sherlock holmes arthur conan doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle never wasted time in getting his stories moving. His plots are always direct and refreshingly lucid, and the narrative has a velocity that sweeps you along right to the end. This was no doubt a large part of his immense worldwide success. Not surprisingly, each time he tried to end the series, his fans would howl in protest. But, as he says in the preface to his last collection of...

Obdarzony nieprzeciętną inteligencją, intuicją i logicznym myśleniem, palący ukochaną fajkę Sherlock Holmes rozwiązuje kolejne zagadki detektywistyczne, spędzające sen z powiek funkcjonariuszom policji. Znany na całym świecie detektyw z Baker Street 221, miłośnik fajki i gry na skrzypcach, wraz ze swoim przyjacielem doktorem Watsonem tropią przestępców i metodą dedukcji rozwiązują najbardziej skomplikowane...

This was one of several fictional historical works that Doyle wrote during the last five years of the 19th century, as he tried to find something to replace Sherlock Holmes. First published in 1897, this murder mystery relates the story of a young Frenchman, Louis, who, having grown up in England, returns to France at the false invitation of his Uncle Bernac. Louis quickly finds himself in personal...