The Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes (Complete & Unabridged) [Puffin Classics]

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, KStJ, DL

ISBN 10: 0140367055 / ISBN 13: 9780140367058

Edité par Puffin Classics/Puffin Books/Published by The Penguin Group, London, New York, et al., 1994

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277 pp. Nearly flawless copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was the creation of Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based consulting detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess and is renowned for his skillful use of astute observation, deductive reasoning and forensic skills to solve difficult cases. Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories that feature Holmes. The first story, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the beginning of the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine in 1891; further series of short stories and two serialised novels appeared until 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1880 up to 1907, with a final case in 1914. All but four stories are narrated by Holmes' friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson; two are narrated by Holmes himself, this including the Blanched Soldier, and two others are written in the third person. In two stories (The Musgrave Ritual and The Adventure of the Gloria Scott), Holmes tells Watson the main story from his memories, whereas Watson becomes the narrator of the frame story. Conan Doyle said that the character of Holmes was inspired by Dr. Joseph Bell, for whom Doyle had worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Like Holmes, Bell was noted for drawing large conclusions from the smallest observations.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes (Complete & Unabridged) [Puffin Classics]
• Éditeur: Puffin Classics/Puffin Books/Published by The Penguin Group, London, New York, et al.
• Date de parution: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0140367055
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780140367058
• Reliure: Trade Paperback
• Illustrateur: Adrian Chesterman (Cover Illustration)
• Édition: Complete & Unabridged Edition
• Impression: 6th Printing
• État de l'article: Very Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • English & British Studies, Literature, History
  • Fiction-Mystery, Mysterious Fiction & Novel
  • Academic, Scholarly, Research

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Synopsis

Through the foggy streets of Victoria London to the deepest countryside, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson embark on eight thrilling investigations. In some of his best known cases including 'The Speckled Band' and 'The Reigate Puzzle', Holmes brings his unique powers of deduction to bear on the most challenging mysteries.

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Edinburgh where he qualified as a doctor, but it was his writing which brought him fame, with the creation of Sherlock Holmes, the first scientific detective. He was also a convert to spiritualism and a social reformer who used his investigative skills to prove the innocence of individuals.