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Sherlock Holmes, personaje ficticio creado en 1887 por Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, es un «detective asesor» en el Londres de finales del siglo XIX, que destaca por su inteligencia y hábil uso de la observación y el razonamiento (More) deductivo para resolver casos difíciles. Es protagonista de una serie de 4 novelas y 56 relatos de ficción, que componen el «canon holmesiano», publicados en su mayoría por “The Strand Magazine”.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes tales are rightly ranked among the seminal works of mystery and detective fiction. The splendid illustrations in this collection more than befit that classic status. Included are all four (More) full-length Holmes novels and more than forty short masterpieces—from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes to The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes and more. At the centre of each stands the iconic figure of Holmes—brilliant, eccentric, and capable of amazing feats of deductive reasoning. By his side is Dr. John Watson, his steadfast assistant and our trusty narrator. This set is a must-have for every discriminating bibliophile and Sherlock Holmes fan.

The Lost World is a 1912 novel by Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau (native name is Tepuyes) in South America (Venezuela) where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. The (More) character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. Interestingly, for a seminal work of dinosaur-related fiction, the reptiles only occupy a small portion of the narrative. Much more time is devoted to a war between early human hominids and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures.

A collection of twelve short stories featuring Conan Doyle’s legendary detective, originally published as single stories in Strand Magazine and subsequently collected into a single volume.
There is not always a crime committed nor (More) a culprit to find, and when there is, Holmes does not invariably get his man. However, his extraordinary powers of deduction generally solve the mystery, often to the discomfiture of the official police force. Holmes is a man of many facets, and I do not share the common perception of Holmes as cold and humourless: his sense of fun can be sparkling, and there are moments of rare pathos.

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of four crime novels 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 (More) 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.

Sherlock Holmes, a fictional character of the late 19th and early 20th century created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is a brilliant London-based “consulting detective” famous for his intellectual prowess (More) and renowned for his enormous scope of observation, his astute logical reasoning and forensic science skills in solving difficult crimes. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes mysteries, including The Final Problem in which Holmes confronts his arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty, originally published in 1894, which are preceded by The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and followed by The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Having left Sherlock Holmes apparently deceased at the conclusion of The Final Problem (in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes), we now find that he is alive after all! In this collection, first published in 1905, the great detective (More) causes Watson to faint (The Empty House), demonstrates that cryptography is elementary (The Dancing Men), and gets engaged (Charles Augustus Milverton). Join in the fun as Holmes deduces his way through these thirteen adventures.

The Sign of the Four, the second of four novels featuring Sherlock Holmes, has a complex plot involving India, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts and two corrupt prison guards. Some of Holmes’s less savory (More) habits are revealed, and Dr. Watson finds romance. In this dramatic reading, LibriVox volunteers bring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic characters to life.

A Study in Scarlet, a short novel published in 1887, was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s first Sherlock Holmes story. At the beginning of the book, Dr. Watson meets the detective for the first time and we ride along with them to the (More) scene of a murder. The crime baffles the Scotland Yard detectives, but of course Holmes solves it easily. In the second half of the story, the scene shifts to Utah as we learn the murderer’s history. The action returns to London in the last two chapters. In his first adventure, Holmes demonstrates many of the traits for which he later became well known: meticulous study of a crime scene, brilliant deductive reasoning, aptitude for chemistry and music, and the somewhat annoying habit of withholding crucial facts from Watson (and consequently the reader) until the conclusion of the case.

Doyle’s final novel featuring the beloved sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, brings the detective and his friend to a country manor where they are preceded by either a murder or a suicide. A secretive organization lies culprit and an (More) infiltration of it is in order.

The last twelve stories written about Holmes and Watson, these tales reflect the disillusioned world of the 1920s in which they were written. Some of the sharpest turns of wit in English literature are contrasted by dark images of (More) psychological tragedy, suicide, and incest in a collection of tales that have haunted generations of readers.

In this collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, the great detective continues doing what he does best: averting political scandals, tracking down murderers, dragging Dr. Watson into unpleasant situations. As always, it’s (More) adventurous fun for the rest of us. This book was published in 1917, after The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

Il più popolare detective di tutta la letteratura mondiale, Sherlock Holmes, creato nel 1887 dalla geniale penna di Arthur Conan Doyle, ha sempre un solo scopo: risolvere con l’arma della sua intelligenza gli enigmi che gli si (More) presentano, anche quando sembrano assolutamente inespugnabili. Fedele alla sua «scienza della deduzione», che sfrutta ogni minimo indizio, segno o dettaglio per trovare la soluzione, affronta crimini ingarbugliati e appassionanti con freddezza ed estrema razionalità.
Le avventure di Sherlock Holmes riunisce dodici casi, uno più complesso dell’altro, in cui il celebre investigatore deve salvare la vita di un uomo o il patrimonio di una banca o una donna in pericolo, ricorrendo anche a travestimenti (da prete, da marinaio o da mendicante). Immancabilmente, al suo fianco c’è il dottor Watson, amico e biografo, sbalordito quanto il lettore dalle infallibili capacità deduttive di Holmes.
Arthur Conan Doyle nacque a Edimburgo nel 1859. Benché il suo nome rimanga indissolubilmente legato a quello di Sherlock Holmes, lo scrittore ebbe anche altri interessi, tra cui la storia, il giornalismo e soprattutto lo spiritismo. Nel 1903 venne insignito del titolo di baronetto. Morì nel 1930.

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