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Informationen zum Autor Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859. He trained to be a doctor at Edinburgh University and eventually set up a medical practice in Southsea. During the quiet periods between patients, he turned his hand to writing, producing historical novels such as Micah Clarke and adventure yarns including The Lost World , as well as four novels and fifty-six stories involving his most celebrated creations, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Doyle was knighted in 1902. In later life he devoted much of his time to his belief in Spiritualism, using his writing and celebrity as a means of providing funds to support activities in this field. He died in 1930. Klappentext All legends begin somewhere, and the two novels here are where one of the world's best-loved legends began. In A Study in Scarlet , Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson first meet and investigate a seemingly impossible mystery that begins with a corpse in a deserted house. In The Sign of the Four the detective faces an even greater challenge: solving both the disappearance of Captain Arthur Morstan and the theft of the Agra treasure in India. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. In this edition, Sherlock scholar David Stuart Davies provides an illuminating afterword. Two novels featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson in a pocket hardback edition Zusammenfassung Two novels featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson in a pocket hardback edition Inhaltsverzeichnis A Study in Scarlet Part One 1. Mr Sherlock Holmes 2. The Science of Deduction 3. The Lauriston Gardens Mystery 4. What John Rance Had to Tell 5. Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor 6. Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do 7. Light in the Darkness Part Two 8. On the Great Alkali Plain 9. The Flower of Utah 10. John Ferrier Talks with the Prophet 11. A Flight for Life 12. The Avenging Angels 13. A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson MD 14. The Conclusion The Sign of the Four 1. The Science of Deduction 2. The Statement of the Case 3. In Quest of a Solution 4. The Story of the Bald-Headed Man 5. The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge 6. Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration 7. The Episode of the Barrel 8. The Baker Street Irregulars 9. A Break in the Chain 10. The End of the Islander 11. The Great Agra Treasure 12. The Strange Story of Jonathan Small Afterword Bibliography Biography ...
