Forfatter fødeår: f. 1859-1930
Forfatters profession: Sir
Collects together Sherlock Holmes' intriguing cases, including adventures with mysterious masked strangers, ingenious heists, murderous plots and hidden... Læs mere
This is the first student edition of Sherlock Holmes stories and the first to reflect the recent critical interest in Holmes. The fifteen major stories are accompanied by a selection of nine essays representing a variety of contemporary critical approaches.
When Sherlock Holmes and Watson are summoned to the country to investigate John Douglas's murder, it begins to look as though the past might finally have caught up... Læs mere
Includes a mix of murder, suspense, cryptic clues, red herrings, and revenge. This is a combination of forensic science and bold storytelling.
From the Silver Blaze to Sherlock's final appearance in the Dying Detective, is a potent mix of murder, suspense, cryptic clues, red herrings, and revenge. It is a combination of forensic science and bold storytelling.
Sherlock and Dr Watson receive a visit from Mary Morsten, who offers up a particularly cryptic puzzle for them to solve. Her father went missing six years ago and since then she... Læs mere
First published in 1922 and here presented in a fully annotated edition - the only currently available to English readers - this collection will offer the opportunity to discover a lesser-known side of this master storyteller's ability to surprise and enthrall.
Helps readers who would claim that The Adventure of the Copper Beeches or The Man with the Twisted Lip was their favourite Sherlock Holmes story - but then that would be doing an injustice to The Adventure of the Yellow Face and The Problem of Thor Bridge.
The classic fantasy adventure of a lost prehistoric world. Journalist Ed Malone is looking for an adventure, and that's exactly what he finds when he meets the eccentric Professor... Læs mere