Arthur Conan Doyle

Jabez Wilson, a London pawnbroker, comes to consult Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. While studying his client, both Holmes and Watson notice his red hair, which has a distinct flame-like hue. Wilson tells them that some weeks before his young assistant, Vincent Spaulding, urged him to respond to a newspaper want-ad offering work to only red-headed male applicants. The next morning, Wilson had waited in a long line of fellow red-headed men, was interviewed and was the only applicant hired, because none of the other applicants qualified; their red hair was either too dark or too bright, and did not match Wilson's unique flame color. Wilson tells Holmes that his business has been struggling. Since his pawn shop did most of its business in the evenings, he was able to vacate his shop for short periods in the afternoon, receiving 4 a week for several weeks (equal to 380/week today); 1] the work was obviously useless clerical work in a bare office, only performed for nominal compliance with a will, whereupon he was made to copy the Encyclop dia Britannica. Wilson learned much about the subjects starting with the "A" version and looked forward to getting into the "B" section. One morning, a sign on the locked office door inexplicably announced that "THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE IS DISSOLVED." Wilson went to the landlord, who said that he had never heard of Duncan Ross, the person who managed the league office. The landlord did remember the tenant with scarlet hair and gives him a card which directs Wilson to an artificial knee company. Wilson ends the story with how frustrated he is losing the 4 a week. Holmes and Watson laugh at Wilson because of the ridiculous situation, but Holmes assures him that by Monday they will solve the case. Wilson leaves after having given the detective a description of Spaulding; Holmes decides to go and see Spaulding, whom Holmes notices has dirty trouser knees. Holmes then taps on the pavement in front of the pawnbroker's shop. With the case solved, he calls Police Inspector Jones and Mr. Merryweather, a director of the bank located next door. The four hide themselves in the bank vault and confront the thieves when they show up. They are John Clay, who has a long history of criminal activity already, and his helper Archie. Under the alias of Spaulding and Ross, they had contrived the 'Red-Headed League' rigmarole to keep Wilson out of his shop while they dug in the basement, in order to break into the bank vault next door. Although paying Jabez Wilson four pounds a week was expensive, it was a pittance compared to the ill-gotten thousands they were looking to steal from the bank. Back at Baker Street, Holmes explains to Watson how he solved the case.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first novel-and the origin story of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson-is reimagined in the first unabridged, fully illustrated version since its debut, by acclaimed and bestselling illustrator Gris Grimly. The year is 1881. The city, London. A man lies dead in an empty house, not a mark upon him, and no clues-save for the word "RACHE" scrawled in blood on the wall above. Elsewhere, two men-a former army doctor called John Watson and a brilliant eccentric called Sherlock Holmes-meet for the first time. These two events set in motion an adventure into the darkest corners of men's hearts as the cold, calculating investigative methods of Mr. Holmes are put to the test in a case that spans decades and continents, rife with danger and intrigue. Originally published in 1887, A Study in Scarlet was the first novel to feature a character whose name would become synonymous with the art of deduction. Today it is completely reimagined with artwork by the modern master of gothic romanticism, Gris Grimly, bringing this thrilling tale of love and revenge to a new generation of readers.

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

Et historisk møte finner sted, mellom en krigsskadet militærlege og en ung kjemistudent. Fra neste dag deler de leilighet i 221B Baker Street. Men etter som tiden går får dr. Watson et problem: Hvem er egentlig denne merkelige Sherlock Holmes? Han skal snart få svaret. Med en død mann i et forlatt hus og en innskrift i blod på veggen starter det mest berømte kompaniskap i kriminallitteraturen. Og med dette begynner også karrieren til tidenes største detektiv.

