Name: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Price: 16.81 EUR
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Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
ISBN: 9789392322167

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher

Hawk Press

Language

English

Pages

278

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6 x 14.0 x 1.6 cm

Weight

0.35 kg.

ISBN13

9789392322167

Synopsis "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"

Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature's greatest detective team - the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson - as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, this is the first and best collection of stories about the legendary sleuth.Featured tales include several of the author's personal favorites: 'A Scandal in Bohemia' - in which a king is blackmailed by a former lover and Holmes matches wits with the only woman to attract his open admiration - plus 'The Speckled Band, ' 'The Red-Headed League, ' and 'The Five Orange Pips.' Additional mysteries include 'The Blue Carbuncle, ' 'The Engineer's Thumb, ' 'The Beryl Coronet, ' 'The Copper Beeches, ' and four others.

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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