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Arthur Conan Doyle - A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new characters, "consulting detective" Sherlock Holmes and his friend and chronicler, Dr. John Watson, who later became two of the most famous characters in literature.

Dominoes are full colour readers with extensive Activities and Project pages. They are suitable for students who need more support in their reading than is provided by traditional readers. The Activities and Projects can be used either in class or as homework. * Graded from Beginner to Level 3 (Pre-Intermediate) (A1-B1) of the Bookworms grading system. * Seven pages of grammar activities in every book. * Editions available with interactive MultiROM containing a range of fun activities and games. * MultiROM editions have entertaining dramatised audio recordings featuring multiple actors, music and sound effects to bring the story to life. * Two personalised projects in every book - perfect for CEF portfolio work. * Glossary on the page to provide full vocabulary support.

Aquí en Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes se nos narran, con ritmo más ágil y estilo más directo que en las primeras novelas, doce historias, doce casos detectivescos, conmovedores unos, trágicos otros, comicos varios, pero todos rebosantes de ingenio, todos apasionantes

De entre los numerosos casos protagonizados por Sherlock Holmes (dejando aparte los cuatro que adoptan forma de novela, recogidos ya en esta misma serie), se reúnen ahora en dos volúmenes, seleccionadas por Jesus Urceloy, Las aventuras imprescindibles, aquellas que paso a paso, por su brillantez o sus protagonistas, fueron configurando la biografia y la personalidad del famoso detective. Esta segunda entrega comienza con la reaparicion de Holmes tras los años en que se le suponia muerto y llega hasta su retiro en las colinas de Sussex y su Ultimo saludo definitivo. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) comenzo su actividad literaria como un entretenimiento, sin sospechar que esta aficion se convertiria en su principal fuente de ingresos. Si bien fue el personaje de Sherlock Holmes el que le deparo mayor popularidad, fue autor de muchas otras novelas y relatos acerca de los mas variados asuntos y ambientes, entre los que destaca, sin duda, El mundo perdido.

En Inglaterra, a fines del siglo XIX, Mary Morstan es una joven que ha vivido durante diez años con la incertidumbre de la desaparición inexplicable de su padre, un militar retirado que había servido en la India, en una campaña militar del ejercito ingles. El dia que un amigo de su padre muere, Mary empieza a recibir unas perlas de gran valor.

Classic / British English (Available March 2008) In 1891, the great detective, Sherlock Holmes, disappeared in Switzerland while working on a dangerous case. Everyone thought that he was dead. But three years later, he returned to England. Holmes and his friend, Dr Watson, had many more adventures together. Three of his most interesting cases are in this book

In this, one of the most famous of Doyle''s mysteries, the tale of an ancient curse and a savage ghostly hound comes frighteningly to life. The gray towers of Baskerville Hall and the wild open country of Dartmoor will haunt the reader as Holmes and Watson seek to unravel the many secrets of the misty English bogs. We owe 1902''s The Hound of the Baskervilles to Arthur Conan Doyle''s good friend Fletcher ''Bobbles'' Robinson, who took him to visit some scary English moors and prehistoric ruins, and told him marvelous local legends about escaped prisoners and a 17th-century aristocrat who fell afoul of the family dog. Doyle transmogrified the legend: generations ago, a hound of hell tore out the throat of devilish Hugo Baskerville on the moonlit moor. Poor, accursed Baskerville Hall now has another mysterious death: that of Sir Charles Baskerville. Could the culprit somehow be mixed up with secretive servant Barrymore, history-obsessed Dr. Frankland, butterfly-chasing Stapleton, or Selden, the Notting Hill murderer at large? Someone''s been signaling with candles from the mansion''s windows. Nor can supernatural forces be ruled out. Can Dr. Watson--left alone by Sherlock Holmes to sleuth in fear for much of the novel--save the next Baskerville, Sir Henry, from the hound''s fangs? Many Holmes fans prefer Doyle''s complete short stories, but their clockwork logic doesn''t match the author''s boast about this novel: it''s ''a real Creeper!'' What distinguishes this particular Hound is its fulfillment of Doyle''s great debt to Edgar Allan Poe--it''s full of ancient woe, low moans, a Grimpen Mire that sucks ponies to Dostoyevskian deaths, and locals digging up Neolithic skulls without next-of-kins'' consent. ''The longer one stays here the more does the spirit of the moor sink into one''s soul,'' Watson realizes. ''Rank reeds and lush, slimy water-plants sent an odour of decay ... while a false step plunged us more than once thigh-deep into the dark, quivering mire, which shook for yards in soft undulations around our feet ... it was as if some malignant hand was tugging us down into those obscene depths.'' Read on--but, reader, watch your step! --Tim Appelo Grade 9 Up-In what is arguably both the best Sherlock Holme

Classic / British English (Available March 2008) All kinds of people, from shopkeepers to kings, want the help of Sherlock Holmes in these six stories about the adventures of the famous detective. Who put a diamond in a chicken? Why is there a club for men with red hair? How did the man at the lake die? Can Sherlock Holmes solve the mysteries?

