The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Original 1892 Collection of Short Stories

£4.495
FREE Shipping

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Original 1892 Collection of Short Stories

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Original 1892 Collection of Short Stories

RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.495
£4.495 FREE Shipping

In stock

We accept the following payment methods

Description

A Cat of Fantastic Whims ( By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, E. Nesbit, Jamie Ferguson, Annie Reed, Lisa Silverthorne, Dean Wesley Smith, Geoffrey A. Landis, Liz Pierce) The second case, that of Oscar Slater—a Jew of German origin who operated a gambling den and was convicted of bludgeoning an 82-year-old woman in Glasgow in 1908—excited Doyle's curiosity because of inconsistencies in the prosecution's case and a general sense that Slater was not guilty. He ended up paying most of the costs for Slater's successful 1928 appeal. [81] Freemasonry and spiritualism Doyle has been commemorated with statues and plaques since his death. In 2009, he was among the ten people selected by the Royal Mail for their "Eminent Britons" commemorative postage stamp issue. [134] Portrayals Polidoro, Massimo (July 2006). "Houdini's Impossible Demonstration". Skeptical Inquirer. The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017 . Retrieved 7 July 2020. The King of Bohemia engages Holmes to recover an indiscreet photograph showing him with the renowned beauty, adventuress and opera singer Irene Adler, the revelation of which would derail his marriage.

Spiring, Paul. "B. Fletcher Robinson & The Lost World". Bfronline.biz. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011 . Retrieved 2 October 2011. I was not the only critic, as many of Holmes' most devoted followers have pointed out the same errors and more. However, when they do, they make all sorts of 'allowances' for him, the most common of which is that 'Watson' has obviously made an error in his recording of Holmes' investigations. Balderdash I say! They are too kind to Mr. Holmes! Diniejko, Andrzej. "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: A Biographical Introduction". The Victorian Web . Retrieved 21 October 2016.Doyle fathered five children. He had two with his first wife: Mary Louise (1889–1976) and Arthur Alleyne Kingsley, known as Kingsley (1892–1918). He had an additional three with his second wife: Denis Percy Stewart (1909–1955), who became the second husband of Georgian Princess Nina Mdivani; Adrian Malcolm (1910–1970); and Jean Lena Annette (1912–1997). [66] None of Doyle's five children had children of their own, so he has no living direct descendants. [67] [68] Political campaigning Arthur Conan Doyle by George Wylie Hutchinson, 1894 Brown, Yoland (1988). Ruyton XI Towns, Unusual Name, Unusual History. Brewin Books. pp.92–93. ISBN 0-947731-41-5.

The Strand, a new venture from publisher and entrepreneur George Newnes, was a popular magazine aimed at a middle-class family readership. Its issues included a variety of fiction and nonfiction pieces. From the first issue of The Strand City Museums". www.portsmouthcitymuseums.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016 . Retrieved 15 March 2016.Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Medical School between 1876 and 1881. During his studies, he started writing short stories. The Mystery of Sasassa Valley (1879) was Doyle’s first published story, printed in Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal. Doyle also published academic articles, with his first academic article published in 1879 in the British Medical Journal.



  • Fruugo ID: 258392218-563234582
  • EAN: 764486781913
  • Sold by: Fruugo

Delivery & Returns

Fruugo

Address: UK
All products: Visit Fruugo Shop