"The Blue Carbuncle": Der blaue Karfunkel – ein berühmter Diamant von unschätzbarem Wert – findet sich seltsamerweise im Kropf einer Weihnachtsgans wieder. Doch wie gelangte er aus der Schmuckschatulle der Gräfin Morcar dorthin? Keine einfache Aufgabe für den berühmtesten Detektiv aller Zeiten, zumal sich einige der von ihm befragten Personen nicht als besonders auskunftsfreudig erweisen … «The speckled Band»:Eine junge Frau trifft eines Morgens völlig verstört und verängstigt bei Sherlock...
Most people know Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes. But he was a prolific writer throughout his long career, producing far more than just the Holmes mysteries. This volume assembles 65 of his non-Sherlockian tales, covering a wide range of subjects: mysteries, adventure, supernatural, medical, nautical, and pugelist stories are just the tip of the iceberg! Here, in more than 1,100 pages, is one of the largest collections of Doyle short stories ever published. Included are: THE LOST...
Arthur Conan Doyle was a prolific novelist, though not many people today realize he wrote more than the Sherlock Holmes stories. This volume assembled 15 of his other novels, which are worth reading on their own merits. Included are:<P> THE WHITE COMPANY<BR> MICAH CLARKE<BR> THE MYSTERY OF CLOOMBER<BR> THE MARACOT DEEP<BR> THE FIRM OF GIRDLESTONE<BR> THE CRIME OF THE BRIGADIER<BR> THE DOINGS OF RAFFLES HAW<BR> THE «SLAPPING SAL»<BR> ...
В книге представлены «Приключения Шерлока Холмса» английского писателя Артура Конан Дойла. Все произведения даны на языке оригинала. Знакомство с оригиналами творений классиков зарубежной литературы, науки, искусства поможет сегодняшним студентам составить более точное представление о неповторимой стилистике каждого автора, а также расширит словарный запас, знания об истории языка, фразеологии.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is a collection of twelve short stories about a detective which was first published in 1892.<br><br>Mermaids Classics, an imprint of Mermaids Publishing brings the very best of old classic literature to a modern era of digital reading by producing high quality books in ebook format. All of the Mermaids Classics epublications are reproductions of classic antique books that were originally published in print format,...
"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" is a collection of twelve detective stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous literary creation, Sherlock Holmes. Contained within this collection are the following tales: 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, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb, The Adventure...
Out of the entire collection of Holmes stories by Doyle, this is the only story in which a police inspector (specifically, Inspector Baynes) is as competent as Holmes. Holmes has nothing but praise for Inspector Baynes, believing that he will rise high in his profession, for he has instinct and intuition. Inspector Lestrade never received this kind of appreciation from Holmes. <p> Holmes is visited by a perturbed proper English gentleman, John Scott Eccles, who wishes to discuss...
