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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved,
essential classics. 'They all agreed that it was a huge creature,
luminous, ghastly and spectral.' Originally serialised in The
Strand Magazine, Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles
follows the infamous Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson as they
investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, whose
dead body is found on the misty and desolate Devon moors. The
locals blame his death on the legend of the fearsome phantom hound
that they claim has haunted the Baskerville family for generations.
When the heir to the Baskerville fortune, Sir Henry, also comes
under threat Holmes' detective skills are put to the test as he
battles to discover the truth behind the legend and to solve one of
the most macabre mysteries of his career.
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved,
essential classics. Featuring the last 12 stories ever written
about the infamous detective, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
contains some of Conan Doyle's most villainous and unusual
characters. The 1920s was a disenchanting era, and the darker mood
of many of these stories reflects the environment at the time. Some
even felt that the stories showed Conan Doyle exploring
Spiritualism as it was an area he was interested in at the time and
the mental derangement and physical disfigurements that crop up in
many of the stories allude to the horrors of the First World War.
The collection includes 'The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire', 'The
Adventure of the Creeping Man' and 'The Adventure of the Lion's
Mane'.
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Hound of the Baskervilles (Paperback)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Retold by Martin Powell; Illustrated by Daniel Perez
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Classic stories retold in exciting graphic novel format. Each title
includes high-quality artwork, simple text, discussion questions
and writing prompts.
Masterfully written detective fiction featuring the famed Victorian supersleuth and a multitude of sinister characters and unprincipled villains. Choice selections include "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Red-headed League," "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb," "The Final Problem," and "The Adventure of the Empty House."
A master of deductive reasoning who can solve the most difficult
crimes by spotting obscure clues overlooked by others, dilettante
sleuth Sherlock Holmes was the hero of 60 stories written by Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle between 1887 and 1927. With the help of his
loyal friend, Doctor Watson, Holmes brought countless crooks,
thieves, swindlers, and murderers to justice. He even rose from the
dead after Doyle tried to dispatch him in his twenty-fourth
adventure, and readers protested. Some Sherlock Holmes stories rank
among the most famous in detective fiction, among them "A Study in
Scarlet," "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Speckled Band," and "The
Hound of the Baskervilles." Here, in one volume, are all four
full-length novels and 56 short stories about the colorful
adventures of Sherlock Holmes-every word Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
ever wrote about Baker Street's most famous resident. Also included
is an introduction by lifetime Sherlockians Barbara and Christopher
Roden. The Complete Sherlock Holmes is one of Barnes & Noble's
Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features authoritative
texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed
bonded-leather binding, with distinctive gilt edging and a ribbon
bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer
hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable
cornerstone for every home library.
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Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
Ryosuke Takeuchi; Illustrated by Hikaru Miyoshi; From an idea by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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The untold story of Sherlock Holmes' greatest rival, Moriarty!
Before he was Sherlock's rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair
class caste system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got
their comeuppance. But even the most well-intentioned plans can
spin out of control-will Moriarty's dream of a more just and equal
world turn him into a hero...or a monster? In the late 19th
century, Great Britain rules over a quarter of the world. Nobles
sit in their fancy homes in comfort and luxury, while the working
class slaves away at their jobs. When young Albert James Moriarty's
upper-class family adopts two lower-class orphans, the cruelty the
boys experience at his family's hands cements Albert's hatred of
the nobility he was born into. He asks the older of the two
boys-who has a genius mind and a killer instinct-to help him rid
the world of evil, starting with Albert's own family!
Exam board: AQA Level & Subject: GCSE English Literature First
teaching: September 2015 First examination: June 2017 This edition
of The Sign of Four is perfect for GCSE-level students: it comes
complete with the novel, plus an introduction providing context,
and a glossary explaining key terms. 'Moonlight was streaming into
the room, and it was bright with a vague and shifty radiance.
Looking straight at me and suspended, as it were, in the air, for
all beneath was in shadow, there hung a face...' A mysterious
letter, a missing father, stolen jewels and a man found dead in a
locked room. Private detective Sherlock Holmes and his faithful
companion Dr Watson have their work cut out in a case which takes
them through the suburbs of south London, back in time to the forts
and swamps of colonial India, and climaxes in a dramatic chase
along the river Thames. Arthur Conan Doyle's 1890 novel is the
famous detective's second case.
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