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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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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"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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Сър Артър Конан Дойл , човекът, дал на Англия легендарния Шерлок Холмс , ирландецът, роден в Шотландия, е лекар, писател, историк, поет, романтик и апологет на спиритуализма. Конан Дойл е по-известен като автор на детективски истории за Шерлок Холмс, но той е известен и с активната си гражданска позиция като защитник на несправедливо осъдените. Намесата му помага да се смекчи присъдата на негов приятел, обвинен в държавна измяна, да се възстанови законността по нашумяло съдебно дело срещу англичанин с индийски произход, който става жертва на ксенофобия, и не на последно място да бъде оправдан Оскар Слейтър, ... |
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Величието на природата, силата на човешкия дух, любовта към живота и непосредствената им искреност превръщат произведенията на Джек Лондон , Артър Конан Дойл , Едгар Алън По , Джоузеф Конрад , Уилям Трейвис и Джеймз Харпър, в любима класика на поколения читатели, които и днес продължават да я четат и да ѝ се възхищават. Събраните в този сборник разкази са обединени от темата за морето и за хората, които обикалят целия свят по вода векове наред. Кой не би се вдъхновил от идеята да е помощник-капитан на кораб, пътуващ за Банког, макар да е едва на двадесет години? Или пък да е въвлечен в мистериозна история с един ... |
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Още преди да е получил титлата рицар на Нейно Величество, сър Артър Конан Дойл се ползва с невероятна популярност, а детективските романи са вече доста търсени и актуални. В сборника са събрани най-добрите образци в жанра на криминалния разказ, написани в началото на XX век. Именно това е времето, когато се раждат популярните до ден-днешен художествени герои: Шерлок Холмс и Арсен Люпен "благородни разбойници" и виртуозни крадци, за които не съществуват прегради. Те никога не се предават и се подчиняват единствено на собствения си кодекс на честта. Ник Картър е друг обаятелен образ на очарователен ... |
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Based on the story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . Text adaptation by Jeremy Page. ... "- For me, Watson, life is not so interesting, says Holmes. - I loved to read the newspaper, hoping to find some news of an interesting crime for me to investigate or a dangerous criminal for me to catch. Where are all those clever criminals these days?' Then, suddenly, a wild, excited young man runs up the stairs to Holmes' room. He has a story to tell about a strange crime that took place in Norwood. But who is the criminal? And is he dangerous? Life, for Holmes, suddenly starts to get interesting." From the book ... |
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Based on the story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . Text adaptation by Susan Kingsley . ... "You said that you wanted danger, didn't you?" says McArdle, the editor of the Daily Gazette. And he sends his young reporter, Malone, on a strange journey into South America with the famous Professor Challenger. Challenger believes he can find a lost world full of dinosaurs in the middle of the Amazon forest. But this world is dangerous to reach, and, once the Professor and his small group of explorers arrive, things get even more dangerous for them. Will they return alive? Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive ... |
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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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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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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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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- ... |
