Le mois de juillet qui suivit mon mariage fut marqué pour moi par trois affaires graves dans lesquelles j’eus le privilège de collaborer avec Sherlock Holmes et de pouvoir étudier ses méthodes. La première de ces affaires devra être encore pendant des années tenue secrète, tant à cause de son importance qu’à cause des grandes familles qui y ont été mêlées. Et, cependant, jamais Holmes n’avait aussi clairement fait ressortir la valeur de ses procédés d’analyse, ni aussi profondément impressionné les personnes qui lui furent associées. J’ai encore le compte rendu presque complet de l’entretien dans lequel il démontra l’évidence des faits à MM. Dubuque, de la police parisienne, et Fritz von Waldbaum, le spécialiste bien connu de Dantzig, lesquels avaient tous deux épuisé leur énergie en des démarches parfaitement inutiles. Mais le XXe siècle sera à son déclin avant que l’histoire puisse être publiée sans inconvénient.

Au printemps de l’année 1894, la population de Londres, et spécialement la haute société, fut jetée dans la consternation par le meurtre de l’honorable Ronald Adair, qui se produisit dans des conditions aussi extraordinaires qu’inexplicables. Le public connaît déjà toutes les circonstances du crime, telles quelles résultent des recherches de la police ; cependant, dans cette affaire, bien des détails furent omis, les charges relevées en vue de la poursuite du ou des coupables étant suffisamment fortes pour qu’il fût inutile de mettre en avant tous les témoignages. Près de dix ans se sont écoulés, et c’est aujourd’hui seulement que je puis combler ces lacunes et compléter les anneaux de cet enchaînement de faits si intéressants. En lui-même, le crime était de nature à passionner, moins cependant que les faits extraordinaires qui suivirent et me causèrent le choc le plus violent, la surprise la plus vive de ma vie aventureuse. Même maintenant, après ce long intervalle de temps, je frissonne encore à ce souvenir, et je ressens de nouveau ce flot soudain de joie, d’étonnement, d’incrédulité qui inonda mon esprit. Les lecteurs, qui ont suivi avec quelque complaisance les aperçus que je leur ai parfois soumis sur les pensées et les actions d’un homme très remarquable, ne me blâmeront pas si je ne leur ai pas fait plus tôt connaître ce que je savais : j’étais lié par la défense absolue qu’il m’avait faite et qu’il a levée seulement le 3 du mois dernier.

L’histoire commence au moment où de nouveaux résidents emménagent dans la troisième, sous le regard de deux vieilles filles qui observent de la fenêtre de leur cottage ces nouvelles villas construites sur un terrain qui leur appartenait, car tout le quartier était en train de se transformer en banlieue. Sous leurs regards effarés, elles voient débarquer une veuve énergique, excentrique et très émancipée, avec son placide neveu, Charles.

Le surlendemain de Noël, je passai dans la matinée chez mon ami Sherlock Holmes pour lui souhaiter la bonne année. Il était en veston d’intérieur, paresseusement étendu sur un sofa ; à portée de sa main une pipe et une pile de journaux qu’il avait dû lire et relire tant ils étaient froissés ; un peu plus loin, sur le dossier d’une chaise de paille, un vieux chapeau de feutre dur très râpé et bossué. Un microscope et une forme à chapeau, posés sur la chaise elle-même attestaient que le chapeau avait dû être placé là pour être examiné attentivement.– Vous me semblez fort occupé, mon cher, dis-je à Holmes, et je crains de vous déranger.

"La Grande ombre" est un roman d'action et d'aventure écrit par Arthur Conan Doyle et publié en 1892.La peur règne en Europe : une menace pèse sur la paix des peuples, et cette " grande ombre " n'est autre que celle de Napoléon. Le roman se déroule à l'époque napoléonienne dans la ville frontalière anglo-écossaise appelée West Inch. Un jeune Anglais plonge alors dans un tourbillon des guerres entre puissants aux mains desquels les peuples ne sont que les instruments de leur quête de pouvoir et de gloire. Au-delà d'une apparente revendication nationaliste, et à travers le destin de ce modeste adolescent britannique à l'âme simple, Conan Doyle se montre ici digne des grands Stevenson, Fielding ou Dickens.

