コナン・ドイルConan Doyle: 1919 books

Though Doyle had killed off his character by 1894, he still wrote other short stories for publication in the "Strand Magazine". "The Lost Special" was one such story, a seemingly inexplicable mystery in which a special train and its few passengers disappear between two stations....

"His career has been a long one," Arthur Conan Doyle notes of his immortal creation, Sherlock Holmes. Doyle made his observation in the 1920s, when the detective had already been thrilling readers for 40 years, and he modestly attributed his hero's success to "the patience and loyalty...

Stabilitosi a Portsmouth dopo la laurea, il giovane Arthur Conan Doyle – alle spalle un’esperienza come medico di bordo su una baleniera nelle fredde acque della Groenlandia – era assillato dal desiderio di affermarsi nella professione medica e, soprattutto, di emergere come scrittore: dopo...

Autobiographie, traité de morale personnelle et confession spirituelle. Au début des années 1890, tout semble sourire à la famille Doyle. Le succès littéraire est là, deux enfants sont nés, Arthur peut savourer sa réussite ; réussite d’autant plus méritée qu’il ne la doit qu’à...

Pour son colonel, le hussard Gérard a la réputation d’être tout en moustache et en éperons. Vaut-il donc mieux que cela ? Car son habileté d’escrimeur est indéniable et il sera lui-même colonel à vingt-huit ans. Contrairement à nous, le colonel Gérard ne doute pas : il est le meilleur...

Im Jahre 1685 unternahm es James Scott, Herzog von Monmouth und einst Oberbefehlshaber der britischen Armee, sich an die Spitze eines protestantischen Heeres aus Bauern, Handwerken und biederen Bürgern zu stellen, um den katholischen Jakob II. vom englischen Throne zu stoßen. Micha Clarke ergreift...

"Die vergessene Welt" (im Original: "The Lost World") ist ein 1912 erschienener Roman des britischen Schriftstellers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Im Zentrum der Erzählung steht die Erkundung eines geheimnisvollen südamerikanischen Plateaus im Dschungel (siehe Tepui), das von Urtieren bewohnt sein soll....

Conan Doyles Erzählungen schildern realitätsnahe Abenteuer und Übersinnliches. Da man voraussetzen darf, daß dem Leser Doyles erfolgreichste literarische Conan DoyleErfindung - die Figur des Detektivs Sherlock Holmes - bereits bekannt ist, bleibt nur zu ergänzen, daß Doyle so gut wie...

Here are all 56 stories of Sherlock Holmes -- every word Conan Doyle ever wrote about Baker Street's most famous resident. So devoted and numerous are the followers of the immortal Holmes ... so timeless are his colorful adventures ... that this shrewd and lovable amateur detective whom Doyle invented...

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...

My friend the Murderer is written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle of the Sherlock Holmes Fame. In this story, a doctor working at a penitentiary in Australia comes across a famous criminal and strikes up a casual acquaaintance with him. The criminal, Wolf Tone Maloney, was famous for turing state's evidence...

Here are all four full-length novels of Sherlock Holmes -- every word Conan Doyle ever wrote about Baker Street's most famous resident. So devoted and numerous are the followers of the immortal Holmes ... so timeless are his colorful adventures ... that this shrewd and lovable amateur detective whom...

No home library is complete without the classics! The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a keepsake to be read and treasured. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a collection of twelve short stories by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle, is considered a milestone in the genre of detective fiction....

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, father of crime fiction, officially killed off his character Sherlock Holmes in the story "The Adventure of the Final Problem". Holmes, famous for his intellectual prowess, his keen observation skills, and for giving Robert Downey Jr. his second blockbuster in as many years,...