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A Study in Scarlet & The Sign of the Four
Buch von Arthur Conan Doyle
Sprache: Englisch

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Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

A Study in Scarlet introduced the great scientific detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, his friend and chronicler, to the reading public. This novel, a cornerstone in the annals of crime fiction, tells of their first meeting and how they set up in rooms together in Baker Street. It is not long before the charismatic sleuth and his faithful companion are plunged into a dramatic mystery which starts with the discovery of a corpse in a deserted house and the letters RACHE scrawled on the wall in blood. The Sign of the Four, the second Holmes novel, presents the detective with one of his greatest challenges - solving the theft of the great Agra treasure in India. In these two classic novels you have the foundation of the Sherlock Holmes legend. As well as his witty and illuminating Afterword to this edition, David Stuart Davies, the illustrious editor of Sherlock magazine, has provided a fascinating chronology of the Sherlock Holmes Stories.

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 Macmillan Collector's Library Holmes volumes.

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

A Study in Scarlet introduced the great scientific detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, his friend and chronicler, to the reading public. This novel, a cornerstone in the annals of crime fiction, tells of their first meeting and how they set up in rooms together in Baker Street. It is not long before the charismatic sleuth and his faithful companion are plunged into a dramatic mystery which starts with the discovery of a corpse in a deserted house and the letters RACHE scrawled on the wall in blood. The Sign of the Four, the second Holmes novel, presents the detective with one of his greatest challenges - solving the theft of the great Agra treasure in India. In these two classic novels you have the foundation of the Sherlock Holmes legend. As well as his witty and illuminating Afterword to this edition, David Stuart Davies, the illustrious editor of Sherlock magazine, has provided a fascinating chronology of the Sherlock Holmes Stories.

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 Macmillan Collector's Library Holmes volumes.

Über den Autor
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) studied medicine at Edinburgh University, but ultimately gave up medicine to pursue a career in writing both fiction and non-fiction. His iconic sleuths, Holmes and Watson, have entertained generations of readers.
Zusammenfassung
Two novels featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson in a pocket hardback edition
Inhaltsverzeichnis

A Study in Scarlet
Part One
1. Mr Sherlock Holmes
2. The Science of Deduction
3. The Lauriston Gardens Mystery
4. What John Rance Had to Tell
5. Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor
6. Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do
7. Light in the Darkness

Part Two
8. On the Great Alkali Plain
9. The Flower of Utah
10. John Ferrier Talks with the Prophet
11. A Flight for Life
12. The Avenging Angels
13. A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson MD
14. The Conclusion

The Sign of the Four
1. The Science of Deduction
2. The Statement of the Case
3. In Quest of a Solution
4. The Story of the Bald-Headed Man
5. The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge
6. Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration
7. The Episode of the Barrel
8. The Baker Street Irregulars
9. A Break in the Chain
10. The End of the Islander
11. The Great Agra Treasure
12. The Strange Story of Jonathan Small

Afterword
Bibliography
Biography

Details
Empfohlen (bis): 99
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Krimis & Thriller
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 328
Inhalt: 328 S.
with gilt edges
ribbon marker
ISBN-13: 9781909621763
ISBN-10: 1909621765
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Conan Doyle, Arthur
Hersteller: Pan Macmillan
Maße: 157 x 98 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Arthur Conan Doyle
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.08.2016
Gewicht: 0,193 kg
preigu-id: 104096969
Über den Autor
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) studied medicine at Edinburgh University, but ultimately gave up medicine to pursue a career in writing both fiction and non-fiction. His iconic sleuths, Holmes and Watson, have entertained generations of readers.
Zusammenfassung
Two novels featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson in a pocket hardback edition
Inhaltsverzeichnis

A Study in Scarlet
Part One
1. Mr Sherlock Holmes
2. The Science of Deduction
3. The Lauriston Gardens Mystery
4. What John Rance Had to Tell
5. Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor
6. Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do
7. Light in the Darkness

Part Two
8. On the Great Alkali Plain
9. The Flower of Utah
10. John Ferrier Talks with the Prophet
11. A Flight for Life
12. The Avenging Angels
13. A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson MD
14. The Conclusion

The Sign of the Four
1. The Science of Deduction
2. The Statement of the Case
3. In Quest of a Solution
4. The Story of the Bald-Headed Man
5. The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge
6. Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration
7. The Episode of the Barrel
8. The Baker Street Irregulars
9. A Break in the Chain
10. The End of the Islander
11. The Great Agra Treasure
12. The Strange Story of Jonathan Small

Afterword
Bibliography
Biography

Details
Empfohlen (bis): 99
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Krimis & Thriller
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 328
Inhalt: 328 S.
with gilt edges
ribbon marker
ISBN-13: 9781909621763
ISBN-10: 1909621765
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Conan Doyle, Arthur
Hersteller: Pan Macmillan
Maße: 157 x 98 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Arthur Conan Doyle
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.08.2016
Gewicht: 0,193 kg
preigu-id: 104096969
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