"El sabueso de los Baskerville" fue escrito en 1901, ocho años después de que Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ya hubiese “matado” a Sherlock Holmes. Sin embargo, la novela no es una secuela. Los sucesos de "El sabueso de los Baskerville" tienen lugar antes de que nuestro detective se enfrentase a Moriarty en la ya famosa catarata suiza de Reichenbach.Cuando Doyle mató a Sherlock Holmes, hubo gran indignación y rechazo entre los fieles del detective. Más de veinte mil personas renunciaron a su suscripción a Strand, la revista que había popularizado las historias. Por fortuna, después de escribir "El sabueso de los Baskerville", Doyle decidió devolverle la vida al personaje en 1903, con la historia “La aventura de la casa vacía”.Una antigua leyenda cuenta que la familia Baskerville de Devonshire sufre una terrible maldición por la que son perseguidos por un sabueso infernal. Así que cuando Sir Charles Baskerville muere repentinamente y se descubren las huellas de un perro alrededor de su cuerpo, el Dr. Mortimer pide ayuda a Sherlock Holmes para investigar la verdadera causa de la muerte.El siguiente y único heredero legítimo Baskerville es el joven Henry quien se traslada para habitar la ancestral morada de su linaje en Devonshire Moor. Henry hace oídos sordos a todas las supersticiones y se traslada a la Mansión Baskerville. Ahora, todo depende de Sherlock Holmes y su asistente, el Dr. Watson, para averiguar la verdad detrás de la leyenda y salvar la vida de Henry.Mientras tanto, hay noches en las que se oyen terribles aullidos en el páramo y un terrible perro envuelto en llamas acecha por las colinas de los pantanos...En 2003 el libro fue incluido en la encuesta de la BBC como una de las novelas más queridas del Reino Unido.(Fuente: sherlockholmes.page)

Qui proponiamo solo il testo in EPUB3.'Uno studio in rosso', il primo romanzo scritto da Sir Arthur Conan Doyle sulle indagini del detective Sherlock Holmes (in tutto l'autore scrisse 62 fra romanzi e racconti su questo popolare investigatore) racconta l'incontro fra Holmes e il suo altrettanto celebre amico Dottor Watson. E' un capolavoro del genere giallo, sorprendente ed emozionante. In una casa disabitata, viene trovato il cadavere di Enoch J. Drebber. Il corpo non presenta ferite, ma tutt'intorno vi è del sangue, e quello stesso sangue compone sul muro la parola 'rache', che in tedesco significa ‘vendetta'. La polizia arresta quello che ritiene il sospettato principale, ma dopo pochi giorni viene ritrovato un secondo cadavere: quello del segretario di Drebber, assassinato con una pugnalata al cuore… A questo punto Scotland Yard decide di coinvolgere nel caso l'acuto detective Sherlock Holmes… Attraverso la rievocazione del passato avventuroso dell'assassino e delle vittime nella comunità mormone americana, Holmes perverrà alla soluzione del caso.

"Le Monde perdu" est un roman d'aventures de Arthur Conan Doyle paru en 1912 qui appartient au genre de la science-fiction."Le Monde perdu" est le premier volet de la série des aventures du Professeur Challenger qui comprend cinq romans.Avec "Le Monde perdu", Conan Doyle nous offre un récit d'aventure qui nous entraîne dans un monde peuplé de créatures préhistoriques que l'on croyait disparues. L'auteur nous raconte les aventures d'un petit groupe parti vérifier les affirmations du Professeur Challenger : celui-ci prétend avoir découvert un plateau perdu en Amazonie, où auraient survécu des animaux préhistoriques."Le Monde perdu" reflète l'engouement populaire pour les dinosaures durant les premières années du xxe siècle. L'ouvrage a acquis une notoriété et une influence considérable, notamment au travers de célèbres adaptations, dont Jurassic Park.

Publié en 1926, "Au pays des brumes", l'un des plus célèbres romans de Arthur Conan Doyle, nous emmène en voyage dans la vieille Angleterre, dans le monde du spiritisme et de la voyance.Le journaliste Edward Mallone mène l'enquête auprès des médiums et dans les réunions spiritistes. A la découverte des fantômes et des esprits il fait d'étranges rencontres dans un univers où le surnaturel côtoie la supercherie.

"Le Chien des Baskerville" est un roman de l'écrivain britannique Arthur Conan Doyle, paru en Angleterre sous forme de feuilleton entre août 1901 et avril 1902. Il met en scène le personnage le plus célèbre créé par Conan Doyle, le détective Sherlock Holmes.Le roman parle d’une malédiction qui semble planer sur les Baskerville : un démon apparait à la mort des membres de la famille qui n’ont pas mené une vie correcte. Cette légende se transforme en une réalité saisissante quand Sir Charles Baskerville, contemporain de Holmes, meurt effrayé par des hurlements diaboliques.L’atmosphère de crime savamment entretenue, l’alternance de légende et de science, l’analyse psychologique et la logique policière extraordinaires dégagées par ce texte sont des constantes du style littéraire de Conan Doyle.

Jock Calder, giovane abitante di un villaggio al confine tra Scozia e Inghilterra, ha vissuto la sua vita sotto la Grande Ombra di Napoleone che minaccia di divorare tutta l'Europa.Proprio quando l'Imperatore francese viene esiliato all'Elba e il mondo sembra libero dalla sua influenza, la vita di Jock viene travolta dall'arrivo di un misterioso naufrago sulle coste scozzesi. Il nuovo arrivato, che sembra nascondere un segreto, sconvolge il tranquillo menage di Jock, di sua cugina Edie e del suo migliore amico Jim, e innesca una serie di eventi che porteranno i due giovani fino alla battaglia di Waterloo per sconfiggere la Grande Ombra.

