The Sign of the Four - Couverture souple

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1907523294 ISBN 13 : 9781907523298

Editeur : Aziloth Books, 2010

Synopsis

Publié pour la première fois en 1890, le deuxième des histoires de Sherlock Holmes de Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle, The Sign of the Four est un classique de la fiction policière et un précurseur de ce genre désormais omniprésent. L'histoire a tout - une belle demoiselle en détresse, des disparitions mystérieuses, un meurtre, une perle étrange et brillante, une carte particulière, quatre méchants désespérés, un trésor exotique et, surtout, souriant supérieur alors qu'il se déplace avec une confiance sûre à travers le bourbier d'indices contradictoires, l'inimitable Sherlock Holmes, enquêteur extraordinaire.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

In this erudite and provocative edition, Shafquat Towheed offers fans of both Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle an intricate account of the intertextual histories at the heart of The Sign of Four. Arguing for the inextricability of its colonial plots with its work as detective fiction, Towheed builds a persuasive case for The Sign of Four as Mutiny fiction, positioning it as pivotal to the imperial career of 'British' fiction per se. Readers of this edition will be gripped by the colonial pathways Towheed reveals, the politics of citation he uncovers, and the entanglement of home and empire he tracks in the making of the novel. This is postcolonial interpretation at its very best. --Antoinette Burton

Perhaps the greatest of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries is this: that when we talk of him we invariably fall into the fancy of his existence. --T. S. Eliot

Présentation de l'éditeur

Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician best known for his stories featuring the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle was a prolific author and his innovative mysteries make him one of the most widely read authors in history. Conan Doyle also wrote The Lost World, which was one of the earliest and most influential works in the lost world genre of fiction. The Sign of the Four, published in 1890, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The story begins with a beautiful young woman asking Sherlock and Watson to accompany her as she meets with a mysterious benefactor.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Aziloth Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1907523294
• ISBN 13: 9781907523298
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 100
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible