The Sherlock Holmes Novels: A Study in Scarlet / The Sign of the Four / The Hound of the Baskervilles / The Valley of Fear
by Arthur Conan Doyle 
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All four legendary Sherlock Holmes novels, collected in a unique Graphic Deluxe Edition with an introduction by Michael DirdaThough endlessly reinterpreted, reinvented, and imitated, the Sherlock Holmes stories have never been surpassed. Sporting his signature billowing coat and pipe in hand, the genius investigator Holmes captivates readers with his alluring melancholy and superhuman intuition, while his partner, Dr. Watson, remains ever the perfect foil, a classic Victorian gentleman show more with brilliant intellect. Collected here are all four Holmes novels—A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Valley of Fear—tracing the origins of the pair up through showdowns with their greatest archenemies, including the infamous Professor Moriarty. Set in the seductive shadow world of Victorian London, the stories of Holmes and Watson live on, as immediate and original in our time as in their own.
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Prima volta che mi avvicino a Doyle, troppo conosciuto per essere completamente imparziale.
Invece piacevolmente sorpreso.
E' vero che i libri di SH sono gialli in cui il lettore non ha assolutamente modo di indovinare la storia e l'assassino, però è scritto bene, divertente e davvero un bel libro, che mostra modi di scrivere diversi e tutti interessanti.
Ottimo davvero, ed ottime le storie scelte!
Invece piacevolmente sorpreso.
E' vero che i libri di SH sono gialli in cui il lettore non ha assolutamente modo di indovinare la storia e l'assassino, però è scritto bene, divertente e davvero un bel libro, che mostra modi di scrivere diversi e tutti interessanti.
Ottimo davvero, ed ottime le storie scelte!
Great stories full of wit and murder.
Masterful. With the delightful addition of illustrations.
I am actually reading the Dell version of the book, and this is the correct cover but not ISBN number.
Got this used book for a reasonable price, figured I hadn't read Sherlock Holmes in like 30 years and not in english so gave it a try. Especially as I have read a few Holmes-crossovers lately.
A Study in Scarlet was okay, did remember too many details for it to be really surprising.
A Study in Scarlet was okay, did remember too many details for it to be really surprising.
Aug 3, 2020German
El presente volumen recoge las cuatro novelas protagonizadas por Sherlock Holmes, el emblemático y perspicaz detective del 221 B de Baker Street: Estudio en escarlata (1887), El signo de los cuatro (1890), El perro de los Baskerville (1902) y El valle del miedo (1915). A lo largo de estas páginas, y con la ayuda inestimable del doctor Watson, Holmes recorrerá las calles de un Londres victoriano convertido en un laberinto de pistas falsas, resolverá una intriga originada en la India colonial, desentrañará el misterio oculto tras una antigua maldición familiar en los páramos de Dartmoor y se enfrentará a la organización de Moriarty en uno de sus casos más complejos. Una mezcla explosiva de crimen, suspense y venganza. Esta show more edición, que se abre con un estudio introductorio de Andreu Jaume, pretende homenajear el empeño editorial de Esther Tusquets, cuyo proyecto de publicar el canon holmesiano quedó interrumpido. Juan Camargo, experto en novela de masas europea y americana, ha completado la labor traductora. «No existe ni ha existido hombre alguno que aportara al descubrimiento del crimen tantos estudios y tanto talento natural como yo.»
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The most famous fictional detective in the world is Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. However, Doyle was, at best, ambivalent about his immensely successful literary creation and, at worst, resentful that his more "serious" fiction was relatively ignored. Born in Edinburgh, Doyle studied medicine from 1876 to 1881 and received his M.D. in show more 1885. He worked as a military physician in South Africa during the Boer War and was knighted in 1902 for his exceptional service. Doyle was drawn to writing at an early age. Although he attempted to enter private practice in Southsea, Portsmouth, in 1882, he soon turned to writing in his spare time; it eventually became his profession. As a Liberal Unionist, Doyle ran, unsuccessfully, for Parliament in 1903. During his later years, Doyle became an avowed spiritualist. Doyle sold his first story, "The Mystery of the Sasassa Valley," to Chambers' Journal in 1879. When Doyle published the novel, A Study in Scarlet in 1887, Sherlock Holmes was introduced to an avid public. Doyle is reputed to have used one of his medical professors, Dr. Joseph Bell, as a model for Holmes's character. Eventually, Doyle wrote three additional Holmes novels and five collections of Holmes short stories. A brilliant, though somewhat eccentric, detective, Holmes employs scientific methods of observation and deduction to solve the mysteries that he investigates. Although an "amateur" private detective, he is frequently called upon by Scotland Yard for assistance. Holmes's assistant, the faithful Dr. Watson, provides a striking contrast to Holmes's brilliant intellect and, in Doyle's day at least, serves as a character with whom the reader can readily identify. Having tired of Holmes's popularity, Doyle even tried to kill the great detective in "The Final Problem" but was forced by an outraged public to resurrect him in 1903. Although Holmes remained Doyle's most popular literary creation, Doyle wrote prolifically in other genres, including historical adventure, science fiction, and supernatural fiction. Despite Doyle's sometimes careless writing, he was a superb storyteller. His great skill as a popular author lay in his technique of involving readers in his highly entertaining adventures. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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BBC Sherlock Holmes Short Stories: The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 1 by Arthur Conan Doyle (indirect)
BBC Sherlock Holmes Short Stories: The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 2 by Arthur Conan Doyle (indirect)
BBC Sherlock Holmes Short Stories: The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 3 by Arthur Conan Doyle (indirect)
BBC Sherlock Holmes Short Stories: The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 4 by Arthur Conan Doyle (indirect)
BBC Sherlock Holmes Short Stories: The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 5 by Arthur Conan Doyle (indirect)
BBC Sherlock Holmes Short Stories: The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 6 by Arthur Conan Doyle (indirect)
BBC Sherlock Holmes Short Stories: The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 7 by Arthur Conan Doyle (indirect)
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- Canonical title
- The Sherlock Holmes Novels: A Study in Scarlet / The Sign of the Four / The Hound of the Baskervilles / The Valley of Fear
- Alternate titles
- The Hound of the Baskervilles / A Study in Scarlet / The Sign of Four / The Valley of Fear
- Original publication date
- 1889
- People/Characters
- Sherlock Holmes; John H. Watson
- Important places
- 221B Baker Street, London, England, UK; London, England, UK; England, UK
- Publisher's editor*
- Akal
- Original language
- English
- Disambiguation notice
- This work contains Conan Doyle's four Sherlock Holmes novels, but none of his short stories.
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