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Autore |
Doyle Arthur Conan, Sir, <1859-1930.> |
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Titolo |
The return of Sherlock Holmes [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur Conan Doyle ; edited with an introduction by Richard Lancelyn Green |
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Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-92371-8 |
0-19-150608-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (457 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford Sherlock Holmes |
Oxford world's classics |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) |
Private investigators - England |
Detective and mystery stories, English |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; General Editor's Preface to the Series; Introduction; Note on the Text; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Arthur Conan Doyle; THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES; The Empty House; The Norwood Builder; The Solitary Cyclist; The Dancing Men; The Priory School; Black Peter; Charles Augustus Milverton; The Six Napoleons; The Three Students; The Golden Pince-Nez; The Missing Three-Quarter; The Abbey Grange; The Second Stain; Appendices; I. The Field Bazaar; II. How Watson Learned the Trick; Explanatory Notes |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Ten years after the supposed death of Sherlock Holmes at the Reichenbach Falls, Arthur Conan Doyle was to bow to popular pressure and breathe new life into his creation. To the astonishment of Dr Watson, and the delight of his readers, Holmes reappears in Baker Street to embark on a new series of adventures. Amongst the famous cases he and Watson tackle are `The Dancing Men', `The Solitary Cyclist', and `The Six Napoleons'. Conan Doyle's own life provides inspiration for thetales, from his days as a student doctor on a Greenland whaler to the overwhelming grief he experienced from his |
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