Bøker av Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

e-artnow present to you this meticulously edited true crime collection: The Bravoes of Market-Drayton The Holocaust of Manor Place The Love Affair of George Vincent Parker The Debatable Case of Mrs. Emsley The Case of Mr. George Edalji The Case of Oscar Slater Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Doyle is also known for writing the fictional adventures of Professor Challenger and for propagating the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

The Refugees revolves around Amory de Catinat, a Huguenot guardsman of Louis XIV, and Amos Green, an American who comes to visit France. The novel depicts Louis XIV''s marriage to Madame de Maintenon, retirement from court of Madame de Montespan, the revoking of the Edict of Nantes and the subsequent emigration of the Huguenot de Catinats to America. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. Doyle is also known for writing the fictional adventures of Professor Challenger and for propagating the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

Professor James Moriarty is a criminal mastermind whom Holmes describes as the "Napoleon of crime" and considers him his archenemy. Moriarty is a crime lord who protects nearly all of the criminals of England in exchange for their obedience and a share in their profits. "The Valley of Fear" - Holmes gets led to Moriarty by his perception that many of the crimes he investigated were not isolated incidents, but instead the machinations of a vast and subtle criminal ring. One of Moriarty''s agents sends cipher to Holmes, but doesn''t give him the key. Holmes manages to decipher the message and must prevent Moriarty''s agents from committing a murder. "The Final Problem" - Holmes is on the verge of delivering a fatal blow to Moriarty''s criminal ring, but is forced to flee to continental Europe to escape Moriarty''s retribution. The criminal mastermind follows, and the pursuit ends on top of the Reichenbach Falls, where the two are involved in a deadly struggle. "The Adventure of the Empty House" - Watson bumps into a wizened old book collector, who follows him home to his Kensington practice study then drops his disguise - it is Holmes. Holmes tells him how he beat Moriarty and apologizes for the deception needed to outwit his enemies. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Doyle is also known for writing the fictional adventures of Professor Challenger and for propagating the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

The Great Boer War is a non-fiction work on the Boer War by Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1900. By the end of the war in 1902 the book had been published in 16 editions, constantly revised by Doyle. It is an authorative and thorough account. The book was compiled with as much accuracy as was possible at the time and contained as much detail as a single volume permitted. These editions are facsimile prints and may contain some formatting errors or lack of graphical clarity. Some images may have been replaced or removed from original manuscript.

In his lifetime, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four Sherlock Holmes novels. This beautifully typeset edition compiles all of the published Sherlock Holmes novels into a single volume. It includes: 1. A Study in Scarlet (published 1887) 2. The Sign of the Four (published 1890) 3. The Hound of the Baskervilles (serialised 1901-1902 in The Strand) 4. The Valley of Fear (serialised 1914-1915)

Hours of great reading await, with ghostly tales from some of the 19th and 20th century's most renowned authors. Featured in this volume are::THE SIGNAL-MAN, by Charles DickensTHE SOUL OF THE GREAT BELL, by Lafcadio HearnPRESENT AT A HANGING, by Ambrose BierceCANON ALBERIC'S SCRAP-BOOK by M. R. JamesTHE MASS OF SHADOWS, by Anatole FranceTHE MAN WHO WENT TOO FAR, by E.F. BensonTHE THING AT NOLAN, by Ambrose BierceTHE PHANTOM 'RICKSHAW, by Rudyard KiplingTHE RIVAL GHOSTS by Brander MatthewsTHE INTERVAL, by Vincent O'SullivanA GHOST, by Guy De MaupassantA COLD GREETING, by Ambrose BierceTHE TURN OF THE SCREW, by Henry JamesTHE SHADOWS ON THE WALL, by Mary E. Wilkins FreemanTHE MESSENGER, by Robert W. ChambersTHE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS, by W. F. HarveyWHAT WAS IT?, by Fitz-James O'BrienTHE SHELL OF SENSE, by Olivia Howard DunbarTHE WOMAN AT SEVEN BROTHERS, by Wilbur Daniel SteeleAT THE GATE, by Myla Jo ClosserLIGEIA, by Edgar Allan PoeTHE HAUNTED ORCHARD, by Richard Le GallienneKERFOL, by Edith WhartonTHE WIND IN THE ROSE-BUSH, by Mary E. Wilkins FreemanTHE STORY OF MING-Y, by Lafcadio HearnAnd don't forget to check out the 350+ other volumes in the MEGAPACK® series! Search on "Wildside Press Megapack" in your favorite ebook store to see the complete list...covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, westerns, mysteries, and much more!

Through The Magic DoorThis book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions.2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work.We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING!

We love ghost stories here at Wildside Press. If you've read the first 3 volumes in the Ghost Story MEGAPACK® series, plus The Macabre MEGAPACK(TM) series, you're pretty well caught up with the classic supernatural fiction we've been reading lately. Don't worry, though -- we'll keep digging for more classic horror tales!Included in this volume are:THE FOUR-FIFTEEN EXPRESS, by Amelia B. EdwardsTHREE SPANISH LADIES, by Walter E MarconetteAT THE GATE, by Myla Jo ClosserTHE SHELL OF SENSE, by Olivia Howard DunbarTHE NIGHT CALL, by Henry van DykeHIS UNQUIET GHOST, by Mary Noailles MurfreeTHE DREAM-GOWN OF THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR, by Brander MatthewsTHE MAN IN THE MIRROR, by Lillian B. HuntHIS DAY BACK, by Jack BrantMY OWN TRUE GHOST STORY, by Rudyard KiplingTHE LONG CHAMBER, by Olivia Howard DunbarTHE PAST, by Ellen GlasgowMISS TEMPY'S WATCHERS, by Sarah Orne JewettTHE HAUNTED MAN AND THE GHOST'S BARGAIN, by Charles DickensTHE BULLY OF BROCAS COURT, by Arthur Conan DoyleTHE SPIRAL STONE, by Arthur Willis ColtonTHE GHOST OF THE BLUE CHAMBER, by Jerome K. JeromeTHE MINIATURE, by J. Y. AkermanTO LET, by B. M. CrokerTHE FOREIGNER, by Sarah Orne JewettTHE STONEGROUND GHOST TALES, by E. G. SwainTHEY THAT MOURN, by Juliet Wilbor TompkinsGREEN BRANCHES, by Fiona MacleodTHE WERE-WOLF, by H. B. MarryattTHE GHOST AT POINT OF ROCKS, by Frank H. SpearmanIf you enjoy this book, search your favorite online bookstore for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 400+ entries in the MEGAPACK® series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

L’océanographe Maracot embarque sur le Stratford pour tenter de descendre dans une cloche d’acier à de grandes profondeurs afin d’étudier la faune et la flore des abysses. La cloche s’enfonce sous l’eau et commence sa descente mais à 300 mètres de profondeur, le filin se rompt…