| The adventures of Sherlock holmes Contributor(s): Ballin, G-Ph (Editor), Doyle, Arthur Conan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1539724972 ISBN-13: 9781539724971 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Lexile Measure: 1020 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.11 lbs) 378 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective. The original book was illustrated by Sidney Paget. These are the first adventures of Sherlock Holmes. They were originally published in Strand Magazine between July 1891 and June 1892. The book was published in England 14 October 1892 by the publisher George Newnes Ldt. The initial print run was 14,500 copies. The book was banned in the Soviet Union in 1929 because of occultism even if the book does not show any trace of such thematic Summary: The King of Bohemia just find Sherlock Holmes to give him a deal: he will soon marry a princess prude but an old love, Irene Adler, threatens to derail by publishing a picture of them both. Sherlock Holmes invented a ploy to get to penetrate in Irene to see where the picture: it makes believe to fire knowing that seek to save what she holds most dear in panic - the photo. Eventually she managed to escape with the photo but assures the king that she is in love with another man and she did not bring her harm. This is one of the few times Sherlock Holmes fails. Arthur Conan Doyle (n Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle le 22 mai 1859 dimbourg, en cosse, et mort le 7 juillet 1930 Crowborough dans le Sussex), est un crivain et m decin britannique. Il doit sa c l brit ses romans et nouvelles mettant en sc ne le d tective Sherlock Holmes - consid r s comme une innovation majeure du roman policier - et le professeur Challenger. Cet crivain prolifique a galement t l'auteur de livres de science-fiction, de romans historiques, de pi ces de th tre, de po sies et d'oeuvres historiques. Il a t lev au rang de Chevalier de l'ordre du Tr s v n rable ordre de Saint-Jean par le roi douard VII le 24 octobre 1902. |