Arthur Conan, Doyle - Libros y biografía

Le dernier problème est une nouvelle extraite du recueil Les Mémoires de Sherlock Holmes, paru dans le Tome 2 des Aventures de Sherlock Holmes chez Omnibus, en 2006. Version originale

Doyle, unsuccessful in his medical practice and in need of money and a more satisfying career, had already sold a number of magazine stories when he wrote the novella, "A Study in Scarlet," the first...

Terror stalks the Devonshire moors as a long-forgotten horror reawakens to haunt the last remaining heir of Baskerville Manor. Widely considered to be Conan Doyle's finest work, The Hound of the Baskervilles...

The one and only Sherlock Holmes is back from the dead and devoting his life once more to examining the criminal complexities of England's capital city. The thirteen stories included in this masterful...

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson receive a coded message warning them that a murder will soon be committed. Following the clues, Holmes concludes that their new case has something to do with Professor Moriarty....

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (1859-1930) was a Scottish author. He is most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field...

Master of detective fiction, Arthur Conan Doyle here reveals his deep fascination with spiritualism and the paranormal. To his fellow residents on the remote western coast of Scotland, Major Heatherstone's...

A historical romance and tale of adventure, set in England during the fourteenth century. Descendent of a noble family, Nigel Loring is the last of his race, and living alone with his aged grand-mother,...

The Poison Belt stands as one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's finest stories. A first-rate sequel to The Lost World, this novel continues the adventures of one of the most memorable characters in speculative...

This spirited account of the exploits of a crew of Saxon archers during the Hundred Years War features cameo appearances by historical figures such as Edward III and the Black Prince. Flavorful and realistic...

Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Complete Sherlock Holmes Books' is a collection of iconic detective stories featuring the legendary Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion Dr. John Watson. Known for his meticulous...

This splendid collection of mysteries carries readers back to a gas-lit era, when literature's greatest detective team lived on Baker Street. A dozen of Holmes and Watson's best-known cases include "The...

Eleven of the best and most popular tales of the immortal sleuth include "Silver Blaze," concerning the "curious incident of the dog in the night-time"; "The Greek Interpreter," starring Holmes' even...

Several years after the mysterious disappearance of her father, Mary Morstan discovers an advertisement in a local paper requesting her own address. Her employer advises her to reveal it, and when she...

When this competition was first mooted I went into it in a most light-hearted way, thinking that it would be the easiest thing in the world to pick out the twelve best of the Holmes stories. In practice...

Etienne Gerard, Hussar in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars, is vain - he is utterly convinced he is the bravest soldier, the greatest swordsman, the most accomplished horseman, and the most...

Through the Magic Door (1907) is an essay by Arthur Conan Doyle: his subject is the charisma and charm of books. Doyle invites readers to enjoy the greatest minds of all times through what they have left...

Several years after the mysterious disappearance of her father, Mary Morstan discovers an advertisement in a local paper requesting her own address. Her employer advises her to reveal it, and when she...

Follow Professor Challenger on his expedition to the Tepuyes plateau in South America where prehistoric animals and other extinct creatures still roam -- side by side with prehistoric men and vicious...

A collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including "The Last Galley," "The Contest," "Through the Veil," "An Iconoclast," "Giant Maximin," "The Coming of the Huns," "The Last of the Legions,"...

It is strange to me Jock Calder of West Inch to feel that though now in the very centre of the nineteenth century I am but five-and-fifty years of age and though it is only once in a week perhaps that...

« L’intégrale des aventures de Sherlock Holmes » regroupe les 56 nouvelles du célèbre détective londonien  : Un scandale en Bohême - La Ligue des rouquins - Une affaire d'identité - Le Mystère...

"Je crains, Watson, que vous n'ajoutiez rien à la réputation que j'ai pu acquérir en ajoutant l'affaire de Thor à vos archives. J'ai eu l'esprit paresseux et j'ai manqué de ce mélange d'imagination et...

Mrs. Warren, une logeuse londonienne, vient à la rencontre de Holmes pour éclaircir une situation pénible dans laquelle elle se trouve. Dix jours auparavant, Mrs. Warren a reçu un nouveau locataire, qu'elle...

Il y a un an, Godfrey Staunton, logeant à Londres pour quelque temps, s’attacha passionnément à la fille de la personne chez qui il habitait et l’épousa. Elle était aussi bonne que belle, et aussi intelligente...

11 aventures du célébre détective londonnien : Sherlock holmes.

C'est dans le train menant à Birmingham que Hall Pycroft explique à Watson l'étrange mésaventure qu'il vient de vivre. Le jeune homme, travaillant dans le domaine financier, avait perdu son emploi plusieurs...

Un matin, Sherlock Holmes reçoit à Baker Street Lord Bellinger et Trelawney Hope, le premier étant Premier ministre de Grande-Bretagne et le second secrétaire aux Affaires européennes. Les deux hommes...

Par une soirée de mauvais temps, l'inspecteur Stanley Hopkins de Scotland Yard arrive à Baker Street. Hopkins a enquêté pendant la journée sur une nouvelle affaire et ne parvient pas à en trouver la solution.Dans...

Un trésor volé et un pacte secret entre quatre bagnards, Mary Morstan, future épouse du docteur Watson, Toby, chien au flair très développé…Arthur Conan Doyle commence à nous dévoiler les habitudes de...