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What happened after Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson pardoned Captain Jack Croker for killing Sir Eustace at the Abbey Grange. Have you imagined that he sailed the seven seas for a year and then returned to his beautiful, beloved Mary Fraser? That didn't happen. A year later, murder, treachery, and international intrigue descended on Abbey Grange and, once again, Sherlock Holmes was called upon to bring criminals to justice and assist in the course of true love.

The deadly final encounter between Professor Moriarty and Sherlock Holmes took place at Reichenbach Falls on 4 May 1891. But when was their first encounter? When did Holmes first come to know that there was a evil genius behind a massive web of crime? This new story answers that question. What began with nothing more than a stolen Gladstone bag on wheels quickly escalates into murder and more. And if Holmes and Watson do not move fast enough, it could become much worse. This new story is a tribute -- a 'prequal' -- to the Canonical story of The Final Problem.

In 1909 the entire world of dance changed forever when Les Ballets Russes, under the brilliant impresario, Serge Diaghilev, departed St. Petersburg and opened in Paris. They also made annual visits to the West End in London. Tragically, during their 1913 tour, two of their dancers are found murdered. Sherlock Holmes is brought into to find the murderer and prevent any more killings. The story adheres fairly closely to the incredible story of the reappearance of classical ballet in Western Europe and the introduction of modern interpretive dance.

Colonel James Barclay needs the help of Sherlock Holmes. His exceptionally beautiful, but much younger, wife has disappeared and foul play is suspected. Has she been kidnapped and held for ransom? Or is she in the clutches of a deviant monster? Are thousands of pounds at risk? Are the household staff in on it? Will Holmes find her in time, and if he does, what then? The story is a tribute not only to the original mystery, The Crooked Man, but also to the biblical story of King David and Bathsheba.

On the night of April 12, 1912, off the coast of Newfoundland, one of the greatest disasters of all time took place - the Unsinkable Titanic struck an iceberg and sank with a horrendous loss of life. On board that ship was Sherlock Holmes's friend, Victor Trentacost - his only friend other than Doctor Watson. The news of the disaster leads Holmes and Watson to reminisce about one of their earliest adventures, now over thirty years ago when the two of them and Victor went to sea. It began as a sailing race and ended as a tale of murder, kidnapping, piracy, and survival through a tempest.

At Oxford University, an influential professor has been proselytizing for anarchism. Three naive students fall for his doctrines and decide to engage in direct action by stealing priceless artifacts from the British Museum, returning them to the oppressed people from whom their colonial masters stole them. In the midst of their caper, a museum guard is shot dead and they are charged with the murder. After being persuaded by a vulnerable friend of the students, Sherlock Holmes agrees to take on the case. He soon discovers that no one involved is telling the complete truth.

Dies ist der fünfte Band von den neuen Abenteuer des Sherlock Holmes: Über Jahre hinweg begleitete Dr. John H. Watson seinen Freund und Kompagnon Sherlock Holmes bei der Aufklärung einer Vielzahl von Verbrechen und Geheimnissen. Beginnend mit den 1880er Jahren und in das 20. Jahrhundert hineinragend, stellte Holmes seinen Status als brillantester und erfolgreichster Detektiv der Welt immer wieder unter Beweis. Davon zeugen die schriftlichen Notizen Watsons, die dieser gewissenhaft angelegt hat, und in denen von den Abenteuern von Sherlock Holmes erzählt wird.

European tourists travel languidly along the Nile River to Abousir, at the southern frontier of Egypt, aboard “a turtle-bottomed, round-bowed stern-wheeler,” the Korosko. But Dervish warriors threaten danger and then attack and kidnap the tourists. In this novel, Doyle explores themes of British Imperialism and a defensive European perspective on North Africa; racial paternalism; and debates on interference with other countries’ politics and religions. This wonderful novel was first published in 1898, long before Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile.

The ballad is one of the oldest poetic forms in English and are simply poems or songs that tell a story. Maybe it’s because of childhood associations or that we all enjoy a cracking good story told in rhyme but as this volume demonstrates, the ballad has endless appeal. We include favourites such as Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Edna St. Vincent Millay’s The Ballad of the Harp Weaver, Edgar Allan Poe’s Annabel Lee as well as classics such as Sir Patrick Spens, the Ballad of Reading Gaol by Wilde and La Belle Dame Sans Merci by Keats.

