Bücher von Arthur Conan Doyle

The Doings of Raffles Haw ( 1891 ) ist ein Roman des schottischen Autors Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , in dem es um einen Erfinder geht, der einen Weg entdeckt hat, Blei in Gold zu verwandeln. Ein mysteriöser Millionär, Raffles Haw, lässt sich in Tamfield in Staffordshire nieder . Noch bevor er ankommt, fangen die Leute an, über ihn zu lästern. Während sein Haus gebaut wird, wundern sich die Leute über die Anzahl der Arbeiter, ihre Geschwindigkeit und die völlige Missachtung des ausgegebenen Geldbetrags. Als Haw ankommt, macht er sich mit der Familie McIntyre bekannt, die aus Robert, seiner Schwester Laura und ihrem Vater besteht. McIntyre Senior war ein wohlhabender Waffenhändler, ist aber bankrott gegangen und hat seinen Verstand verloren. Laura ist mit Hector verlobt, dem Sohn des Pfarrers Mr. Spurling. Hector ist ein Seemann, der zu Beginn des Romans zum Marinedienst gerufen wird. Der Rand des Unbekannten ist eine Sammlung von Essays und Artikeln, die von Arthur Conan Doyle zwischen 1919 und 1930 geschrieben wurden. Sie wurde erstmals in einem einzigen Band von John Murray am 24. Juni 1930 veröffentlicht.

The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1891.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

A.C. Doyle - Die vergessene Welt - IllustriertUm 1910 reist der exzentrische Professor Challenger mit einer Expedition in den Dschungel des Amazonas. Ausgerstet mit einer alten Landkarte begibt sich eine bunte Truppe auf die Suche nach einer vergessen geglaubten Welt und entdeckt tatschlich seit Millionen von Jahren ausgestorbene Dinosaurier. Doch die faszinierende Reise entwickelt sich fr alle zu einem Albtraum. Gefahr droht nicht nur von den Riesenechsen, sondern auch von feindlichen Affenmenschen. Es beginnt ein Kampf ums berleben. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle schrieb neben seinen bekannten Sherlock Holmes-Geschichten auch mehrere Abenteuer rund um die Figur des Professor Challenger. "e;Die vergessene Welt"e; diente etlichen Fernseh- und Filmproduktionen als Vorlage. In diesem spannenden, aber dank der berhmtem britischen Spleenigkeit auch uerst humorvollem Werk, findet sich der Vorlufer aller Jurassic Park-Bcher von Michael Crichton. Der vorliegende Band ist geschmckt mit 8 Zeichnungen der deutschen Erstverffentlichung und mit Funoten kommentiert. Null Papier Verlag

The 12 short stories featured in this volume were the catalyst for the first literary fandom, the success of The Strand Magazine, and Arthur Conan Doyle's lifelong career as the writer of the Sherlock Holmes adventures.Enter the smoky rooms of 221B Baker Street and immerse yourself in the intriguing lives of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. This volume features tales including 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band' and 'The Red-Headed League', which Arthur Conan Doyle named his favourite Holmes stories. Each of these twelve mysteries highlights the famous detective's remarkable skill and methods, narrated by Watson. The stories featured in this volume include:- A Scandal in Bohemia- The Red-Headed League- A Case of Identity- The Boscombe Valley Mystery- The Five Orange Pips- The Man with the Twisted LipFirst published in The Strand Magazine magazine between July 1891 and June 1892, this edition includes the stories' original illustrations by Sidney Paget. A specially commissioned introduction also features in this volume, alongside an article by Arthur Conan Doyle and an essay on the history of detective fiction by S.S. Van Dine.

Excerpt: ...have been just as hard, have proved less profitable in its yield of rubber, the local prison would have seen them. The people everywhere assured me that they were not happy under this system, and it was apparent to a callous eye that in this they spoke the strict truth.? Again I insert a passage to show that Casement was by no means an ill-natured critic: ?It is only right to say that the present agent of the A.B.I.R. Society I met at Bongandanga seemed to me to try, in very difficult and embarrassing circumstances, to minimize as far as possible, and within the limits of his duties, the evils of the system I there observed at work.? Speaking of the Mongalla massacres-those in which Lothaire was implicated-he quotes from the judgment of the Court of Appeal: ?That it is just to take into account that, by the correspondence produced in the case, the chiefs of the Concession Company have, if not by formal orders, at least by their example and their tolerance, induced their agents to take no account whatever of the rights, property, and lives of the natives; to use the arms and the soldiers which should have served for their defence and the maintenance of order to force the natives to furnish them with produce and to work for the Company, as also to pursue as rebels and outlaws those who sought to escape from the requisitions imposed upon them. That, above all, the fact that the arrest of women and their detention, to compel the villages to furnish both produce and workmen, was tolerated and admitted even by certain of the administrative authorities of the region.? Yet another example of the workings of the system: ?In the morning, when about to start for K--, many people from the surrounding country came in to see me. They brought Pg 63 with them three individuals who had been shockingly wounded by gun fire, two men and a very small boy, not more than six years of age, and a fourth-a...

The darker side of Sherlock Holmes and the romantic side of Doctor Watson are both revealed in this enthralling second novel in Arthur Conan Doyle's detective series. Thick fog swirls through London, winding its way down Baker Street towards flat 221B where a cocaine-dazed Sherlock Holmes sits awaiting a new case. When a beautiful young woman, Mary Morstan, presents the sleuthing duo with two seemingly unrelated cases, all three work together to solve a decade-long mystery. A tangled web of missing fathers, curious deaths, and cursed treasure, The Sign of the Four was first published in 1890. This edition features a specially commissioned introduction alongside an article by Arthur Conan Doyle and an essay on the history of detective fiction by S.S. Van Dine.

*** The Phoenix Science Fiction Classics series has been designed for the convenience of students. Special margins provide liberal space for students to take notes.*** These distinctive trade paperbacks have also been priced to make them one of the most affordable critical series in the market today, making them easily accessible to students of all economic means.*** Each book includes notes, critical essays, chronologies, bibliographies and more. *** ***Edward Malone, a reporter, accompanies Professor George Challenger and Lord John Roxton to South America where local Indian tribes help them find 'The Lost World,' a land full of wonders, mysteries and unimaginable dangers.***This 1912 classic story about the expedition to this wonderland full of prehistoric beasts and strange creatures continues to fascinate readers and has also been adapted into a number of movies.***This edition includes notes and an essay by acclaimed author and senior lecturer (Arizona State University) Paul Cook.