Tahun 1947, dan Sherlock Holmes—sekarang 93 tahun—sedang menghabiskan masa pensiunnya di rumah peternakan di pelosok Sussex bersama seorang pengurus rumah tangga dan anak lelakinya yang masih muda. Sherlock merawat lebah-lebahnya, menulis jurnal, dan bermain-main dengan kekuatan pikirannya yang mulai melemah. Tetapi di senja kehidupannya itu, karena orang-orang terus saja mencari dirinya untuk menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan mereka, Holmes meninjau kembali sebuah kasus yang mungkin akan menjawab pertanyaan pribadinya yang bahkan tak dia sadari—tentang hidup, tentang cinta, dan tentang batasan kemampuan pikiran untuk mencari tahu. [Mizan, Hikmah, Novel, Indonesia]
The Sherlock Holmes Book, the latest in DK's award-winning Big Ideas Simply Explained series, tackles the most "elementary" of subjects--the world of Sherlock Holmes, as told by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Later volumes will celebrate Holmes in non-Canonical stories as illustrators and authors placed Holmes in fresh adventures, but more of that later. This volume is not going to be diverse; it is true to say that one person dominates.
Celebrate these beloved works of literature as true standouts in your personal library collection.
"First published as a World's classics paperback, 1994. Reissued as an Oxford world's classics paperback, 1999."--T.p. verso.
First published in 1892, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the first and greatest of the short story collections written by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his famous detective.
" "And this book lists them all?" asked Holmes, "Yes, there are over one thousand characters in it and of course, we both get a special mention, and it's illustrated throughout" "Sidney Paget again, I suppose?
If you can't get enough of Sherlock Holmes, the cranky, brilliant, and above all, idiosyncratic detective created by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle, add this collection of tales to your must-read list.
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Stanley Hopkins and I stared in amazement. Something like a sneer quivered over the gaunt ... “I have forged and tested every link of my chain, Professor Coram, and I am sure that it is sound. What your motives are, or what exact part ...
“But you did not find the child,” Holmes finished for him, his own face grim. The man nodded vigorously and said, “Please, help us look for her!” “Where's the ice-cream man, now?” asked Jane. “Percy?” asked the gardener.