът и илюстрациите на известния руски художник Антон Ломаев придават уникален облик на сборника и го превръщат в ценна придобивка и великолепен подарък за всички почитатели на творчеството на сър Артър Конан Дойл. ... |