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Book Synopsis Arthur Conan Doyle by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book Arthur Conan Doyle written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Crw Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 855 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherlock Holmes is the greatest fictional detective in the world. The hero of 56 short stories and four novels, he is so convincing that letters still arrive at 221 b Baker Street seeking his help, and when it was thought that he had died in his clash with the evil Professor Moriarty ('the Napoleon of Crime') young men in London wore black armbands.
Book Synopsis The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - The Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - The Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume features 12 enthralling Sherlock Holmes stories, culminating in ‘The Final Problem’, which caused much uproar and controversy among the fictional detective’s loyal fans. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes features famous characters such as the detective’s brother, Mycroft Holmes, and the evil Professor Moriarty. Including a few of the author’s favourite Holmes stories, this volume is a vital instalment in the series. Culminating in an epic battle between the sleuthing detective and his arch nemesis, this collection captivates readers. The stories featured in this volume include: - The Adventure of the Yellow Face - The Adventure of the Stockbroker’s Clerk - The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual - The Adventure of the Reigate Squires - The Adventure of the Resident Patient - The Final Problem First published in The Strand Magazine between 1892 and 1893, the short stories collected in this volume feature the original illustrations by Sidney Paget. A specially commissioned introduction also features in this volume, alongside an article by Arthur Conan Doyle and an essay on the history of detective fiction by S.S. Van Dine.
Book Synopsis The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1893, by Arthur Conan Doyle.Doyle had decided that these would be the last collection of Holmes's stories, and intended to kill him off in "The Final Problem". Reader demand stimulated him to write another Holmes adventure--The Hound of the Baskervilles. In "The Return of Sherlock Holmes", Holmes relates the aftermath of "The Final Problem", and how he survived."The Adventure of Silver Blaze""The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" "The Adventure of the Yellow Face""The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk""The Adventure of the Gloria Scott""The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual""The Adventure of the Reigate Squire""The Adventure of the Crooked Man""The Adventure of the Resident Patient""The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter""The Adventure of the Naval Treaty""The Final Problem"
Book Synopsis The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Collector's Library. This book was released on 2005 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: .0000000000Sherlock Holmes is back on the case in this collection of sparkling short stories. Not only does Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant detective investigate a fascinating series of crimes and misdemeanours in The Memoirs, but we also learn about Holmes' early days as a sleuth hound and encounter the detective's brilliant brother, Mycroft, who is a member of the Diogenes Club, one of the strangest establishments in London. And, of course, in The Final Problem Holmes come face to face with his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, the Napoleon of Crime. Their struggle, seemingly to the death, was to leave many readers desolate at the loss of Holmes, but was also to lead to his immortality as a literary figure. With an Afterword by David Stuart Davies, a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund, and an authority on Sherlock Holmes. He has written the Afterwords for all the Collector's Library Holmes volumes.
Book Synopsis Sherlock Holmes: The Dark Mysteries by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book Sherlock Holmes: The Dark Mysteries written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Sherlock Holmes: The Dark Mysteries, Sherlock Holmes expert David Stuart Davies has selected the cases of the great detective that best reflect Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's deep interest in the supernatural. The first is the terrifying novel The Hound of the Baskervilles, followed by nine Gothic adventures: 'The Sussex Vampire', 'The Creeping Man', 'Shoscombe Old Place', 'The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax', 'The Veiled Lodger', 'The Devil's Foot', 'The Blanched Soldier' and 'The Cardboard Box'. All of the stories are accompanied by their original illustrations. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. With an introduction by the collection's editor, David Stuart Davies.
Book Synopsis The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes - The Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes - The Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A volume of seemingly unsolvable mysteries, The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes features the final twelve short stories in Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective series. First published in 1927, this volume is the last instalment in Arthur Conan Doyle’s series of Sherlock Holmes’ adventures. Usually narrated by Doctor Watson, the detective’s companion and accomplice, these final short stories divert the author’s typical style, and two adventures are narrated by Holmes himself. The short stories featured in this volume include: - The Adventure of the Illustrious Client - The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier - The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone - The Adventure of the Three Gables - The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire - The Adventure of the Three Garridebs - The Problem of Thor Bridge This edition features a specially commissioned introduction alongside an article by Arthur Conan Doyle and an essay on the history of detective fiction by S.S. Van Dine.
Book Synopsis The Best of Sherlock Holmes by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book The Best of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Collector's Library. This book was released on 2009 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These 15 short stories, chosen by David Stuart Davies, former editor of 'Sherlock' magazine, show the master detective at his most ingenious.
Book Synopsis The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library: With Original Illustrations by Sidney Paget by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library: With Original Illustrations by Sidney Paget written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Sherlock Holmes Collector's Li. This book was released on 2023-04-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 12 short stories featured in this volume were the catalyst for the first literary fandom, the success of The Strand Magazine, and Arthur Conan Doyle's lifelong career as the writer of the Sherlock Holmes adventures. Enter the smoky rooms of 221B Baker Street and immerse yourself in the intriguing lives of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. This volume features tales including 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band' and 'The Red-Headed League', which Arthur Conan Doyle named his favourite Holmes stories. Each of these twelve mysteries highlights the famous detective's remarkable skill and methods, narrated by Watson. The stories featured in this volume include: - A Scandal in Bohemia - The Red-Headed League - A Case of Identity - The Boscombe Valley Mystery - The Five Orange Pips - The Man with the Twisted Lip First published in The Strand Magazine magazine between July 1891 and June 1892, this edition includes the stories' original illustrations by Sidney Paget. A specially commissioned introduction also features in this volume, alongside an article by Arthur Conan Doyle and an essay on the history of detective fiction by S.S. Van Dine.
