Name: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Deluxe Library Edition) (Illustrated)
SKU: 59301337
Price: 50.57 EUR
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Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
ISBN: 9781774379905

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Deluxe Library Edition) (Illustrated)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Arthur Conan Doyle

Illustrated by

Sidney Paget

Publisher

Engage Classics

Language

English

Pages

240

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x1.8 cm

Weight

0.52 kg.

ISBN13

9781774379905

Synopsis "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Deluxe Library Edition) (Illustrated)"

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of the first twelve short stories based on the famous detective, including the cases of The Red-Headed League, The Speckled Band, and A Scandal in Bohemia. Holmes will need to use his various skills, including an aptitude for acting and disguise, tracking footprints, hand to hand combat, deciphering different types of tobacco ash, and knowledge of psychology to solve cases of blackmail, treachery and murder.Sherlock Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess and is renowned for his skilful use of deductive reasoning, astute observation, and forensic skills to solve difficult cases. Deductive reasoning allows Holmes to impressively reveal a stranger's occupation. Similarly, by studying inanimate objects, he is able to make astonishingly detailed deductions about their owners. This mindset was a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, inspiring authors like Robert J. Sawyer, Neil Gaiman and Stephen King.

Arthur Conan Doyle

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Edinburgh, 1859 - Crowborough, United Kingdom, 1930) considered the master of detective literature was a writer and doctor born in Scotland, mainly known for having created the very famous character Sherlock Holmes, the most well-known detective of all times, cyclically adapted for TV and cinema

He studied at the universities of Stonyhurst and Edinburgh, where he graduated in medicine. Between 1882 and 1890, he worked as a doctor in Southsea, England.

To supplement his meager income, he wrote a mystery novel titled A Study in Scarlet, which became the first of sixty-eight stories featuring one of the most famous detectives in literature: Sherlock Holmes.

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