Arthur Conan Doyle
A brand new selection of Arthur Conan Doyle's writings on all things supernatural, taken from Edge of the Unknown
An account of séances, automatic writing, trips to haunted country houses, and in-depth philosophical analysis of the thinking behind the supernatural, this book is a must-have for the Conan Doyle enthusiast or the intrigued reader alike. Best known for the creation of Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle had many more
...These six cases are among the last undertaken by Sherlock Holmes before he retired to the Sussex downs. However, the problems facing the sleuth are as diverse and challenging as ever. With seeking the whereabouts of the stolen Mazarin Diamond, discovering the importance of being called Garrideb, encountering a mysterious murder on Thor Bridge, searching for eternal youth and the threat of a Vampire in Sussex, there is no sign of Holmes’s deductive
...La más famosa de las historias de Sherlock Holmes, El sabueso de los Baskerville presenta el fantasma del sabueso de Dartmoor, el que, según cuenta la leyenda, ha acosado a generaciones de Baskervilles. Cuando Sir Charles Baskeville muere repentinamente de un ataque cardíaco en la finca de su familia, los lugareños se hallan convencido que el fantasma del famoso sabueso es el responsable. Sherlock Holmes es llamado una vez más- para resolver
...Shot in the shoulder and brought to death’s door by typhoid fever, Dr. John Watson is sent home from the second Afghan war with a small income and nothing to do but recover his health. By his own account, he leads a meaningless existence in London until a chance encounter with an old friend brings news of comfortable lodgings on Baker Street. In a hospital...
In the last six stories written by Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, the duo face some of their most challenging cases. In The Adventure of the Illustrious Client, Holmes puts his own life in danger as he tries to cut short a young girl's infatuation with the notorious wife-murderer Baron Gruner. Why is Mrs. Maberley offered a handsome price for the Three Gables, provided she leaves at once and takes nothing with her? Even in
...Want to know which Sherlock story to start with? Start here. Get to know Sherlock Holmes and his ever-present loyal crime-solving partner Dr. John Watson. Doyle's characters are introduced and the stage is set for rest of the stories. In it, we learn how the pair came to meet and work together, and are introduced to Sherlock's idiosyncratic and ingenious ways.
These delightful stories of the famous hawkeyed detective are told by his friend and foil, Dr. Watson. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle draws us into nineteenth-century London—hansom cabs, train rides, and foggy nights—where Holmes astutely solves the most complex and perplexing cases of the day. Among the short stories included in this collection is "The Gloria Scott," an account of Holmes' very first case, and"The Greek Interpreter," in which
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