Name: The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes - The Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library
Price: 38.93 EUR
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Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
ISBN: 9781528773171

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The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes - The Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library

Type

Physical Book

Author

Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher

Detective Fiction Classics

Language

English

Pages

324

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

21.6 x 14.0 x 2.2 cm

Weight

0.56 kg.

ISBN13

9781528773171

Synopsis "The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes - The Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library"

A volume of seemingly unsolvable mysteries, The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes features the final twelve short stories in Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective series. First published in 1927, this volume is the last instalment in Arthur Conan Doyle's series of Sherlock Holmes' adventures. Usually narrated by Doctor Watson, the detective's companion and accomplice, these final short stories divert the author's typical style, and two adventures are narrated by Holmes himself. The short stories featured in this volume include: - The Adventure of the Illustrious Client - The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier - The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone - The Adventure of the Three Gables - The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire - The Adventure of the Three Garridebs - The Problem of Thor Bridge This edition features a specially commissioned introduction alongside an article by Arthur Conan Doyle and an essay on the history of detective fiction by S.S. Van Dine.

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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