First published in 1922 and here presented in a fully annotated edition - the only currently available to English readers - this collection will offer the opportunity to discover a lesser-known side of this master storyteller’s ability to surprise and enthrall. A master of many literary genres, Arthur Conan Doyle excelled particularly in the short-story form, and was acclaimed in his day as much for his detective stories as for his thrilling tales of mystery and the supernatural. While the adventures of Sherlock Holmes have become part of our collective imagination, these stories - concerned with ghosts, obscure ... |
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When Sherlock Holmes receives a bungled tip-off from one of the agents of his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, the great detective hopes to avoid a murderous crime and bring the would-be assassin to justice. But on being informed soon afterwards that one John Douglas of Birlstone Manor has been found with his head blown apart by a shotgun, he realizes that he is too late. And so begins an enthralling tale of revenge, vigilantism and secret societies, one that transports the reader from the English countryside to the violent world of the American frontier of the 1860s. The fourth and final novel in the Sherlock Holmes canon, ... |
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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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From his Baker Street apartment, Sherlock Holmes wields his powers of deduction in pursuit of justice and truth, venturing out into foggy Victorian London accompanied by his faithful sidekick Dr Watson. This classic collection of Holmes tales includes many of the detective's most-loved exploits: Holmes is confronted by a venomous snake in The Adventure of the Speckled Band, mystified by a missing thumb in The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb and beguiled by a beautiful opera singer in A Scandal in Bohemia, never once losing his famous cool. First appearing separately in the Strand Magazine, these stories were ... |
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When the corpse of Sir Charles Baskerville is found on the grounds of his Dartmoor estate next to a mysterious animal footprint, thoughts turn to a fabled family curse: that of a hellhound set out to avenge a crime committed by one of Sir Charles’s ancestors. As the only surviving heir of the Baskervilles is terrified for his safety, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are called in to investigate. The most famous novel in Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes cycle, The Hound of the Baskervilles is a masterpiece of terror, suspense and mystery which has enthralled readers young and old since it was first published in 1902. ... |
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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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On his return to London after serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War as an assistant surgeon, Doctor Watson is looking for a place to live. He is introduced to a certain Mr Holmes, an eccentric, pipe-smoking gentleman who shows an interest in chemistry and is currently engaged in a test to detect human haemoglobin. What begins as a simple house-sharing enquiry soon turns into a fully fledged study in scarlet, a case of blood, murder and betrayal that will transport the reader from the streets of London to the early settlements of Salt Lake City in Utah... The book is part of the Alma Junior Classics series by Alma ... |
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Престъпление в Кенсингтън. Убийство от лудост. Опитният детектив господин Лестрад, както и експертният консултант детектив господин Шерлок Холмс, стигат до един и същ извод. Ужасната поредица от събития е дело не просто на обикновен престъпник, а на психично болен човек. Няма друго обяснение за фактите. Неизвестен извършител чупи статуи на Наполеон и полицията няма ни най-малка представа защо. За щастие, Холмс и Уотсън са на разположение. Те не подозират, че тези няколко дребни престъпления ще се превърнат в едно голямо приключение! Книжката е част от поредицата за Шерлок Холмс за деца на издателство Робертино. ... |
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Изплашената Вайълет Хънтър се обръща към Холмс и Уотсън за съвет. Непобедимият тандем, който е във вечна борба с престъпността, се оказва въвлечен в опасна загадка, защото зад стените на Червените букове се крие много повече от някоя и друга тайна."Господин Холмс, моля, елате в хотел Черният лебед в Уинчестър утре по обед. Бъдете там непременно! Вече съм на предела на силите си!" Из книгата Книжката е част от поредицата за Шерлок Холмс за деца на издателство Робертино. ... |
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Преразказана от Розалба Трояно. ... С много капачета, за да търсиш улики и заподозрени. Етюд в червено е един от най-интригуващите случаи на най-прочутия детектив в света - Шерлок Холмс. Той е човек с изключителен ум, който страстно изучава химията и медицината и е ненадминат в изкуството на дедукцията. Етюд в червено е сред най-добрите истории за Шерлок Холмс. Тук тя е адаптирана за по-младите читатели, без да загуби от качеството си. Илюстрациите пресъздават епохата и разпалват детското въображение. Някои от тях са с прозорчета за отваряне, които проследяват развитието на действието и търсенето на улики."Често ... |
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Цигулката, евтиният тютюн, старата черна лула, изрезките от вестници... разхвърляната стая на първия етаж на улица Бейкър, от която са започнали толкова много забележителни приключения. По стените висят научни таблици, а тезгяхът е прогорен от киселини, заради проби с химически вещества. Това е убежището на най-великия литературен детектив - Шерлок Холмс, в което понякога прекарва с дни в леглото, докато обмисля поредния случай или в полулетаргия чака следващия. Негов верен спътник е доктор Уотсън, защото когато разплита загадки, Холмс има нужда от другар, на чието самообладание да разчита. ... |