Due eBook in uno! Edizioni integrali italiana e inglese. Two eBooks for the price of one ! Italian and english unabridged editions.Nella famosa abitazione di Baker Street al 221/b giunge un visitatore sconosciuto: è un medico di campagna di nome Mortimer, che per anni ha seguito le vicende di una famiglia nobile che vive a Baskerville, nella contea di Devon. Tale famiglia ha nella sua storia una drammatica vicenda legata alla diceria che un mostro avrebbe ucciso nel Settecento un avo molto crudele. Holmes accetta l'incarico proposto da sir Henry, ovvero scoprire cosa stia avvenendo nel castello dei Baskerville, ma decide di inviare il fidato Watson. Quest'ultimo e sir Henry si recano nella dimora avita dei Baskerville. Da questo momento il romanzo si sposta su un piano colmo di situazioni inaspettate, incubi, misteri, che accrescono i dubbi coinvolgendo personaggi che nascondono storie segrete, forse tutti quanti in un rapporto non troppo chiaro con la vicenda della morte di sir Charles. E Watson indaga mentre il giovane erede sir Henry si sente minacciato. Intanto nella brughiera si odono al tramonto ululati raccapriccianti; inoltre un evaso si è nascosto nella palude e un uomo misterioso sta osservando di nascosto cosa sta accadendo.

"Una famiglia aristocratica ingaggia il detective per recuperare alcune lettere compromettenti in possesso di Alice Faulkner, una giovane che, con quei documenti, avrebbe potuto vendicare la sorella, ingannata da un nobile e condotta alla morte. Alice, a sua volta, è stata raggirata da una coppia di truffatori e tenuta prigioniera in casa dove viene continuamente maltrattata perché continua a tenere segreto il nascondiglio dei documenti. A questo punto, Holmes interviene e cerca, a sua volta, di ingannare i due malfattori che si rivolgono al Professor Moriarty per recuperare ciò che cercano e per fare uccidere Holmes. Il loro piano e quello di Moriarty, però, falliscono e Holmes recupera le lettere compromettenti ma poi si rifiuta di consegnarle ai propri committenti in quanto, innamoratosi di Alice, ritiene che dovrebbe essere lei a decidere se restituirle. Quando Sir Edward Leighton, emissario della Corona e il Conte Von Stalburg gli chiedono conto delle indagini, Holmes ammette di aver fallito. Alice, che ha sentito tutto, si pente e restituisce le lettere: il suo gesto induce Holmes a iniziare con lei una storia d'amore." (dall'introduzione di Alessandro Gebbia)

Primi anni del XIX secolo: Rodney Stone e il suo migliore amico Jim, un orfano con la passione per la boxe, sono sempre stati attratti dal mistero di Cliffe Royal, un castello abbandonato dopo essere stato teatro di un omicidio.La curiosità giovanile passa in secondo piano quando Rodney si trasferisce a Londra al seguito di suo zio Charles Tregellis, amico intimo del futuro re Giorgio IV e da poco imbarcatosi in una scommessa sportiva: deve trovare e allenare un giovane pugile in grado di battere sul ring un fortissimo campione di Bristol…Rodney Stone è un romanzo di formazione dai toni gotici e ambientato tra la Londra dandy dei primi dell'800 e il mondo del pugilato e delle scommesse sportive.

A selection of twelve stories from the creator of detective Holmes and Dr. Watson featuring: The Horror of the Heights, The Leather Funnel, The New Catacomb, The Case of Lady Sannox, The Terror of Blue John Gap, The Brazilian Cat, The Lost Special, The Beetle-Hunter, The Man with the Watches, The Japanned Box, The Black Doctor, The Jew's Breastplate.

In this, the final collection of Sherlock Holmes adventures, the intrepid detective and his faithful companion Dr Watson examine and solve twelve cases that puzzle clients, baffle the police and provide readers with the thrill of the chase. These mysteries - involving an illustrious client and a Sussex vampire; the problems of Thor Bridge and of the Lions Mane; a creeping man and the three-gabled house - all test the bravery of Dr Watson and the brilliant mind of Mr Sherlock Homes, the greatest detective we have ever known.

Here are a dozen tales of passion, revenge, greed, and murder—the final adventures of the great detective, as recounted by the master storyteller himself.

In "Rodney Stone," Arthur Conan Doyle tells the thrilling story of a young man from a humble background who rises to fame and fortune as a boxer in the late 19th century.Rodney Stone is a strong and determined young man who is determined to make something of himself in the world. Despite his humble beginnings, he sets his sights on becoming a successful boxer, and with the help of his mentor, Bill Squires, he sets out to make his dream a reality.As Rodney trains and fights his way to the top, he faces many challenges and obstacles, but he never gives up. Along the way, he meets a cast of colorful characters, including a beautiful and mysterious woman who becomes his love interest, and a rival boxer who will stop at nothing to defeat him.Through it all, Rodney remains true to himself and his dreams, and with the help of his friends and allies, he ultimately emerges victorious."Rodney Stone" is a classic tale of determination and perseverance, set against the backdrop of the brutal and exciting world of 19th century boxing. With its fast-paced action and richly drawn characters, it is sure to delight fans of Arthur Conan Doyle and those who enjoy a good sports story.

