Author: Arthur Conan DoylePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
A Study in Scarlet, and, the Sign of the Four
Author: Arthur Conan DoylePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Stories of Sherlock Holmes
Author: Arthur Conan DoylePublisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780344385032
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
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Tales of Sherlock Holmes
Author: Arthur Conan DoylePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
The Hound of the Baskervilles, A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four
Author: Sir Arthur Conan DoylePublisher: Everyman's Library
ISBN: 0375712674
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Three of the enthralling novels that brought us the world’s greatest fictional detective are gathered here in one volume. In 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s mystery novel A Study in Scarlet unleashed for the first time the unflappable Sherlock Holmes and his partner, Dr. John Watson. Watson and Holmes would go on to become two of the most widely admired characters in all of literature. The stories and novels that followed—including The Sign of Four and The Hound of the Baskervilles—expanded the duo’s practice at 221B Baker Street, thrilling readers with the impeccable powers of deduction that inevitably guide Holmes toward any mystery’s solution. A Study in Scarlet, a tale of Mormons and murder, is a drama of long-simmering revenge that plays out on the gaslit streets of London but has its dark roots in the pioneer settlements of Utah. The Sign of Four weaves together a stolen treasure from India, poison darts, and double-crossing thieves, while The Hound of the Baskervilles sets the legend of a diabolical hellhound and an old family curse against the backdrop of a desolate, moonlit moor. All three novels are gripping, timeless, and exquisitely plotted—beloved and indispensable classics of the detective genre.
Using Psychology
Author: Morris K. HollandPublisher: Little Brown
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to Sherlock Holmes
Author: Janice M. AllanPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107155851
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Accessible exploration of Sherlock Holmes and his relationship to late-Victorian culture as well as his ongoing significance and popularity.
A Study in Scarlet Illustrated
Author: Sir Arthur Conan DoylePublisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1886, the story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in popular fiction. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet" "There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it."
A Study in Scarlet & the Sign of the Four
Author: Sir Arthur Conan DoylePublisher:
ISBN: 9781784288228
Category : Detective and mystery stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Complete Illustrated Novels of Sherlock Holmes
Author: Arthur Conan DoylePublisher:
ISBN: 9781926606668
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes includes A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Valley of Fear. Included are illustrations by Sidney Paget, George Hutchinson, James Greig & Charles Kerr. Holmes will need to use his various skills, including a knack at cracking ciphers, an aptitude for acting and disguise, tracking footprints, hand to hand combat, and knowledge of psychology to solve cases involving kidnapping, murder and revenge. 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.
The Sign of the Four
Author: Arthur Conan DoylePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
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.