Doyle Arthur Conan: 1906 books

Faithfully supported by his chronicler, Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes pits his wits against 'Napoleon of Crime' Professor Moriarty, assists European royalty threatened by disgrace, helps to solve the mysterious death of a young woman due to be married, and investigates intrigues that have defeated the...

It is years since the incidents of which I speak took place, and yet it is with diffidence that I allude to them. For a long time, even with the utmost discretion and reticence, it would have been impossible to make the facts public; but now the principal person concerned is beyond the reach of human...

Sir Charles Baskerville died under mysterious conditions. Then, there was another death on the moor. The heir of the Baskervilles, Henry Baskerville, was also a target of the strange creature but someone else was killed in his place. Sherlock Homes, Dr. Watson and detective Lestrade ultimately killed...

Al principio del relato, Watson dice: "Yo no conocí jamás a mi amigo en mejor forma, tanto mental como física, que en el año 1895." En ese año Holmes había resuelto dos casos, aparte del que ocupa el relato. Por un lado, Su Santidad el Papa había...

C’est là et, avec votre permission, je vais vous le lire. Ecoutez ça, Mr. Holmes. Les gros titres sont : « Mystérieuse affaire à Lower Norwood. Disparition d’un entrepreneur bien connu. Présomption de meurtre et d’incendie criminel. Sur la piste du meurtrier. » C’est la piste qu’ils...

Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol V. by Louisa M. Alcott..

In “The Adventure of the Three Students”, Holmes and Watson, on a research trip in a university town, are approached by a professor. The professor believes someone has entered his office and seen, and perhaps copied, the examination papers he is to administer the next day. Holmes begins by narrowing...

Violet Hunter visits Holmes, asking whether she should accept a job asgoverness; a job with very strange conditions. She is enticed by the phenomenal salary which, as originally offered, is £100 a year, later increased to £120 when Miss Hunter balks at having to cut her long hair short...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RUTH RENDELL INCLUDES 'THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND' The Baskerville family curse tells of how a terrifying, supernatural hound roams the moors around Baskerville Hall and preys on members of the family in revenge for a ghastly crime committed by one of...

Throughout the annals of literature there is one detective who reigns supreme — Mr. Sherlock Holmes of 221B Baker Street, London. From that celebrated address, Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson set out to solve the most difficult cases and bring to justice the master criminals of Victorian England. Now...

'... that strange internal kingdom of which we are the hapless and helpless monarchs.' From the master of the detective story and creator of Sherlock Holmes, the first ever tale to feature a supernatural Egyptian mummy. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series,...