Although he died in a previous novel, Sherlock Holmes is back in this collection of short stories, including "The Empty House", "The Norwood Builder", "The Dancing Men", and "The Solitary Cyclist".

Arthur Conan Doyle nace en el mismo lugar y apenas ocho años después que Robert Louis Stevenson: Edimburgo, 1859. Tal vez por ello, cuando aparecieron en la prensa algunos de los cuentos que aquí se publican, fueron atribuidos a la pluma del autor de La Isla del Tesoro, en lugar de al padre de Sherlock Holmes. Pero es la experiencia de Conan Doyle como medico a bordo de un ballenero por las aguas del Artico la que le confiere ese gran conocimiento de la vida marinera. A traves de estas paginas el lector volvera a ser un adolescente viviendo aventuras arriesgadas, donde el ron y la sangre son derramados de igual forma sobre las tablas de la cubierta de bajeles siniestros o veloces bergantines. Se vera salpicado por las gotas saladas del mar Caribe, sentira el calor abrasador del sol de los tropicos, y temera por su vida cuando vea ondear contra el cielo azul la bandera negra de los piratas mas crueles y despiadados.

The one and only Sherlock Holmes is sensationally back from the dead...In "The Empty House", Watson has a chance encounter with a bookseller while in "The Norwood Builder", Holmes finds there are many places for a criminal to hide. "The Dancing Men" reveals some inspired code-breaking and a music teacher is being followed in "The Solitary Cyclist". A young aristocrat disappears in "The Priory School" and Holmes needs to spear a pig in "Black Peter". "Charles Augustus Milverton" features the king of all blackmailers, while in "The Six Napoleons", who is smashing busts of Napoleon? In "The Three Students", Holmes uncovers a cheat, while in "The Golden Pince-Nez", an invalid professor is murdered. A rugby star vanishes in "The Missing Three-Quarter", while in "The Abbey Grange", who killed one of the richest men in Kent? And lastly, "The Second Stain" sees Holmes recover a vital letter. Emmy award-winning actor Sir Derek Jacobi reads all 13 stories from this classic collection.

A Sherlock tie-in edition of Conan Doyle's first collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, with an introduction by show cocreator Mark Gatiss. Gatiss explains how these gripping tales inspired and influenced the new series. This collection contains 12 short stories first published in the Strand magazine between 1891 and 1892, and then published as a collection in October 1892. It includes some of Conan Doyle's best tales of murder and mystery, such as "The Adventures of the Speckled Band," in which the strange last words of a dying woman "It was the band, the speckled band!" and an inexplicable whistling in the night are the only clues Sherlock Holmes has to prevent another murder; and "The Five Orange Pips," in which an untimely death and the discovery of the letter containing five orange pips lead to a cross-Atlantic conspiracy.

As a group of Western tourists travel down the Nile on the steamer Korosko towards the historical sites near Egypts southern border, they are kidnapped by a marauding band of dervishes who demand their conversion to Islam. Cut off from the world, deprived of the comforts of civilized society and shaken in their beliefs, they will have to overcome the most arduous obstacles to regain their freedom and safety. Written towards the end of the Victorian era and permeated with a sense of fear and uncertainty, The Tragedy of the Korosko calls into question the moral authority of Europes presence in the Arab peninsula and the cultural supremacy of British colonialism, all the while demonstrating Conan Doyles unparalleled ability as a storyteller.

La serie de libros "7 mejores cuentos" presenta los grandes nombres de la literatura en lengua española.En este volumen traemos a Arthur Conan Doyle, un escritor y médico británico, creador del célebre detective de ficcion Sherlock Holmes. Fue un autor prolifico cuya obra incluye relatos de ciencia ficcion, novela historica, teatro y poesia.Este libro contiene los siguientes cuentos:- Un escandalo en Bohemia.- El gato del Brasil.- El pie del diablo.- La aventura de las cinco semillas de naranja.- La aventura de un caso de identidade.- La aventura de la segunda mancha.- La aventura de la inquilina del velo.

Sherlock show cocreator Steven Moffat provides an introduction to this first in a set of Sherlock Holmes reissues that tie in with the television series The hit series Sherlock offers a fresh, contemporary take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle stories, and has helped introduce a whole new generation of fans to the legendary detective. The pilot episode took as its inspiration the very first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet, and this new edition will allow Sherlock fans to discover, or rediscover, the power of that classic story. This is the genre-defining work with which popular crime fiction was born. A potent mix of serial murder, suspense, cryptic clues, red herrings, and revenge, the novel introduces us to the world-famous characters of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and Inspector Lestrade and sees Sherlock and Dr. Watson meet and join forces for the first time as they track a mysterious killer that stalks London's streets. In addition to the original text, this edition also has an introduction by Steven Moffat, who tells how it inspired the script for his episode.

El médico Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) fue un apasionado de la historia delictiva de varios países. Aprovechó sus conocimientos para crear la figura de un detective singular que recurría a la lógica deductiva con el fin de resolver los casos que se le presentaban. El público lo aceptó de tan buen grado que cuando el autor acabó con él para dedicarse a escribir otro tipo de género, se vio obligado a resucitarlo. Y es que el personaje se había vuelto inmortal.

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