Sherlock Holmes Case-Book of Curious Puzzles: A Collection of Enigmas to Puzzle Even the Greatest Detective [Paperback] Moore, Dr Gareth; Paget, Sidney and Hutchinson, George Wylie. Questo articolo non è disponibile.
Lingua: inglese
Editore: Sirius, 2024
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Codice articolo OTF-S-9781398837010
- Titolo
- Sherlock Holmes Case-Book of Curious Puzzles: A Collection of Enigmas to Puzzle Even the Greatest Detective [Paperback] Moore, Dr Gareth; Paget, Sidney and Hutchinson, George Wylie
- Autore
- Ingram
- Editore
- Sirius
- Anno di pubblicazione
- 2024
- Condizione
- New
- Rilegatura
- Brossura
- Lingua
- inglese
- ISBN 10
- 1398837016
- ISBN 13
- 9781398837010
- Disegnatore
- Paget, Sidney; Hutchinson, George Wylie
- Cataloghi dei venditori
- 0, VCF
My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere.
-Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four.
Solve puzzles alongside the greatest detective of them all with this collection of fiendish and hugely entertaining puzzles and enigmas. Some involve riddles, some plays on words, and some rely on mathematical principles. Use your powers of logical deduction, and see if you can match the towering intellect of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's world-famous detective, Sherlock Holmes.
Not only does this collection include brilliant puzzles to ponder over, but it presents these quandaries within exchanges between Holmes and Dr. Watson. In this way, this puzzle book retains the same cozy Victorian charm that Holmes' tales are so loved for.
Featuring the original pen and ink illustrations by Sidney Paget and George Wylie Hutchinson, this gorgeously designed puzzle book will immerse you in Holmes's mysteries and keep you entertained for hours.
Sherlock Holmes is the world's best-loved and most widely known fictional detective and his novels and the numerous adaptations of them are enduringly popular.
This remarkable collection features all kinds of puzzles to suit all tastes.
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Informazioni sull’autore
Dr Gareth Moore is the author of a wide range of brain-training and puzzle books for both children and adults. He is the creator of online brain training site www.BrainedUp.com and runs the daily puzzle website www.PuzzleMix.com. He gained his Ph.D from Cambridge University in the field of Machine Learning, and has contributed to various advanced projects for leading technology companies.
Sidnet Pagnet (1860-1908) was a Victorian artist and illustrator, best known for his illustration for Arthur Morrison's Martin Hewitt detective stories and Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series in The Strand magazine.
George Wylie Hutchinson
(1852-1942) was a leading British-Canadian illustrator who studied in London at the Royal Academy. He illustrated the works of several high-profile writers, including Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling and Robert Louis Stevenson. Hutchinson was a contributor to and the subject of the novel The Master (1895) by Israel Zangwill.
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