Rodney Stone and his best friend, Jim Harrison the relative of a blacksmith and former boxer have always been drawn to dark and dangerous places. When they wander into Cliffe Royale, an old, deserted mansion that was the scene of a gruesome murder fifteen years earlier, they’re both frightened and strangely excited to cross paths with a ghostly figure.

The Great Shadow, also known as The Great Shadow and other Napoleonic Tales, is an Action & Adventure novel published by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1892. The novel was published in J.W. Arrowsmith’s Bristol Library. The novel takes place in the Napoleonic era on the English-Scottish border city called West Inch. The Great Shadow refers to the Napoleon’s influence and his reputation that forms a shadow over West Inch.

What dark deed from the past haunts Major Heatherstone? Why does he live like a hermit at Cloomber Hall, forbidding his children to venture beyond the estate grounds? Why is he plagued by the sound of a tolling bell, and why does his paranoia rise to frantic levels each year on the fifth of October? With the sudden appearance of three shipwrecked Buddhist monks, the answers to these questions follow close behind.Arthur Conan Doyle's Gothic thriller unfolds in his native Scotland, in a remote coastal village surrounded by dreary moors. The creator of Sherlock Holmes combines his skill at weaving tales of mystery with his deep fascination with spiritualism and the paranormal. First published in 1889, the novel offers a cautionary view of British colonialism in the form of a captivating story of murder and revenge.

Headed by the larger-than-life figure of Professor Challenger, a scientific expedition sets out to explore a plateau in South America that remains frozen in time from the days when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Seemingly impossible to penetrate, this lost world holds great danger for the four men, whether from fiendish ape-men or terrifying prehistoric creatures. Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tale of adventure and discovery still excites the reader today just as dinosaurs continue to grip the popular imagination.

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare s finesse to Oscar Wilde s wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim s Progress and Othello.

Heavily influenced by Doyle's growing belief in Spiritualism after the death of his son, brother, and two nephews in World War I, the book focuses on Edward Malone's at first professional, and later personal interest in Spiritualism.

The War In South Africa: Its Cause and Conduct by Arthur Conan Doyle. For some reason, which may be either arrogance or apathy, the British are very slow to state their case to the world.At present the reasons for our actions and the methods which we have used are set forth in many Blue books, tracts, and leaflets, but have never, so far as I know, been collected into one small volume. In view of the persistent slanders to which our politicians and our soldiers have been equally exposed, it becomes a duty which we owe to our national honour to lay the facts before the world.There was never a war in history in which the right was absolutely on one side, or in which no incidents of the campaign were open to criticism. I do not pretend that it was so here. But I do not think that any unprejudiced man can read the facts without acknowledging that the British Government has done its best to avoid war, and the British Army to wage it with humanity.

General Heatherstone arrives in Cloomber carrying a mysterious guilt. His bizarre behavior arouses the curiosity of the whole neighborhood: he stays with his family in a home protected by a mighty fence, forcing his loved ones to live in a state of forced confinement. The unusual atmosphere that you breathe in those parts does not suggest anything good and the situation precipitates a crescendo of tension with the arrival of three oriental monks who have incredibly survived a shipwreck ...

Holmes is long retired from his profession of detective but is still alive and well, albeit suffering from a touch of rheumatism.

A stolen treasure, a secret pact among four convicts, and two corrupt prison guards. The Sign of the Four also presents the detective's drug habit and humanises him in a way that had not been done in the preceding novel, A Study in Scarlet. It also introduces Doctor Watson's future wife, Mary Morstan.

Doyle had decided that these Sherlock Holmes stories would be the last collection, and intended to kill him off in 'The Final Problem'. Reader demand stimulated him to write another Holmes adventure, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'. In 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes', Holmes relates the aftermath of 'The Final Problem', and how he survived.

The Mystery of Cloomber by Arthur Conan Doyle. What dark deed from the past haunts Major Heatherstone? Why does he live like a hermit at Cloomber Hall, forbidding his children to venture beyond the estate grounds? Why is he plagued by the sound of a tolling bell, and why does his paranoia rise to frantic levels each year on the fifth of October? With the sudden appearance of three shipwrecked Buddhist monks, the answers to these questions follow close behind.

Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case. With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff. For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks. Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction. Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it. On the contrary, from day to day I had become more irritable at the sight, and my conscience swelled nightly within me at the thought that I had lacked the courage to protest. Again and again I had registered a vow that I should deliver my soul upon the subject, but there was that in the cool, nonchalant air of my companion which made him the last man with whom one would care to take anything approaching to a liberty. His great powers, his masterly manner, and the experience which I had had of his many extraordinary qualities, all made me diffident and backward in crossing him. Yet upon that afternoon, whether it was the Beaune which I had taken with my lunch, or the additional exasperation produced by the extreme deliberation of his manner, I suddenly felt that I could hold out no longer.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the greatest collection of detective short stories ever written. From his residence at 221B Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes solves a series of baffling and bizarre cases using his inimitable deductive powers, recounted to us by the faithful though sometimes bemused Dr Watson. A delight for a public which enjoys incident, mystery, and above all that matching of the wits of a clever man against the dumb resistance of the secrecy of inanimate things, which results in the triumph of the human intelligence.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote of many dreadful murders, but the one which astonished and distressed readers the most was when the author, anxious to try something new, killed off Sherlock Holmes. Trapped in mortal combat with the dastardly Professor Moriarty, Holmes and his opponent plunged to their deaths in the Reichenbach Falls. For ten long years, Baker Street was without its most revered resident. Then, in 1903, Doyle took pity on his readers and brought the sagacious sleuth back to life. The thirteen stories included in this masterful book tell of his return.

À travers ces nouvelles, plongez dans l"univers singulier de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, l"un des maîtres de l"intrigue et du suspense : 1 - La Boîte de laque (The Japanned Box) 2 - L"Homme aux six montres (The Man with the Watches) 3 - L"Entonnoir de cuir (The Leather Funnel) 4 - La Pièce de musée 5 - Le Pot de Caviar (The Pot of Caviare) 6 - Le Chasseur de scarabées (The Beetle-Hunter) 7 - Le Train perdu (The Lost Special) 8 - En jouant avec le feu (Playing with Fire)

Le Monde perdu (The Lost World) est un roman d’aventures et de fantastique de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle paru en 1912. Récit d’une expédition sur un haut-plateau peuplé de créatures préhistoriques, Le Monde perdu reflète l’engouement populaire pour les dinosaures durant les premières années du XXe siècle. Extrait | CHAPITRE PREMIER « Nous vivons parmi les possibilités d’héroïsme. » Imaginez l’être le plus dépourvu de tact qu’il y eût au monde, une espèce de cacatoès toujours ébouriffé, au demeurant un excellent homme, mais uniquement concentré sur son niais personnage : et voilà le père de Gladys, M. Henderson. Si quelque chose avait pu m’éloigner d’elle, c’eût été la pensée d’un tel beau-père. Je ne doute pas qu’en son for intérieur il me crût capable de venir aux Chestnuts trois fois par semaine pour y jouir de sa compagnie, et spécialement pour l’entendre exposer ses vues sur la question du bimétallisme, où il avait acquis une certaine autorité. Pendant une heure ou deux ce soir-là, je subis son morne rabâchage : supplantation de la bonne monnaie par la mauvaise ; valeur représentative de l’argent ; dépréciation de la roupie ; véritables étalons de l’échange… — Supposez, cria-t-il avec une débile fureur, que toutes les dettes du monde fussent simultanément évoquées et leur paiement immédiatement exigé : qu’arriverait-il dans les conditions actuelles ? Je répondis qu’évidemment je me trouverais ruiné. Sur quoi il bondit de sa chaise, réprouva mon habituelle légèreté, qui rendait impossible avec moi toute discussion sérieuse, et courut s’habiller pour une réunion maçonnique. Je restais seul enfin avec Gladys. L’heure de mon destin avait sonné. Je m’étais senti toute la soirée dans l’état du soldat attendant le signal qui doit fixer son incertaine fortune, et traversé alternativement par l’espoir du succès et la crainte du désastre. Assise comme je la voyais, sa silhouette se détachant fière et fine sur un fond rouge, qu’elle était belle ! Et qu’avec cela elle gardait de réserve !...|

Plongez au coeur de l'intrigue et découvrez des atmosphères mystérieuses avec ce recueil de nouvelles écrites par Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, l'un des Maîtres du genre : - Notre-Dame de la Mort - Les OS - Le Mystère de la vallée de Sasassa - Notre cagnotte du derby - Le récit de l'américain

In his 1912 story The Lost World Arthur Conan Doyle created a new sub-genre of adventure narrative. The book is about the discovery of a mysterious island inhabited by dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. It has inspired countless imitations including King Kong and Jurassic Park

Inhalt : - Pastor Hopkins - Wie Braxton die Buschklepper fing - Mein Freund der Mörder - Auch ein Kornhandel - Das geheimnisvolle Kästchen

With the original illustrations from Strand Magazine. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final set of twelve (out of a total of fifty-six) Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the Strand Magazine between October 1921 and April 1927. 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 The Adventure of the Creeping Man The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place The Adventure of the Retired Colourman

