Böcker av Arthur Conan Doyle

From the strange case of 'The Red-Headed League' to the extraordinary tale of 'The Engineer's Thumb', Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson grapple with treachery, murder, and ingenious crimes of all kinds. But no case is too challening for the immortal detective's unique power of deduction.

Arthur Conan Doyle discusses how the spiritualism movement began and grew, and how he himself came to believe that talking with the spirits of the deceased was possible.The core tenet of spiritualism is the belief that the spirits of the deceased can communicate with the living. In order to establish contact, a person can attend a seance, or privately consult the services of a spiritualist medium. Mediums are persons deemed consistently able to attain communication with spirits, and receive messages from the spirit realm.Doyle's history recounts a number of incidents and people pertaining to spiritualism, and the growth of interest over the years. Many of the events date to the 19th and early 20th centuries, and Doyle quotes various testimonies in support of spirit manifestations. The behaviors and messages of spirits are described, while the author's own personal journey toward adherence is likewise alluded to.

Arthur Conan Doyle discusses how the spiritualism movement began and grew, and how he himself came to believe that talking with the spirits of the deceased was possible.The core tenet of spiritualism is the belief that the spirits of the deceased can communicate with the living. In order to establish contact, a person can attend a seance, or privately consult the services of a spiritualist medium. Mediums are persons deemed consistently able to attain communication with spirits, and receive messages from the spirit realm.Doyle's history recounts a number of incidents and people pertaining to spiritualism, and the growth of interest over the years. Many of the events date to the 19th and early 20th centuries, and Doyle quotes various testimonies in support of spirit manifestations. The behaviors and messages of spirits are described, while the author's own personal journey toward adherence is likewise alluded to.

Available post-free in the UK from the publisher's website, www.lifeisamazing.co.uk.When in 1887 Beeton's Christmas Annual included a story about a brilliant consulting detective written by an obscure doctor living in Southsea, Portsmouth, nobody could have predicted the massive influence Sherlock Holmes would have on the world of detective fiction. Perhaps that's why the cheap book bound in fragile paper wraps was discarded by so many Victorian households after the Christmas season was over. Famously, there are just 34 copies still in existence, of which 11 are complete, making the prospect of owning an original virtually impossible for the Sherlock Holmes collector. Using the original artwork, this unlimited edition contains all the pages of the original edition. Including the original adverts and the accompanying works, this book is a fascinating historical document - and an affordable choice for the lover of all things Sherlock.

'On his rigid face was an expression of horror and hatred such as I had never seen before upon human features.'

Journalist Ed Malone is looking for an adventure, and that's exactly what he finds when he meets the eccentric Professor Challenger - an adventure that leads Malone and his three companions deep into the Amazon jungle, to a lost world where dinosaurs roam free.

"Dr. Watson, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Stamford, introducing us. "How are you?" he said cordially, gripping my hand with a strength for which I should hardly have given him credit. "You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive." "How on earth did you know that?" I asked in astonishment. "Never mind," said he, chuckling to himself. At that first sight of Watson, Sherlock Holmes made brilliant deductions. But even he couldn't know that their meeting was inaugurating a friendship that would make himself and the good Doctor cultural icons, as popular as ever more than a century after their 1887 debut. Through four novels and fifty-six stories, Arthur Conan Doyle led the pair through dramatic adventures that continue to thrill readers today, offering an unmatched combination of skillful plotting, period detail, humor, and distinctive characters. For a Holmes fan, there are few pleasures comparable to returning to his richly imagined world--the gaslit streets of Victorian London, the companionable clutter of 221B Baker Street, the reliable fuddlement (and nerves of steel) of Watson, the perverse genius of Holmes himself. It's all there in The Daily Sherlock Holmes, the perfect bedside companion for fans of the world's only consulting detective. Within these pages readers will find a quotation for every day of the year, drawn from across the Conan Doyle canon. Beloved characters and familiar lines recall favorite stories and scenes, while other passages remind us that Conan Doyle had a way with description and a ready wit. Moriarty and Mycroft, Lestrade and Mrs. Hudson; the Hound, the Red-Headed League, the Speckled Band, and the dread Reichenbach Falls--it's all here, anchored, of course, in that unforgettable duo of Holmes and Watson. No book published this year will bring a Holmes fan more pleasure. Come, readers. The game is afoot.

Challenger believes he can find a lost world full of dinosaurs in the middle of the Amazon forest. But this world is dangerous to reach, and, once the Professor and his small group of explorers arrive, things get even more dangerous for them. Will they return alive?

One look at an old hat, and Sherlock Holmes can tell you a lot about its owner. He sees - and thinks - a lot more than the people around him, and when a beautiful blue diamond disappears, Sherlock is the only man in London who can find it.

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Upon the ground around the body were the footprints of a gigantic hound! When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, his face distorted with shock and horror, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are faced with a sinister and difficult puzzle.

