Przygoda dzieje się w okresie świąt Bożego Narodzenia. Znajomy Szerloka Holmesa posłaniec Peterson jest świadkiem nocnej awantury. Wkracza, aby pomóc biednej ofierze – pijanemu starcowi, napastowanemu przez chuliganów. Jednak ten, po nieumyślnym wybiciu szyby w sklepie ucieka, pozostawiając na ulicy podniszczony kapelusz i dorodną gęś. Peterson bez wahania zabiera te rzeczy do Holmesa. Dedukuje z kapelusza cechy właściciela, a gęś oddaje Petersonowi. Wkrótce w gęsi znaleziony zostaje błękitny...
This eBook edition of «History of the WW1» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. This book is a complete six-volume history of the First World War, written during the war by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle interviewed army generals, read their papers and diaries, and he also talked to numerous soldiers in order to get a full picture. He describes all the main battles of the British Army, offering very detailed accounts of battles, where...
"The White Company" by Arthur Conan Doyle. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
"The Valley of Fear" – Holmes gets led to Moriarty by his perception that many of the crimes he investigated were not isolated incidents, but instead the machinations of a vast and subtle criminal ring. One of Moriarty's agents sends cipher to Holmes, but doesn't give him the key. Holmes manages to decipher the message and must prevent Moriarty's agents from committing a murder. "The Final Problem" – Holmes is on the verge of delivering a fatal blow to Moriarty's...
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Essay: An Intimate Study of Sherlock Holmes (Conan Doyle's thoughts about Sherlock Holmes) Novels: A Study In Scarlet The Sign of the Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear Short story collections: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The Return of Sherlock Holmes His Last Bow The...
Dieses eBook wurde mit einem funktionalen Layout erstellt und sorgfältig formatiert. Die Ausgabe ist mit interaktiven Inhalt und Begleitinformationen versehen, einfach zu navigieren und gut gegliedert. Inhaltsverzeichnis / Table of contents: Silberstrahl (Silberstern) / Silver Blaze Das gelbe Gesicht / The Yellow Face Eine sonderbare Anstellung (Der Angestellte des Börsenmaklers) / The Stock-broker's Clerk Holmes' erstes Abenteuer (Die Gloria Scott) / The 'Gloria...
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Arthur Conan Doyle had a longstanding interest in mystical subjects and remained fascinated by the paranormal. At the height of the Great War a change came over his beliefs. The deaths he saw around him made him rationalize that spiritualism was a «New Revelation» sent by God to bring solace to the bereaved. Doyle found solace supporting spiritualism...