A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. introducing his new characters, "consulting detective" Sherlock Holmes and his friend and chronicler, Dr. John Watson, who later became two of the most famous characters in literature.The book's title derives from a speech given by Sherlock Holmes to Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose ...

A Study in Scarlet is the first novel of the famous Sherlock Holmes series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The novel introduces the iconic detective character of Sherlock Holmes, who along with his friend Dr. John Watson, solves a case of murder in London. The novel is known for its intricate plot, vivid characters, and brilliant display of Sherlock Holmes' deductive reasoning skills.

Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 22nd May 1859. His literary career burst into life in November 1886 with ‘A Study In Scarlet’, the first of the fabulously successful Sherlock Holmes stories. In 1891 tired of writing Holmes stories, he began a series of historical novels and even went so far as to apparently kill off Holmes in a lethal brawl with his arch-nemesis, Moriarty.

Holmes und Watson reisen nach Bristol, um an der dortigen Walsingham School zu ermitteln. In diesem Internat für Mädchen und junge Damen ist es zu einem Mord gekommen: Die Französischlehrerin ist tot. Da die örtliche Polizei im Dunkeln tappt, bittet der Schuldirektor den berühmten Detektiv aus London um seine Hilfe.

Als sich der Kronprinz von Portugal zu einem Besuch in London aufhält, wird ihm ein wertvoller Diamant gestohlen: Die Träne des Leguans. Der Verlust könnte für das iberische Königshaus verheerende finanzielle und politische Konsequenzen haben. Daher wird Sherlock Holmes engagiert, um die Tat aufzuklären und den Diamanten wiederzubeschaffen.

Es ist ein kalter Tag im Februar 1934 als Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson den belgischen, königlichen Abgesandten empfangen. In einem persönlich gerichteten Schreiben an Holmes bittet König Albert I um den Beistand des Detektives. Holmes, Watson und natürlich Alice machen sich sofort auf den Weg nach Belgien. König Albert fürchtet um sein Leben, nachdem er einen deutlichen Drohbrief erhalten und sich einige mysteriöse Unfälle am Hof ereigneten. Holmes nimmt die Dienerschaft genau unter die Lupe und entdeckt dabei ein bekanntes Gesicht.

No creo que ninguna de mis aventuras con el señor Sherlock Holmes se haya iniciado de manera tan abrupta, ni tan teatral, como la que relaciono siempre con Los tres tejados. La puerta se había abierto de repente y había irrumpido un negro descomunal en la habitación. Habría resultado un personaje cómico si no hubiese sido terrorífico, pues iba vestido con un traje gris de cuadros muy pintoresco y con una corbata suelta de color salmón. Adelantó su cara ancha y su nariz aplastada hacia nosotros mientras sus torvos ojos oscuros, con un destello velado de malicia en ellos, iban de uno a otro.

Ese fue el comentario del señor Sherlock Holmes cuando, por décima vez en otros tantos años, le pedí su consentimiento para divulgar la siguiente historia. Así obtuve, por fin, permiso para poner por escrito lo que fue, en ciertos aspectos, el momento cumbre de la carrera de mi amigo.

Un hombre llamado Aloysius Lana llega a la pequeña localidad británica de Bishop’s Crossin para ejercer de médico de la zona. Pronto se convierte en una celebridad por su talento profesional y su compañía amorosa un objetivo para las solteras del lugar.

Descubro en mi agenda que, en enero de 1903, justo después de la guerra de los Bóers, recibí la visita del señor James M. Dodd, un británico grande, joven, bronceado, decente. Por aquel entonces, el buen Watson me había abandonado por una esposa, el único acto egoísta del que tengo memoria a lo largo de nuestra relación. Me encontraba solo.

Los dos célebres estudiosos que se especializaban en las ruinas romanas estaban sentados a solas en la confortable habitación de Kennedy, cuyas ventanas daban al Corso. La noche era fría, y ambos habían acercado sus sillones a la imperfecta estufa italiana que creaba a su alrededor una zona más bien de ahogo, que de tibieza. Del lado de fuera, bajo las brillantes estrellas de un cielo invernal, se extendía la Roma moderna, con su larga doble hilera de focos eléctricos, los cafés brillantemente iluminados, los coches que pasaban veloces y una apretada muchedumbre desfilando por las aceras.