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Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

 
9781784043612: Sherlock Holmes: A Selection of His Greatest Cases

Présentation de l'éditeur

This beautifully presented slipcase edition offers a selection of the master detective's greatest cases, including the most popular Holmes story ever written, The Hound of the Baskervilles. In addition to this full-length novel, the compendium comprises short stories drawn from his major collections The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes and The Return of Sherlock Holmes.Features include: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Conan Doyle's most famous Holmesian novel; 13 classic short stories; authentic, atmospheric illustrations by Sidney Paget; insightful introduction by leading crime writer, Martin Edwards, founder-member of the Murder Squad collective of crime writers and editor of the Crime Writers' Association's annual anthology.,The stories are: The Red-headed League, The Five Orange Pips, The Man with the Twisted Lip, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, The Adventure of the Copper Beeches, Silver Blaze, The Musgrave Ritual, The Reigate Squires, The Final Problem, The Empty House, The Dancing Men, The Priory School.

Biographie de l'auteur

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) began writing stories while waiting for patients in his medical practice. His greatest creation, Sherlock Holmes (partly based on the character of his old university teacher), first came to the attention of the public in 1886 with the publication of A Study in Scarlet.

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