Böcker av Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

e-artnow present to you this meticulously edited true crime collection: The Bravoes of Market-Drayton The Holocaust of Manor Place The Love Affair of George Vincent Parker The Debatable Case of Mrs. Emsley The Case of Mr. George Edalji The Case of Oscar Slater Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Doyle is also known for writing the fictional adventures of Professor Challenger and for propagating the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

The Refugees revolves around Amory de Catinat, a Huguenot guardsman of Louis XIV, and Amos Green, an American who comes to visit France. The novel depicts Louis XIV''s marriage to Madame de Maintenon, retirement from court of Madame de Montespan, the revoking of the Edict of Nantes and the subsequent emigration of the Huguenot de Catinats to America. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. Doyle is also known for writing the fictional adventures of Professor Challenger and for propagating the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

Professor James Moriarty is a criminal mastermind whom Holmes describes as the "Napoleon of crime" and considers him his archenemy. Moriarty is a crime lord who protects nearly all of the criminals of England in exchange for their obedience and a share in their profits. "The Valley of Fear" - Holmes gets led to Moriarty by his perception that many of the crimes he investigated were not isolated incidents, but instead the machinations of a vast and subtle criminal ring. One of Moriarty''s agents sends cipher to Holmes, but doesn''t give him the key. Holmes manages to decipher the message and must prevent Moriarty''s agents from committing a murder. "The Final Problem" - Holmes is on the verge of delivering a fatal blow to Moriarty''s criminal ring, but is forced to flee to continental Europe to escape Moriarty''s retribution. The criminal mastermind follows, and the pursuit ends on top of the Reichenbach Falls, where the two are involved in a deadly struggle. "The Adventure of the Empty House" - Watson bumps into a wizened old book collector, who follows him home to his Kensington practice study then drops his disguise - it is Holmes. Holmes tells him how he beat Moriarty and apologizes for the deception needed to outwit his enemies. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Doyle is also known for writing the fictional adventures of Professor Challenger and for propagating the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

En ung man ur franska högadeln återvänder till sitt hemland, men finner att livet i Frankrike inte är lättare än det i utlandet. Han blir snabbt indragen i egendomliga konspirationer, mordmysterier och komplotter. Men även kärleken söker upp honom i form av en ung kvinna han lärde känna under sin exil. Arthur Conan Doyles färgstarka roman kom ut efter att han avslutat sin berömda cykel om mästerdetektiven Sherlock Holmes. Kejsarens Adjutant är ett mordmysterium i historisk miljö där Doyle visar upp sitt mästerskap i att teckna personporträtt. Bland annat Napoleon dyker upp i persongalleriet i en oförglömligt levande gestaltning. 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.

The Great Boer War is a non-fiction work on the Boer War by Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1900. By the end of the war in 1902 the book had been published in 16 editions, constantly revised by Doyle. It is an authorative and thorough account. The book was compiled with as much accuracy as was possible at the time and contained as much detail as a single volume permitted. These editions are facsimile prints and may contain some formatting errors or lack of graphical clarity. Some images may have been replaced or removed from original manuscript.

In his lifetime, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four Sherlock Holmes novels. This beautifully typeset edition compiles all of the published Sherlock Holmes novels into a single volume. It includes: 1. A Study in Scarlet (published 1887) 2. The Sign of the Four (published 1890) 3. The Hound of the Baskervilles (serialised 1901-1902 in The Strand) 4. The Valley of Fear (serialised 1914-1915)

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