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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Valley of Fear By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Fiction
English
57509 Words
No Age Recommendation
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"I am inclined to think—" said I. "I should do so," Sherlock Holmes remarked impatiently. I believe that I am one of the most long-suffering of mortals; but I'll admit that I was annoyed at the sardonic interruption. "Really, Holmes," said I severely, "you are a little trying at times." He was too much absorbed with his own thoughts to give any immediate answer to my remonstrance. He leaned upon his hand, with his untasted breakfast before him, and he stared at the slip of paper which he had just drawn from its envelope. Then he took the envelope itself, held it up to the light, and very carefully studied both the exterior and the flap. "It is Porlock's writing," said he thoughtfully. "I can hardly doubt that it is Porlock's writing, though I have seen it only twice before. The Greek e with the peculiar top flourish is distinctive. But if it is Porlock, then it must be something of the very first importance." [more]

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Arthur Conan Doyle The Hound of the Baskervilles

Mystery & Crime
English
59087 Words
Ages 8 and up
449
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The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. It is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case. Sir Charles Baskerville, baronet, is found dead on the grounds of his country house, Baskerville Hall. The cause is ascribed to a heart attack. Fearing for the safety of Sir Charles's nephew and the only known heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, coming from Toronto, Canada to claim his inheritance, Dr James Mortimer travels to London and asks Sherlock Holmes for help. Mortimer explains that the Baskerville family is afflicted by a curse. According to an old account, said to have been written in 1742 and describing events which had occurred a century earlier still, during the English Civil War, Hugo Baskerville was infatuated with a farmer's daughter. He kidnapped her and imprisoned her in his bedroom. She escaped and the furious Baskerville offered his soul to the devil if he could recapture her. Aided by friends, he pursued the girl onto the desolate moor. Baskerville and his victim were found dead. She had died from fright, but a giant spectral hound stood guard over Baskerville's body. The hound tore out Baskerville's throat, then vanished into the night. [more]

Keywords: the hound of the baskervilles, sir arthur conan doyle, crime, mystery, detective novel, sherlock holmes, classic

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Peter Jonalik Sherlock Holmes: Die verlorene Halskette

Inspiriert durch eine ähnliche Geschichte von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Mystery & Crime
German
14595 Words
Ages 8 and up
21
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Im nebelverhangenen London des viktorianischen Zeitalters enthüllt sich ein neues Kapitel aus dem Leben des legendären Detektivs Sherlock Holmes. In "Die verschwundene Halskette" sieht sich Holmes einem rätselhaften Fall gegenüber, dessen Wurzeln bis in die höchsten politischen Sphären reichen. Als eine unschätzbar wertvolle Halskette plötzlich verschwindet, gerät Holmes in ein Netz von Intrigen, bei dem eine fiktive Figur, Donald J. Trump, als äußerst zwielichtige Persönlichkeit hervortritt. In einer Welt, in der die Grenzen zwischen Fiktion und Realität verschwimmen, muss Holmes sein detektivisches Genie einsetzen, um die Wahrheit hinter politischen Machenschaften und persönlichen Ambitionen aufzudecken. An der Seite seines treuen Begleiters Dr. John Watson folgt Holmes den Spuren durch die düsteren Gassen Londons, wo jedes Geheimnis einen Schatten wirft und jede Enthüllung einen Sturm entfacht. Die verschwundene Halskette ist nicht nur ein Schmuckstück von unschätzbarem Wert, sondern auch der Schlüssel zu einem weitreichenden Komplott, das Holmes vor seine bisher größte Herausforderung stellt. Mit einer Mischung aus fesselnder Spannung, intelligenten Wendungen und einer Prise politischer Intrige führt diese Geschichte die Leser durch ein viktorianisches London, in dem die Schatten der Vergangenheit auf die düsteren Geheimnisse der Gegenwart treffen. Tauchen Sie ein in dieses meisterhaft gewobene Detektivabenteuer, das die Leser in Atem halten wird, bis das letzte Rätsel gelöst ist. [more]

Keywords: Scherlock Holmes, Donald J Trump, Halskette, Ägypten, Professor Moriarity, Baker Street 221 B, viktorianisches London

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Poison Belt (Illustrated)

Horror
English
29137 Words
Ages 10 and up
153
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The Poison Belt was the second story, a novella, that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about Professor Challenger. Written in 1913, roughly a year before the outbreak of World War I, much of it takes place in a single room in Challenger's house — rather oddly, given that it follows The Lost World, a story set in the jungle. This would be the last story written about Challenger until the 1920s, by which time Doyle's spiritualist beliefs had begun to influence his writing. [more]