In questa selezione di racconti ("Silver Blaze" - La faccia gialla - L’impiegato dell’agenzia di cambio - Il mistero della “Gloria Scott” - Il "rituale dei Musgrave" - L’enigma di Reigate - Il caso dell’uomo deforme - Il paziente interno - L’avventura dell"interprete greco - Il trattato navale - L’ultima avventura) che vedono come protagonista Sherlock Holmes si può riscontrare tutta la peculiarità della narrativa del suo autore-creatore: come, senza la trattazione approfondita del romanzo, si possa quasi vivere in prima persona la stessa suspense, lo stesso occhio indagatore del famoso investigatore privato e la corposità della personalità dei protagonisti; Doyle dipinge pennellate rapide che hanno la capacità di introdurci in situazioni misteriose, surrogate da trame avvincenti svelate poi dal poderoso sistema deduttivo delle indagini del detective più famoso di tutti i tempi.

Edizione con NOTE digitali e LINK esterni di approfondimento enciclopedico. La storia, narrata dal giornalista del Daily Gazette, Edward Malone, racconta il non facile compito di intervistare il burbero professore George Challenger, noto zoologo e scienziato. Dopo il primo momento di collera il professore accetta di raccontare le proprie scoperte. Qualche anno prima si era recato in Sud America e aveva trovato una terra ancora abitata da animali preistorici. La comunità degli scienziati, tuttavia, non gli aveva creduto per mancanza di prove: il Pterodattilo catturato gli era sfuggito e le foto scattate rovinate. Challenger propone di ripartire con una seconda spedizione con il giornalista Malone, il suo rivale, il professor Summerlee e il cacciatore lord Roxton. Durante il viaggio i quattro compagni si trovano intrappolati nell’altopiano dove rinvengono ancora in vita animali preistorici come l’Iguanodonte e il Tirannosauro. Vengono poi rapiti da uomini-scimmia non molto socievoli e liberati da una tribùdi indios. Riescono a tornare in Inghilterra, portando come prova uno Pterodattilo vivo chiuso in una cassa, ciò nonostante riesce a fuggire ancora, sotto gli occhi di tutti i presenti, ma il professor Challenger non è più creduto pazzo e organizzerà un'altra spedizione.

In questa selezione di racconti (Uno scandalo in Boemia - La lega dei Capelli Rossi - Un caso di identità - Il mistero di Boscombe Valley - I cinque semi d’arancio - L’uomo dal labbro spaccato - L’avventura del carbonchio azzurro - L’avventura della fascia maculata - L’avventura del pollice dell’ingegnere - L’avventura del nobile scapolo - L’avventura del diadema di berilli - L’avventura dei Faggi Rossi) che vedono come protagonista Sherlock Holmes si può riscontrare tutta la peculiarità della narrativa del suo autore-creatore: come, senza la trattazione approfondita del romanzo, si possa quasi vivere in prima persona la stessa suspense, lo stesso occhio indagatore del famoso investigatore privato e la corposità della personalità dei protagonisti; Doyle dipinge pennellate rapide che hanno la capacità di introdurci in situazioni misteriose, surrogate da trame avvincenti svelate poi dal poderoso sistema deduttivo delle indagini del detective più famoso di tutti i tempi.

First published in 1892, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the first and greatest of the short story collections written by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his famous detective.The twelve Sherlock Holmes adventures included in this anthology: A Scandal in Bohemia The Adventure of the Red-Headed League A Case of Identity The Boscombe Valley Mystery The Five Orange Pips The Man with the Twisted Lip The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle The Adventure of the Speckled Band The Adventure of the Engineer"s Thumb The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet The Adventure of the Copper Beeches

“I am inclined to think—” said I. “I should do so,” Sherlock Holmes remarked impatiently. I believe that I am one of the most long-suffering of mortals; but I"ll admit that I was annoyed at the sardonic interruption. “Really, Holmes,” said I severely, “you are a little trying at times.” He was too much absorbed with his own thoughts to give any immediate answer to my remonstrance. He leaned upon his hand, with his untasted breakfast before him, and he stared at the slip of paper which he had just drawn from its envelope. Then he took the envelope itself, held it up to the light, and very carefully studied both the exterior and the flap. “It is Porlock"s writing,” said he thoughtfully. “I can hardly doubt that it is Porlock"s writing, though I have seen it only twice before. The Greek e with the peculiar top flourish is distinctive. But if it is Porlock, then it must be something of the very first importance.” He was speaking to himself rather than to me; but my vexation disappeared in the interest which the words awakened. “Who then is Porlock?” I asked. “Porlock, Watson, is a nom-de-plume, a mere identification mark; but behind it lies a shifty and evasive personality. In a former letter he frankly informed me that the name was not his own, and defied me ever to trace him among the teeming millions of this great city. Porlock is important, not for himself, but for the great man with whom he is in touch. Picture to yourself the pilot fish with the shark, the jackal with the lion—anything that is insignificant in companionship with what is formidable: not only formidable, Watson, but sinister—in the highest degree sinister. That is where he comes within my purview. You have heard me speak of Professor Moriarty?” “The famous scientific criminal, as famous among crooks as—” “My blushes, Watson!” Holmes murmured in a deprecating voice.

