Arthur Conan Doyle
Author
Publisher
Tantor Audio
Pub. Date
p2009
Language
English
Description
This is the first of Conan Doyle's full-length Holmes novels and plunges us straight into the dark world of an unsolved murder in Victorian London, which has links to the American West and the Mormons. Holmes displays his powers to solve "the scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life.".
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
A Study in Scarlet was flung like a bombshell into the field of detective fiction. Join Dr. Watson as he first meets the brooding Holmes and as they locate their now famous apartment at 221B Baker Street in the midst of a case that spans two continents.
Author
Series
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
"On the 150th anniversary of Sherlock Holmes's birthday comes the most important Sherlock Holmes publication in four decades, edited by one of the world's formost Sherlockian authorities, Leslie S. Klinger - a book that will appeal to every reader and lover of great literature. Those new to the famous detective will appreciate Klinger's clear presentation of the renowned stories in the original published order, while experienced Sherlockians will...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Who would suspect that the same mind that created the most famous literary detective of all time also took on the eternally popular genre of vampires? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a contemporary of Bram Stoker, gave us some fascinating works of vampire fiction.
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"The Hound of the Baskervilles is the tale of an incient curse suddenly given a terrifying modern application. The grey towers of Baskerville Hall and the wild open country of Dartmoor hold many secrets for Holmes and Watson to unravel. The detective is contemptuous of supernatural manifestations, but the reader will remain perpetually haunted by the hound from the moor"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The hit BBC series Sherlock has introduced a whole new generation of fans to Arthur Conan Doyle s legendary detective. In this unique collection, Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have selected their all-time favorite Sherlock Holmes adventures. Each of these nineteen tales, from Sherlock s first appearance in A Study in Scarlet to the late classic The Dying Detective, is a potent mix of murder, suspense, cryptic clues, red herrings,...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
In the Napoleon of crime, Professor Moriarity plots with would-be blackmailers to have Holmes killed. And the normally love-proof Holmes falls for an exceptional woman. The play was co-authored by the American matinee idol William Gillette, who played the title sleuth. A smash hit from the beginning, the play remained in Gillette's repertoire until he retired more than thirty years after its premiere.
What is the secret of the shocking death of poor...
Author
Series
Sherlock Holmes mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Tantor Media
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
The adventure of the dancing men: A client asks Sherlock Holmes to help him discover what is frightening his new wife. What seems to Watson to be just a child's drawing becomes the key to solving the mystery.
The Hound of the Baskervilles: After the mysterious death of Lord Baskerville and attempts on the life of his heir, rumor suggests that an ancient curse in the form of a vicious supernatural hound is once again at work to destroy the Baskerville...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Español
Description
"Sherlock Holmes habia dado ya muestras de su genio en Estudio en Escarlata y en El signo de los cuatro, pero los lectores no se dieron cuenta de su genialidad. Entonces a Conan Doyle se le ocurrio la brillante idea de pasear al detective por una serie de relatos cortos. Empezo publicandolos en la revista Strand en julio de 1891. En octubre, cuando solo se habian publicado tres historias, los editores le imploraban mas aventuras de Holmes, el publico...
Author
Series
Warlock Holmes volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The game's afoot once more as Holmes and Watson face off against Moriarty's gang, the Pinkertons, flesh-eating horses, a parliament of imps, boredom, Surrey, a disappointing butler demon, a succubus, a wicked lord, an overly-Canadian lord, a tricycle-fight to the death and the dreaded Pumpcrow. Oh, and a hell hound, one assumes" -- provided by publisher.
18) The lost world
Author
Series
Looking Glass Library volume 10
Publisher
Looking Glass Library; distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
[1959]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Planeta
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Tras la misteriosa desaparición de su padre, Mary Morstan empieza a recibir valiosas perlas de un remitente desconocido. Después de unos meses de silencio, el generoso remitente le propone a Mary que se reúna con él, con dos condiciones: debe ir a solas o acompañada de dos amigos y bajo ningún concepto puede avisar a la policía. La joven pide ayuda a Sherlock y a Watson para que la acompañen al extraño encuentro. La visita propiciará que...
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"1894. The monstrous Hound of the Baskervilles has been dead for five years, along with its no less monstrous owner, the naturalist Jack Stapleton. Sir Henry Baskerville is living contentedly at Baskerville Hall with his new wife Audrey and their young son Harry. Until, that is, Audrey's lifeless body is found on the moors, drained of blood. It would appear some fiendish creature is once more at large on Dartmoor and has, like its predecessor, targeted...