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Sherlock Holmes, the complete novels and stories volume 1

Eccentric master detective Sherlock Holmes, with the aid of his partner, Dr. Watson, investigates a series of strange and baffling mysteries in the first of a two-volume collection, which includes the novels "A Study in Scarlet "and "The Sign of the Four", along with such tales as "The Five Orange P...

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Main Author: Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
Other Authors: Estleman, Loren D.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bantam Classics, 1986.
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Private investigators > England > Fiction.
Holmes, Sherlock > Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
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Summary:Eccentric master detective Sherlock Holmes, with the aid of his partner, Dr. Watson, investigates a series of strange and baffling mysteries in the first of a two-volume collection, which includes the novels "A Study in Scarlet "and "The Sign of the Four", along with such tales as "The Five Orange Pips" and "The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Item Description:Originally published in 1986.
Physical Description:1 v. (XVIII-1059 p.) : couv. illustrations ; 18 cm
ISBN:9780553212419
0553212419
Author Notes:Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and began to write stories while he was a student. Over his life he produced more than thirty books, 150 short stories, poems, plays and essays across a wide range of genres. His most famous creation is the detective Sherlock Holmes, who he introduced in his first novel A Study in Scarlet (1887). This was followed in 1889 by an historical novel, Micah Clarke . In 1893 Conan Doyle published 'The Final Problem' in which he killed off his famous detective so that he could turn his attention more towards historical fiction. However Holmes was so popular that Conan Doyle eventually relented and published The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901. The events of the The Hound of the Baskervilles are set before those of 'The Final Problem' but in 1903 new Sherlock Holmes stories began to appear that revealed that the detective had not died after all. He was finally retired in 1927. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died on July 7, 1930.

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