The great bell of Beaulieu was ringing. Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell. Peat-cutters on Blackdown and fishers upon the Exe heard the distant throbbing rising and falling upon the sultry summer air. It was a common sound in those parts—as common as the chatter of the jays and the booming of the bittern. Yet the fishers and the peasants raised their heads and looked questions at each other, for the angelus had already gone and vespers was still far off. Why should the great bell of Beaulieu toll when the shadows were neither short nor long? All round the Abbey the monks were trooping in. Under the long green-paved avenues of gnarled oaks and of lichened beeches the white-robed brothers gathered to the sound. From the vine-yard and the vine-press, from the bouvary or ox-farm, from the marl-pits and salterns, even from the distant iron-works of Sowley and the outlying grange of St. Leonard"s, they had all turned their steps homewards. It had been no sudden call. A swift messenger had the night before sped round to the outlying dependencies of the Abbey, and had left the summons for every monk to be back in the cloisters by the third hour after noontide. So urgent a message had not been issued within the memory of old lay-brother Athanasius, who had cleaned the Abbey knocker since the year after the Battle of Bannockburn.

I am afraid, Watson, that I shall have to go,” said Holmes, as we sat down together to our breakfast one morning. “Go! Where to?” “To Dartmoor; to King’s Pyland.” I was not surprised. Indeed, my only wonder was that he had not already been mixed up in this extraordinary case, which was the one topic of conversation through the length and breadth of England. For a whole day my companion had rambled about the room with his chin upon his chest and his brows knitted, charging and recharging his pipe with the strongest black tobacco, and absolutely deaf to any of my questions or remarks. Fresh editions of every paper had been sent up by our news agent, only to be glanced over and tossed down into a corner. Yet, silent as he was, I knew perfectly well what it was over which he was brooding. There was but one problem before the public which could challenge his powers of analysis, and that was the singular disappearance of the favourite for the Wessex Cup, and the tragic murder of its trainer. When, therefore, he suddenly announced his intention of setting out for the scene of the drama it was only what I had both expected and hoped for. “I should be most happy to go down with you if I should not be in the way,” said I. “My dear Watson, you would confer a great favour upon me by coming. And I think that your time will not be misspent, for there are points about the case which promise to make it an absolutely unique one. We have, I think, just time to catch our train at Paddington, and I will go further into the matter upon our journey. You would oblige me by bringing with you your very excellent field-glass.” And so it happened that an hour or so later I found myself in the corner of a first-class carriage flying along en route for Exeter, while Sherlock Holmes, with his sharp, eager face framed in his ear-flapped travelling-cap, dipped rapidly into the bundle of fresh papers which he had procured at Paddington. We had left Reading far behind us before he thrust the last one of them under the seat, and offered me his cigar-case. “We are going well,” said he, looking out the window and glancing at his watch. “Our rate at present is fifty-three and a half miles an hour.” “I have not observed the quarter-mile posts,” said I. “Nor have I. But the telegraph posts upon this line are sixty yards apart, and the calculation is a simple one. I presume that you have looked into this matter of the murder of John Straker and the disappearance of Silver Blaze?”

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective and illustrated by Sidney Paget. These are the first of the Sherlock Holmes short stories, originally published as single stories in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The book was published in England on October 14, 1892 by George Newnes Ltd and in a US Edition on October 15 by Harper. The initial combined print run was 14,500 copies.

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.

With original illustrations by Richard Gutschmidt. THE SIGN OF FOUR is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 stories starring the fictional detective. The story is set in 1888. The SIGN OF THE FOUR has a complex plot involving service in East India Company, India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) and two corrupt prison guards. It presents the detective"s drug habit and humanizes him in a way that had not been done in the preceding novel, A STUDY IN SCARLET (1887). In 1888 a client, Mary Morstan, comes with two puzzles for Holmes. The first is the disappearance of her father, British Indian Army Captain Arthur Morstan, in December 1878. The second puzzle is that she has received six pearls in the mail from an anonymous benefactor, one per year since 1882 after answering an anonymous newspaper query inquiring for her. With the last pearl she received a letter remarking that she has been a wronged woman and asking for a meeting

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialized in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England"s West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his intended death in "The Final Problem", and the success of The Hound of the Baskervilles led to the character"s eventual revival. In 2003, the book was listed as number 128 of 200 on the BBC"s The Big Read poll of the UK"s "best-loved novel." In 1999, it was listed as the top Holmes novel, with a perfect rating from Sherlockian scholars of 100.

