A Study in Scarlet: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure (Collins Classics) [Lingua inglese] - Brossura

Doyle, Arthur Conan

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ISBN 10: 000755804X ISBN 13: 9780007558049

Casa editrice: HarperCollins Publishers, 2014

Riassunto

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There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it.

After a harrowing tour in Afghanistan, Dr Watson returns to London to convalesce at 221B Baker Street, home to the enigmatic Sherlock Holmes. Their lives are irrevocably thrown together by news that a man has been found dead in a grimy ‘ill-omened’ house, with the word ‘rache’ – German for revenge – written in blood on the wall. This grisly discovery is complicated further by the look of utter horror on the victim’s face, and the complete absence of any wounds on the body or sign of a struggle.

First published in 1887, ‘A Study in Scarlet’ is the remarkable first-outing of one of literature’s most famous partnerships.

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Recensione:

“...A rare imaginative feat and the taste that it leaves is haunting.”
The Observer

L'autore:

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a Scottish physician and writer. He is internationally renowned for his tales of the detective Sherlock Holmes, which have been turned into immensely popular films, comics and TV series. Conan Doyle’s work included mystery, fantasy and science fiction, as well as poetry, stories, plays, novels and non-fiction.

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• Editore: HarperCollins Publishers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 000755804X
• ISBN 13: 9780007558049
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192