Den første Sherlock Holmes-boka! - Dr. Watson, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, sa Stamford og presenterte oss for hverandre. - Gleder meg, sa han og grep hånden min med en styrke jeg ikke ville tiltrodd ham. - De har vært i Afghanistan, ser jeg. - Hvordan i all verden kunne De vite det? spurte jeg forbløffet. Et historisk møte finner sted, mellom en krigsskadet militærlege og en ung kjemistudent. Fra neste dag deler de leilighet i 221b Baker Street. Men etter som tiden går får dr. Watson et problem: Hvem er egentlig denne merkelige Sherlock Holmes? Han skal snart få svaret. Med en død mann i et forlatt hus og en innskrift i blod på veggen starter det mest berømte kompaniskap i kriminallitteraturen. Og med dette begynner også karrieren til tidenes største detektiv. Arthur Conan Doyle, en ung lege med litterære ambisjoner og langt mellom pasientene, var neppe klar over hva han satte i gang, da han fikk det for seg å skape en ny type kriminaletterforsker etter modell av en av sine lærere i medisin. Nå, over 120 år senere, vet hele verden det. Oversettelse, forord og noter ved Nils Nordberg. Illustrert utgave.

Holmes ermittelt in einem Mordfall, der sich auf einem Schloss zugetragen hat. Seiner Meinung nach kann der M rder nicht entkommen sein und muss unter den G sten zu finden sein. Wer aber kommt daf r in Frage?

El mundo perdido es el t tulo de la novela del autor escoc s Arthur Conan Doyle, sobre una expedici n a una meseta sudamericana (basada en el monte Roraima de la selva amaz nica venezolana) en donde a n sobreviven animales prehist ricos. Fue publicada en 1912 e introdujo por vez primera al conocido personaje del profesor Challenger. Para tratarse de un relato de ficci n ambientado en tiempos remotos, el episodio que trata sobre los dinosaurios es sorprendentemente corto: muchas m s p ginas est n dedicadas a una batalla entre una tribu de hombres prehist ricos y un grupo de violentos hom nidos primitivos. Edward Malone, a reporter for the Daily Gazette, goes to his news editor, McArdle, to procure a dangerous and adventurous mission in order to impress the woman he loves, Gladys Hungerton. He is sent to interview Professor George Edward Challenger, who has assaulted four or five other journalists, to determine if his claims about his trip to South America are true. After assaulting Malone, Challenger reveals his discovery of dinosaurs in South America. Having been ridiculed for years, he invites Malone on a trip to prove his story, along with Professor Summerlee and Lord John Roxton, an adventurer who knows the Amazon and several years prior to the events of the book helped end slavery by robber barons in South America. They reach the plateau with the aid of Indian guides, who are superstitiously scared of the area. One of these Indians, Gomez, is the brother of a man that Roxton killed the last time he was in South America. When the expedition manages to get onto the plateau, Gomez destroys their bridge, trapping them. Their "devoted negro" Zambo remains at the base, but is unable to prevent the rest of the Indians from leaving. Deciding to investigate the lost world, they are attacked by pterodactyls in a swamp, and Roxton finds some blue clay in which he takes a great interest. After exploring the plateau and having some adventures in which the expedition narrowly escapes being killed by dinosaurs, Challenger, Summerlee, and Roxton are captured by a race of ape-men. While in the ape-men's village, they find out that there is also a tribe of humans (calling themselves Accala) inhabiting the other side of the plateau, with whom the ape-men (called Doda by the Accala) are at war. Roxton manages to escape and team up with Malone to mount a rescue. They arrive just in time to prevent the execution of one of the professors and several other humans, including a young man who turns out to be a prince of sorts among the Accala. The rescued Accala then take the party to their tribe. With the help of the expedition's firepower, the Accala defeat the ape-men, taking control of the whole plateau.

Das Geheimnis von Cloomber Hall ist eine mystische Novelle des Altmeisters Conan Doyle. John Fothergill West, ein Schotte, zieht mit seiner Familie von Edinburgh nach Wigtownshire um sich um das Anwesen seines Vaters' Halbbruders zu k mmern. Schon bald zieht in das nahe gelegene Anwesen Cloomber Hall ein ehemaliger General der Indien-Armee ein. Bald schon tragen sich dort unheimliche Geschehnisse zu und der General entwickelt immer gr ere paranoide Z ge ...