I många år trodde man att världen hade sett det sista av den berömda detektiven Sherlock Holmes, men tre år efter hans påstådda dödsdag dyker en mystisk man upp i London som utger sig för att vara den kusligt begåvade brottsbekämparen. Det visar sig snart stämma att den mystiska mannen faktiskt är Holmes – och hans plötsliga uppenbarelse kommer just i rättan tid. Ett hemskt, och tillsynes olösbart, mord har begåtts i London. Det är ett mysterium i ett slutet rum och ingen har hittills lyckats lösa det, men så fort Holmes tar sig an fallet börjar lösningen sakta men säkert falla på plats. Och det hela är mycket mer invecklat än vad någon hade kunnat föreställa sig ...Sir Arthur Conan Doyle var en skotsk läkare och författare, född i Edinburgh 1859 och död i Crowborough i East Sussex 1930. Han är mest känd för att ha skapat den berömda mästerdetektiven Sherlock Holmes och hans följeslagare doktor Watson. Totalt skrev han 56 noveller och 4 romaner om det kända paret. Berättelserna har också filmatiserats flera gånger.

Dimman ligger tät över London. Dr Watson och Sherlock Holmes kan knappt se huset på andra sidan gatan från lägenheten på Baker Street. Det är en lugn tid i staden, ingenting av intresse tycks hända och de båda herrarna är uttråkade. Tills Sherlocks bror Mycroft hör av sig. "Måste tala med dig angående Cardogan Wests, kommer med ens" lyder telegrammet. Det visar sig att den unga mannen West har fallit av ett tåg och avlidit tidigare under morgonen, till synes en olycka. Men brodern Mycroft intygar att regeringens mycket viktiga och hemliga papper har stulits från hans fickor: ritningar över en undervattensbåt. Det verkar trots allt röra sig om mord. Är Sherlock och Dr Watson en utländsk spion i hälarna? Och vad är det egentligen för undervattensbåt Mycroft talar om?Arthur Conan Doyle var en brittisk författare mest känd för sina böcker om detektiven Sherlock Holmes. Doyle arbetade som läkare när han 1887 publicerade den första romanen om Sherlock Holmes och hans kompanjon Dr Watson. Idag finns det över femtio berättelser om duon. Doyle var en profilerad författare och ägnade sig åt flera genrer, bland annat fantasy, science fiction, romantik, dramatik och poesi. Idag räknas böckerna om Sherlock Holmes som en milstolpe i kriminallitteraturen.

Sherlock Holmes is thought to have perished in the abyss of the Reichenbach Falls along with his nemesis, Professor James Moriarty. However, he astonishes Dr Watson, his long-time friend, by returning to London three years later. and the timing of his return is most opportune, for London is in the grip of a dangerous murderer.

Conan Doyle's third novel featuring "consulting detective" Sherlock Holmes. In this adventure, Holmes and Dr Watson must investigate a mysterious and seemingly supernatural family curse!

Sherlock Holmes is perennially popular and has most recently gained further fans through the BBC TV series with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role.

With Sherlock Holmes's reputation as the scourge of the criminal underworld preceding him, the ingenious detective, with the aid of Dr Watson, is confronted in these stories by some of his most fiendishly difficult cases yet.

"För Sherlock Holmes är hon den enda kvinna i världen: han kallar henne alltid endast »hon». Jag har aldrig hört honom ge henne någon annan benämning. I hans ögon står hon högt över sina medsystrar – hon fördunklar alla och en var av hela sitt kön. Jag tror ej, att han för Irene Adler erfarit någon slags känsla, liknande kärlek; alla känslor och sinnesrörelser – kärlek i synnerhet – voro främmande för hans kalla, bestämda och utomordentligt väl avvägda karaktär."Bland dessa tolv noveller finns några av de mest kända fall som detektiven Sherlock Holmes och hans vän doktor Watson tar sig an. Såsom "En skandal i Böhmen", där Sherlock Holmes försöker hjälpa kungen av Böhmen att undvika en komprometterande situation och för första gången möter sin like. Och "De fem apelsinkärnorna", som är en av författarens personliga favoriter av novellerna han skrivit om den ofattbart begåvade brottsbekämparen.Arthur Conan Doyle föddes 1859 och dog 1930. Han var en skotsk författare och läkare. Mest känd är han för sina böcker om mästerdetektiven Sherlock Holmes och doktor Watson, som han skrev hela 56 noveller och 4 romaner om.

'Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!'The death, quite suddenly, of Sir Charles Baskerville in mysterious circumstances is the trigger for one of the most extraordinary cases ever to challenge the brilliant analytical mind of Sherlock Holmes. As rumours of a legendary hound said to haunt the Baskerville family circulate, Holmes and Watson are asked to ensure the protection of Sir Charles' only heir, Sir Henry - who has travelled all the way from America to reside at Baskerville Hall in Devon. And it is there, in an isolated mansion surrounded by mile after mile of wild moor, that Holmes and Watson come face to face with a terrifying evil that reaches out from centuries past . . .

Three classic Holmes stories: A Scandal in Bohemia The Speckled Band The Final Problem Including an introduction by Murial Carvolth.

This collection brings together 33 of Conan Doyle's best Gothic Tales. Jones's introduction discusses the contradictions in Conan Doyle's public life - as a doctor who became obsessed with the spirit world, or a British imperialist drawn to support Irish Home Rule, showing the ways in which these found articulation in the Gothic.