Risultati per "Sherlock Holmes" in Letteratura mondiale

This collection of stories continues the adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle’s much-loved fictional detective. In these intriguing tales, Holmes and Watson solve cases that range from the suspicious to the downright strange, and encounter mysteries as diverse as vanishing staff, secret plans and eccentric lodgers.

Este volumen, que reúne 11 fascinantes relatos, permite saborear el atractivo original de las aventuras del detective más famoso del mundo. En este libro Sherlock Holmes se enfrenta a varios casos que incluyen caballos de carreras desaparecidos y tratados navales robados; pero nada podría anticipar el desafío de El problema final, en el que el doctor Watson nos narra, con el corazón apesadumbrado, la historia del encuentro más dramático entre Holmes y su genial y despreciable archienemigo, el profesor Moriarty.

When the preserved foot of a dead man with extra toes arrives at St. Bartholomew's Medical College, the students are fascinated. However, despite this unusual feature being reported in the press, the man's identity remains a mystery. Intrigued by the puzzle, medical student Mr. Stamford calls on his acquaintance Sherlock Holmes to help him learn more about the deceased. With only the man's boots and a few possessions to examine, Holmes relishes the challenge. He soon finds a coded message hidden inside the man's purse, which suggests a possible connection to criminals or spies.

"The Adventure of the Priory School", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Collier's in the United States on 30 January 1904, and in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom in February 1904.

Sherlock Holmes is the most famous fictional detective in history, with a popularity that has never waned since catching the imagination of his late-Victorian readership. This companion explores Holmes' popularity and his complex relationship to the late-Victorian and modernist periods; on one hand bearing the imprint of a range of Victorian anxieties and preoccupations, while on the other shaping popular conceptions of criminality, deviance, and the powers of the detective.

El sabueso de los Baskerville, también traducido como El perro de los Baskerville o El mastín de los Baskerville, es la tercera novela de Arthur Conan Doyle que tiene como protagonista principal a Sherlock Holmes. Fue publicada por entregas en el The Strand Magazine. La novela está principalmente ambientada en Dartmoor, en Devon, un condado del oeste de Inglaterra. Conan Doyle escribió esta historia poco después de regresar de Sudáfrica, donde había trabajado como voluntario médico en The Langman Field Hospital en Bloemfontein.

„Scandal în Boemia” este o povestire polițistă scrisă de Arthur Conan Doyle, avându-l ca protagonist pe celebrul detectiv Sherlock Holmes. Acesta este angajat de regele Boemiei pentru a recupera o fotografie compromițătoare aflată în posesia inteligentei și fermecătoarei Irene...

La serie televisiva Sherlock presenta al legendario Sherlock Holmes a una nueva generación de seguidores. Este audiolibro reúne los primeros relatos protagonizados por el personaje y permite saborear el atractivo original de las aventuras del detective más famoso del mundo.

There is no better description of this book than that of Dr. Watson himself: "The friends of Mr. Sherlock Holmes will be glad to learn that he is still alive and well, though somewhat crippled by occasional attacks of rheumatism. He has, for many years, lived in a small farm upon the downs five miles from Eastbourne, where his time is divided between philosophy and agriculture. During this period of rest he has refused the most princely offers to take up various cases....

La collection audio Crème de Crime rassemble des polars emblématiques de la littérature policière. Qui sont les 4 justiciers, ces mystérieux personnages châtiant les criminels impunis et réparant les injustices à travers le monde ? La question agite toute la presse anglaise car les 4 individus menacent d'exécuter le ministre des affaires étrangères s'il n'abandonne pas le projet de loi qu'il prépare. Les 4 justiciers, dotés d'une habilité et d'une audace inouïes, multiplient les avertissements publics.

Isaiah Quintabe - IQ for short - has never been more successful, or felt more alone. A series of high-profile wins in his hometown of East Long Beach have made him so notorious that he can hardly go to the corner store without being recognized. Dodson, once his sidekick, is now his full-fledged...

Sherlock Holmes abandona su letargo gracias a una hermosa joven. Su nombre es Mary Morstan y cada año, desde la desaparición de su padre, recibe una reluciente perla.

Este libro es una explosiva mezcla de crimen, suspense, pistas falsas y venganzas, donde los archifamosos Sherlock Holmes, doctor Watson e inspector Lestrade unirán sus fuerzas por vez primera para seguir el rastro de un misterioso asesino en las calles de Londres.

A pair of action-packed mysteries featuring Satyajit Ray's famous super-sleuth Prodosh Chandra Mitter – aka Feluda – has been delighting Bengali crime fans since 1965. Sometimes referred to as ‘the Indian Sherlock Holmes’, he is the literary creation of award-winning filmmaker and...

Holmes y Watson se trasladan a los páramos de Dartmoor para ayudar a la familia Baskerville, víctima de una antigua y terrible maldición. Un miembro de la familia ha muerto y un perro diabólico parece acechar en los alrededores, amenazando la vida del nuevo heredero. ¿Conseguirán los detectives desentrañar el misterio antes de que la bestia ataque de nuevo?

In The Man Who Would Be Sherlock, a world-famous biographer reveals the strange relationship between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's real life and that of Sherlock Holmes. Though best known for the fictional cases of his creation Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle was involved in dozens of real life cases...