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Hound of the Baskervilles (Illustrated)

Mystery & Crime
English
59329 Words
Ages 14 and up
227
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The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Doctor Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his intended death in "The Final Problem", and the success of The Hound of the Baskervilles led to the character's eventual revival. [more]

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Dealings Of Captain Sharkey and Other Tales of Pirates (Illustrated)

Fiction
English
70120 Words
Ages 14 and up
184
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a Scottish writer and physician. He was born on 22nd May 1859 and was died on 7th July 1930. He was renowned for his 'Sherlock Holmes Stories'.His famous work includes: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Valley of Fear, The Mazarin Stone and His Last Bow etc. 12 original short stories (including The Captain of the "Polestar"). This book contains 6 tales of pirates and 6 tales of blue water I Captain Sharkey: How the Governor of Saint Kitt's Came Home II The Dealings of Captain Sharkey with Stephen Craddock III The Blighting of Sharkey IV How Copley Banks Slew Captain Sharkey V The "Slapping Sal" VI A Pirate of the Land (One Crowded Hour) VII The Striped Chest VIII The Captain of the "Polestar" IX The Fiend of the Cooperage X Jelland's Voyage XI J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement XII That Little Square Box [more]

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Great Keinplatz Experiment (Illustrated)

Fiction
English
68931 Words
Ages 10 and up
107
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11 Stories from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Brown Hand—The Usher of Lea House School—B. 24—The Great Keinplatz Experiment—Cyprian Overbeck Wells—Playing with Fire—The Ring of Thoth—The Los Amigos Fiasco—How It Happened—Lot No. 249—"De Profundis"—The Lift Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer who is most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. He is also known for writing the fictional adventures of a second character he invented, Professor Challenger, and for popularising the mystery of the Mary Celeste.[1] He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. [more]

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Sign of the Four (Illustrated)

Fiction
English
43397 Words
Ages 10 and up
135
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The Sign of the Four (1890), also called 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 of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) and two corrupt prison guards. It presents the detective's drug habit and humanizes him in a way that had not been done in the preceding novel A Study in Scarlet (1887). It also introduces Doctor Watson's future wife, Mary Morstan. [more]

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Valley of Fear (Illustrated)

Fiction
English
57620 Words
Ages 10 and up
182
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The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is based on the supposedly real-life exploits of the Molly Maguires and Pinkerton agent James McParland. The story was first published in the Strand Magazine between September 1914 and May 1915. The first book edition was copyrighted in 1914, published by George H. Doran Company in New York on 27 February 1915, and illustrated by Arthur I. Keller. Holmes decodes a cipher warning from Moriarty's organization for "Douglas" in "Birlstone", but a corpse is there already. When Mr. Douglas blows the head off his American assassin, he dresses the body as himself, and hides, to throw off the chase for good. Holmes guesses the missing dumb-bell weighted down the killer's clothes in the moat. The calling card left, VV341, is Vermissa Valley Lodge 341. Decades ago for Pinkerton, he went months undercover, first with Freemen in Chicago, then west to desolate mountain coal mine area, to take down corrupt murderers who ran the Valley Freemen Lodge, but criminals pursued. Holmes warns Douglas, when acquitted, to flee England. But Moriarty prevails. The second Mrs. Douglas telegrams that her husband was lost overboard on his way to South Africa on a ship. [more]

Keywords: Holmes

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Illustrated)

Fiction
English
525486 Words
Ages 10 and up
225
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Sherlock Holmes (/ˈʃɜrlɒk ˈhoʊmz/) is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a graduate of the University of Edinburgh Medical School. A London-based "consulting detective" whose abilities border on the fantastic, Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve difficult cases. Holmes, who first appeared in publication in 1887, was featured in four novels and 56 short stories. The first novel, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; further series of short stories and two novels published in serial form appeared between then and 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1880 up to 1914. All but four stories are narrated by Holmes's friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson; two are narrated by Holmes himself ("The Blanched Soldier" and "The Lion's Mane") and two others are written in the third person ("The Mazarin Stone" and "His Last Bow"). In two stories ("The Musgrave Ritual" and "The Gloria Scott"), Holmes tells Watson the main story from his memories, while Watson becomes the narrator of the frame story. The first and fourth novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Valley of Fear, each include a long interval of omniscient narration recounting events unknown to either Holmes or Watson. The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes The Return Of Sherlock Holmes The Valley of Fear A Study in Scarlet The Sign of the Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Final Problem [more]

Keywords: thriller

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