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The Valley of Fear - A Sherlock Holmes Adventure

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.
'The greatest schemer of all time, the organizer of every deviltry, the controlling brain of the underworld, a brain which might have made or marred the destiny of nations - that's the man!'
Summoned to a mysterious manor house by one of the henchmen of his arch nemesis, Professor Moriarty, Holmes and Watson find themselves confronted by the scene of a brutal murder. But the brilliant Holmes soon reveals that there is much more to this case than first meets the eye...
First published as a serialisation in The Strand Magazine between 1914 and 1915, this fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel will delight fans of Conan Doyle's legendary detective and his faithful sidekick Watson.

About the author

Arthur Conan Doyle wurde 1859 im schottischen Edinburgh geboren. Seine Eltern waren beide strenge Katholiken, daher war es nicht verwunderlich, daß ihr Sohn eine Jesuitenschule besuchen mußte. Später studierte Doyle in Edinburgh Medizin und heiratete 1884 Louise Hawkins. Bis 1891 arbeitete er als Arzt in Hampshire. Danach widmete er sich ausschließlich dem Schreiben.§Während des Südafrikanischen Krieges (1899 bis 1902) diente er als Arzt in einem Feldlazarett. Im Jahr 1902 wurde er zum Ritter geschlagen. Nach dem Tod seines Sohnes, der den Folge einer Kriegsverletzung erlag, beschäftigte er sich mit okkultistischen Studien. Arthur Conan Doyle starb am 7. Juli 1930 in seinem Haus in Windlesham, Sussex.§1887 schuf er den wohl berühmtesten Detektiv der Weltliteratur: Sherlock Holmes, den Meister des rationell-analytischen Denkens. Die Figur Holmes überschattete Doyles literarisches Schaffen derart, dass der Autor seinen Protagonisten sterben ließ - und ihn knapp zehn Jahre später wiederauferstehen lassen musste: zu groß war die Popularität von Holmes und seinem Partner Dr. Watson.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.

Report

'Holmes is a mesmerising creation and Conan Doyle a master storyteller' The Times
'The immense talent, passion and literary brilliance that Conan Doyle brought to his work gives him a unique place in English letters' Stephen Fry

Product details

Authors Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur Conan (Sir) Doyle
Publisher William Collins
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 14.01.2016
 
EAN 9780008166755
ISBN 978-0-00-816675-5
No. of pages 240
Dimensions 113 mm x 178 mm x 15 mm
Series Collins Classics
Sherlock Holmes
Collins Classics
Sherlock Holmes
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature > Main work before 1945

FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic fiction: general and literary

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