Book Synopsis The Return of Sherlock Holmes & His Last Bow by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book The Return of Sherlock Holmes & His Last Bow written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three years after his supposed death at the Reichenbach Falls, Sherlock Holmes returns to 221B Baker Street, to the astonishment of Dr Watson and the delight of readers worldwide. From kidnapped heirs to murder by harpoon, Holmes and Watson have their work cut out for them in these brilliant later tales. This collection also includes His Last Bow, a series of recollections from an older Sherlock Holmes of further adventures from his life. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. In this edition, Sherlock scholar David Stuart Davies provides both an illuminating afterword and a fascinating chronology of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Book Synopsis The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1894 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boasting some of Sherlock Holmes's finest adventures, this classic 1894 collection was originally written in serial form. Eleven of the most popular tales of the immortal sleuth include "Silver Blaze," concerning the "curious incident of the dog in the night-time"; "The Greek Interpreter," starring Holmes's even more formidable brother, Mycroft; and "The Final Problem," the detective's notorious confrontation with arch-criminal Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls. Holmes and Dr. Watson remain history's greatest detective team, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's portrayals of male comradeship, the thrills of the chase, and the misty precincts of Victorian London remains unmatched in detective literature.
Book Synopsis A Study in Scarlet & The Sign of the Four by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book A Study in Scarlet & The Sign of the Four written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. In this edition, Sherlock scholar David Stuart Davies provides an illuminating afterword.
Book Synopsis The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The immense talent, passion and literary brilliance that Conan Doyle brought to his work gives him a unique place in English letters.”-Stephen Fry ”Doyle’s modesty of language conceals a profound tolerance of the human complexity”-John Le Carré ”Holmes has a timeless talent, passion and literary brilliance that puts him heads, shoulders and deerstalker above all other detectives.”- Alexander McCall Smith Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is the quintessential collection of some of the most thrilling exploits of Detective Holmes and Dr. Watson. These eleven stories of literature’s greatest and most popular detective demonstrate Sherlock Holmes’s astounding power of deduction on full display. The stories in this treasured volume were initially published in serial form in The Strand magazine from December 1892 until December 1893, then in book form in late 1893. Set in the foggy moors of England and in the dark alleyways of Victorian London, this classic collection includes some of the best detective yarns ever written. Among the most popular tales within The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes are “Silver Blaze”, infamous for the “curious incident of the dog in the night-time”, and it’s setting in the late-Victorian sporting world; the controversial tale “The Adventure of the Cardboard Box”, originally deemed too inappropriate for publication in the original edition. Of all of the stories in the collection “The Final Problem” is the most notorious; Doyle had made the decision to stop writing about the character of Sherlock Holmes and within this legendary short story, killed off the character of Sherlock Holmes. This resulting outcry of the public was unlike anything else in literary history. Other stories include; “The Adventure of the Yellow Face”, “The Adventure of the Stockbroker’s Clerk”, “The Adventure of the Gloria Scott”, The Adventure of the Mugrave Ritual”, “The Adventure of the Reigate Squire”, “The Adventure of the Crooked Man”, “The Adventure of the Resident Patient”, “The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter”, and “The Adventure of the Navel Treaty”.As this brilliant collection demonstrates, Sherlock Holmes is one of the most engaging literary companions any reader could hope for. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is both modern and readable.
Book Synopsis The Hound of the Baskervilles & The Valley of Fear by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles & The Valley of Fear written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supernatural hounds, a family curse, a mysterious cipher and the return of a deadly enemy . . . Sherlock Holmes will have to utilize every skill he has to solve the two classic mysteries collected here. The Hound of the Baskervilles sees Holmes and Dr Watson travel to the misty wilds of Dartmoor to confront a devilish apparition, while in The Valley of Fear the pair investigate a gruesome murder that may be the work of the dastardly Professor Moriarty himself. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. In this edition, Sherlock scholar David Stuart Davies provides both an illuminating afterword and a fascinating chronology of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Book Synopsis The Hound of the Baskervilles - Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles - Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Book Synopsis Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by : Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-04-27 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" is the second anthology of the adventures of the best-known detective of all time (letters are still received at his fictional address in London). It consists of twelve stories and there is an admirable afterword by David Stuart Davies, who is regarded as an authority on Sherlock Holmes and has written all the afterwords for the Collector's Library Holmes volumes.
Book Synopsis The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by : Arthur Doyle
Download or read book The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-12 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published late in 1893 with 1894 date. It was first published in the UK by G. Newnes Ltd., and was published in the US by Harper & Brothers in February 1894. It was the second collection featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, following The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Like the first it was illustrated by Sidney Paget.The twelve stories were originally published in The Strand Magazine from December 1892 to December 1893 as The Adventures number 13 to 24. For instance, "The Final Problem" was published under the subheading "XXIV.--The Adventure of the Final Problem."Doyle determined that these would be the last Holmes stories, and intended to kill off the character in "The Final Problem". Reader demand stimulated him to write another Holmes novel in 1901-1902, The Hound of the Baskervilles, set before "The Final Problem". Next year a new series, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, begins with the aftermath of "The Final Problem", in which it is revealed that Holmes actually survived.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science by : Allen Kent
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science written by Allen Kent and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1980-05-01 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."
