Favorite Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories

Favorite Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories PDF Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486113760
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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Thrilling crime-solving exploits of Holmes and Dr. Watson in a collection of adventure classics: "The Red-Headed League," "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Final Problem," and 5 others.

Favorite Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories

Favorite Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories PDF Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486113760
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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Book Description
Thrilling crime-solving exploits of Holmes and Dr. Watson in a collection of adventure classics: "The Red-Headed League," "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Final Problem," and 5 others.

Favorite Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories

Favorite Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories PDF Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486412423
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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Presents a collection of adventure classics, including "The Red-Headed League," "A Scandal in Bohemia," and "The Final Problem."

Favourite Sherlock Holmes Stories

Favourite Sherlock Holmes Stories PDF Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
ISBN: 1782399518
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 378

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When this competition was first mooted I went into it in a most light-hearted way, thinking that it would be the easiest thing in the world to pick out the twelve best of the Holmes stories. In practice I found that I had engaged myself in a serious task... In 1927, Strand magazine challenged its readers to guess which of his Sherlock Holmes stories Arthur Conan Doyle himself rated as his very best. (Mr R. T. Newman of Spring Hill, Wellingborough, won £100 for successfully guessing ten of the twelve stories correctly.) Doyle revealed his choice and, in his own inimitable way, explained his reasoning in an article for the magazine. The stories included 'The Speckled Band', 'The Final Problem' and 'The Dancing Men'. Arthur Conan Doyle's favourite twelve Sherlock Holmes stories are now published together for the first time, with his original Strand article to introduce his own selection.

Whatever Happened to Sherlock Holmes

Whatever Happened to Sherlock Holmes PDF Author: Robert S. Paul
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809317226
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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Robert S. Paul suggests that the reason detective fiction has won legions of readers may be that "the writer of detective fiction, without conscious intent, appeals directly to those moral and spiritual roots of society unconsciously affirmed and endorsed by the readers." Because detective stories deal with crime and punishment they cannot help dealing implicitly with theological issues, such as the reality of good and evil, the recognition that humankind has the potential for both, the nature of evidence (truth and error), the significance of our existence in a rational order and hence the reality of truth, and the value of the individual in a civilized society. Paul argues that the genre traces its true beginning to the Enlightenment and documents two related but different reactions to the theological issues involved: first, a line of writers who are generally positive in relation to their cultural setting, such as Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, Conan Doyle; and second, a reactionary strain, critical of the prevailing culture, that begins in William Godwin s Caleb Williams and continues through the anti-heroic writers like Arsene Lupin to Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and John MacDonald. "

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes PDF Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: anboco
ISBN: 3736417918
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351

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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.

The Best Sherlock Holmes Stories

The Best Sherlock Holmes Stories PDF Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Hearthstone Publications
ISBN: 9780952047193
Category : Detective and mystery stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 370

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Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories

Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories PDF Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048611113X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115

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Famed Victorian-era sleuth outwits a variety of unprincipled villains in "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Red-headed League," "The Final Problem," "The Adventure of the Empty House," and two other tales.

The Man Born to be King

The Man Born to be King PDF Author: Dorothy Leigh Sayers
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 9780898703078
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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In this popular play-cycle, Sayers makes the Gospels come alive. "Her Jesus can bring tears to your eyes. You will be deeply moved--a powerful experience".--Sheldon Vanauken, A Severe Mercy.

A Study in Charlotte

A Study in Charlotte PDF Author: Brittany Cavallaro
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062398938
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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The first book in a witty, suspenseful new series about a brilliant new crime-solving duo: the teen descendants of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. This clever page-turner will appeal to fans of Maureen Johnson and Ally Carter. Jamie Watson has always been intrigued by Charlotte Holmes; after all, their great-great-great-grandfathers are one of the most infamous pairs in history. But the Holmes family has always been odd, and Charlotte is no exception. She’s inherited Sherlock’s volatility and some of his vices—and when Jamie and Charlotte end up at the same Connecticut boarding school, Charlotte makes it clear she’s not looking for friends. But when a student they both have a history with dies under suspicious circumstances, ripped straight from the most terrifying of the Sherlock Holmes stories, Jamie can no longer afford to keep his distance. Danger is mounting and nowhere is safe—and the only people they can trust are each other.

The Book of Extraordinary Historical Mystery Stories

The Book of Extraordinary Historical Mystery Stories PDF Author: Maxim Jakubowski
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
ISBN: 1633539695
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269

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Outstanding new crime fiction spanning centuries of history from Dagger winner Kate Ellis, Edgar winner Martin Edwards, and many more. Collected by Anthony and Dagger Award-winner and eminent editor Maxim Jakubowski, The Book of Extraordinary Historical Mystery Stories features never-before-seen stories by some of the most renowned American and British crime and thriller authors of today, offering a showcase of puzzling, adventurous, and atmospheric short fiction—set in eras ranging from prehistory to medieval, Victorian to World War II, and starring detectives both professional and amateur. Contributors include Linda Stratmann, Amy Myers, Lavie Tidhar, Jane Finnis, O’Neil de Noux, Ashley Lister, Eric Brown, Kate Ellis, A.K. Benedict, and others.