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Secrecy surrounds the supposed death of Sherlock Holmes in 1891 - and his re-emergence three years later. What happened to him during the missing years of his life? This story of those missing years reveals how Holmes foiled his old adversary and became involved in a terrible game; its prize, the mastery of an entire continent - India. Holmes' adventures take him to Tibet, Persia and the Sudan, but as sole representative of the British Government, his life and the British Empire is at stake.
The "lost years" Sherlock Holmes are revealed through the scroll of a Bengali scholar who traveled with the great detective in Asia. 20,000 first printing.
The Sherlock Holmes Book, the latest in DK's award-winning Big Ideas Simply Explained series, tackles the most "elementary" of subjects--the world of Sherlock Holmes, as told by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Sherlock Holmes Book is packed with witty illustrations, clear graphics, and memorable quotes that make it the perfect Sherlock Holmes guide, covering every case of the world's greatest detective, from A Study in Scarlet to The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, placing the sorties in a wider context. Stories include at-a-glance flowcharts that show how Holmes reaches his conclusions through deductive reasoning, and character guides provide handy reference for readers and an invaluable resource for fans of the Sherlock Holmes films and TV series. The Sherlock Holmes Book holds a magnifying glass to the world of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective.
Embark on a series of journeys with Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Dr John H. Watson. Although Holmes was at his best amongst the ghostly gas lamps and swirling yellow fog of London's streets, he was always willing to venture forth to strange locales whenever an adventure called. Comprising the collections 'A Prompt and Ready Traveller' and 'Round the World,' within are eight recently-unearthed cases which induced Holmes to set forth to the Continent, the Colonies, and even the Americas. All are narrated by Dr Watson in the finest tradition and spirit of such classics as 'The Adventure of the Devil's Foot.'THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING MANA. London is celebrating Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, but there is no rest for Holmes when a remarkable burglar and peculiar killer appears to be running loose. Will a call upon the visiting royal party of the Kingdom of Hawai'i and a spiritual trip to those far-away isles brings light to the matter? Can Holmes prevent a gang of vicious thugs from defiling Hawai'i's past and stealing its future?THE OAK-LEAF SPRIG. In the long course of his career, Holmes has only failed a handful of clients. One such was John Openshaw, struck down in the heart of London by the K.K.K. Now, Holmes himself receives a warning that the same terrible organization is set on destroying him. Only by following the clues back to their source - the deep American South - will Holmes finally be able to cut the head off the snake, and bring a long-overdue justice to Openshaw.THE ADVENTURE OF THE BOULEVARD ASSASSIN. Holmes is beckoned to Paris, where chaos rules the streets. No man is safe from the random killings of the Boulevard Assassin. Holmes begins to see a method in the madness and an ancient link between the victims. If unchecked, a mighty shadow may once more emerge to set Europe shaking. But it is one thing to discern an assassin's twisted motives and another thing entirely to stop him from carrying out his desperate deeds. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DOUBLE DETECTIVES. With Holmes thought dead at Reichenbach, someone in the California silver fields has usurped his name. Lately returned to London, Holmes is convinced to track down this imposter. Soon he also needs learn the identity of Fetlock Jones, who claims to be Holmes' nephew. When a miner is killed by an explosion, Watson soon discovers that it is not so simple to separate the wheat from the chaff.THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECRET TOMB. At the behest of the Pope himself, Holmes is summoned to Rome to inquire into the sudden death of Cardinal Tosca. But a far more insidious plot is unearthed when the local attaché beseeches Holmes to investigate the mysterious vanishing of a prominent English archaeologist. Did Mr. Kennedy run off with another woman? Or is the answer much graver? Can Holmes prevent a cunning murderer from getting away scot-free?THE ADVENTURE OF THE AFRICAN HORROR. Holmes is called to a steamship off Gravesend, where a man lies dead by apparent poison. He is surprised to also find an old acquaintance, Dr Leon Sterndale, recently returned to England the depths of the Congo. Has the terrible Devil's Foot been used again? Or is a new horror afoot?THE ADVENTURE OF THE FAIR LAD. While Holmes is on vacation in Ireland, a nobleman asks for his help following the disappearance of his son, Liam, who is believed to be a changeling by the locals. The boy reported seeing a little green man shortly before he vanished in a secluded forest glade. Can Holmes possibly bring Liam back from the land of the fairies?THE ADVENTURE OF THE DEAD MAN'S NOTE. Holmes has finally decided to retire from active consulting, though he accedes to the wishes of Dr Watson, and agrees to take a final voyage to the isle of Bermuda. But like a stormy petrel, trouble follows. A man is killed at the Hamilton Princess Hotel, and the only clue is a blank letter written to a long dead man. Only Holmes will be able to see through the lies and determine what secrets the hotel holds.
From the strange case of 'The Red-Headed League' to the extraordinary tale of 'The Engineer's Thumb', Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson grapple with treachery, murder, and ingenious crimes of all kinds. But no case is too challening for the immortal detective's unique power of deduction.
With fascinating extracts from his own writings, this book reveals the captivating travels and adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle - the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle was not simply the creator of the world's greatest detective; he was also an intrepid traveler and extraordinary travel writer. His descriptions of his journeys and adventures--which took him to the Arctic and the Alps, throughout Africa, Australia and North America, and across every ocean in between--are full of insight, humor and exceptional evocations of place. Until now, these captivating travelogues have never been gathered together. In this ground-breaking book, Andrew Lycett, Conan Doyle's celebrated biographer, collects and annotates the best of his writings from around the world, which illuminate not just the places he visited, but the man himself.
London. A snowy December, 1888. Sherlock Holmes, 34, is languishing and back on cocaine after a disastrous Ripper investigation. Watson can neither comfort nor rouse his friend – until a strangely encoded letter arrives from Paris.