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It was first published on 14 October 1892, though the individual stories had been serialised in The Strand Magazine between June 1891 and July 1892. The stories are not in chronological order, and the only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson. As with all but four of the Sherlock Holmes stories, those contained within The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes are told by a first-person narrative from the point of view of Dr. Watson. In general, the stories in THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES identify, and try to correct, social injustices. Holmes is portrayed as offering a new, fairer sense of justice. The stories were well received, and boosted the subscriptions figures of The Strand Magazine, prompting Doyle to be able to demand more money for his next set of stories. The first story, "A Scandal in Bohemia", includes the character of Irene Adler, who, despite being featured only within this one story by Doyle, is a prominent character in modern Sherlock Holmes adaptations, generally as a love interest for Holmes. Doyle included four of the twelve stories from this collection in his twelve favourite Sherlock Holmes stories, picking "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" as his overall favourite.

With original illustrations by Sidney Paget. THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1894, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The twelve stories (eleven in American editions) of the Memoirs are: “Silver Blaze”, “The Adventure of the Cardboard Box”, “The Adventure of the Yellow Face”, “The Adventure of the Stockbroker"s Clerk”, “The Adventure of the Gloria Scott”, “The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual”, “The Adventure of the Reigate Squire”, “The Adventure of the Crooked Man”, “The Adventure of the Resident Patient”, “The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter”, “The Adventure of the Naval Treaty”, “The Final Problem”. The first London edition of the Memoirs in 1894 did not include “The Adventure of the Cardboard Box”, although all twelve stories had appeared in the Strand Magazine. The reasoning behind the suppression is unclear. In Britain the story was apparently removed at Doyle"s request as it included adultery and so was unsuitable for younger readers. This edition by Wisehouse Classics includes all of the stories with the original illustrations by Sidney Paget.

Arthur Conan Doyle’s master criminologist Sherlock Holmes continues to delight readers around the world more than a century after he first appeared in print (in 1887’s A Study in Scarlet). The digital age has only increased his popularity: amid the onslaught of contemporary crime fiction there is something reassuring about the classic one volume set of the complete Sherlock Holmes. In Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate Collection you will find all four Sherlock Holmes novels - A Study In Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley of Fear - as well as the short story collections The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Return of Sherlock Holmes and His Last Bow - Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes.

The crime here is not murder, but the apparent theft of a champion racehorse. The solution to how Holmes solves the mystery involves a dog and the infamous circumstances what it did not do during the night of the horse went missing.

First published in 1892, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the first and greatest of the short story collections written by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his famous detective. The twelve Sherlock Holmes adventures included in this anthology: A Scandal in Bohemia, The Adventure of the Red-Headed League, A Case of Identity, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Five Orange Pips, The Man with the Twisted Lip, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, The Adventure of the Engineer"s Thumb, The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet and The Adventure of the Copper Beeches.

With the original illustrations. His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917). The collection"s first US edition adjusts the anthology"s subtitle to Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes. All editions contain a brief preface, by "John H. Watson, M.D.", that assures readers that as of the date of publication (1917), Holmes is long retired from his profession of detective but is still alive and well, albeit suffering from a touch of rheumatism.

With original illustrations by Frank Wiles. The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is loosely based on the Molly Maguires and Pinkerton agent James McParland. The story was first published in the Strand Magazine between September 1914 and May 1915. The first book edition was copyrighted in 1914, and it was first published by George H. Doran Company in New York on 27 February 1915, and illustrated by Arthur I. Keller. The novel starts when Sherlock Holmes receives a mysterious book ciphered message from an agent to Professor Moriarty using the pseudonym Fred Porlock. Holmes deduces the book used for encryption to be a monthly almanac; however, he initially uses the latest publication, which leads him to decipher Porlock"s message as a statement that the “Maharata Government is pigs bristles” … This edition by Wisehouse Classics includes all of the stories with the original illustrations by Frank Wiles.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It was first published on 14 October 1892; the individual stories had been serialised in The Strand Magazine between July 1891 and June 1892. The stories are not in chronological order, and the only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson. The stories are related in first-person narrative from Watson"s point of view. In general the stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes identify, and try to correct, social injustices. Holmes is portrayed as offering a new, fairer sense of justice. The stories were well received, and boosted the subscriptions figures of The Strand Magazine, prompting Doyle to be able to demand more money for his next set of stories. The first story, "A Scandal in Bohemia", includes the character of Irene Adler, who, despite being featured only within this one story by Doyle, is a prominent character in modern Sherlock Holmes adaptations, generally as a love interest for Holmes. Doyle included four of the twelve stories from this collection in his twelve favourite Sherlock Holmes stories, picking "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" as his overall favourite.

With original illustrations by Sidney Paget. The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were published in the Strand Magazine in Great Britain, and Collier"s in the United States. The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on March 7, 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Final Problem". Having published The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901–1902 (setting it before Holmes" death) Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous character. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and explaining the period from 1891–94, a period called “The Great Hiatus” by Sherlockian enthusiasts. Also of note is Watson"s statement in the last story of the cycle that Holmes has retired, and forbids him to publish any more stories. This edition by Wisehouse Classics includes all of the stories with the original illustrations by Sidney Paget.