The Best of Sherlock Holmes (Collector's Library)

Arthur Conan Doyle

ISBN 10: 1905716559 / ISBN 13: 9781905716555

Edité par Collectors Library, 2009

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Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

N° de réf. du vendeur M01905716559-G

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Best of Sherlock Holmes (Collector's Library)
• Éditeur: Collectors Library
• Date de parution: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1905716559
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781905716555
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Illustrateur: Paget, Sidney
• État de l'article: good

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Synopsis

These fifteen short stories, chosen by David Stuart Davies, former Editor of Sherlock magazine, show the master detective Sherlock Holmes at his most ingenious. Faithfully supported by his chronicler, Dr Watson, Holmes pits his wits against 'the 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 becomes involved with other intrigues that defeat the detectives of Scotland Yard. The original illustrations from The Strand magazine by Sidney Paget accompany each story.

À propos de l?auteur

Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859. He trained to be a doctor at Edinburgh University and eventually set up a medical practice in Southsea. During the quiet periods between patients, he turned his hand to writing, producing historical novels such as Micah Clarke and adventure yarns including The Lost World, as well as four novels and fifty-six stories involving his most celebrated creations, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Doyle was knighted in 1902. In later life he devoted much of his time to his belief in Spiritualism, using his writing and celebrity as a means of providing funds to support activities in this field. He died in 1930.