Arthur Conan Doyle
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Arthur Conan Doyle wrote The Narrative of John Smith in 1883 when he was just 23, living in Portsmouth and struggling to establish himself as a doctor and a writer. By that time he had succeeded in getting a number of short stories published in leading magazines of the day, such as Blackwood's, All the Year Round, London Society and the Boy's Own Paper. But, as was the accepted practice of literary journals of the time, his stories were published...
70) Flight or fright
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An anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube with hundreds of strangers. All the ways a trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some never thought of before. Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic tales and one poem from the likes of Richard Matheson,...
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When the Duke of Holdernesse's son is kidnapped from his preparatory school, the Duke is determined to avoid publicity at any cost. Sherlock Holmes and Watson are sworn to secrecy as they begin one of the most complex cases of their career in which a death changes the course of many people's lives. Wisteria Lodge: Holmes and Watson become involved in one of the most baffling cases in their career when a foreign tyrant, a governess and an odd police...
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A contemporary take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle stories, Sherlock is a thrilling, funny, fast-paced adventure series set in present-day London. The iconic details from Conan Doyle's original books remain: they live at the same address, have the same names, and, somewhere out there, Moriarty is waiting for them. And so across three thrilling, scary, action-packed, and highly modern adventures, Sherlock and John navigate a maze of cryptic clues...
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A contemporary take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Sherlock Holmes investigates crimes in modern-day New York City as a consultant to the NYPD and is assisted by Dr. Joan Watson, a former surgeon, who is hired by Holmes' wealthy father to help keep the eccentric detective sober.
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Dramatization of a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The most eligible bachelor in London, Lord St. Simon, has just married a wealthy American woman. The young couple's wedding day turns to tragedy when an unwelcome guest arrives at the wedding breakfast and the bride disappears. Sherlock Holmes is plagued with terrible nightmares, which cause him to regard the plight of Lord St. Simon with contempt. Will Holmes take the case?
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The Spider Woman - London is in a panic over a series of apparent 'Pajama Suicides.' Sherlock Holmes is more inclined to believe that they are calculated murders. The Voice of Terror - When taunting saboteurs warn of a Nazi invasion of the British Isles through their horrific radio menace, the Voice of Terror, the British Intelligence Inner Council calls in Sherlock Holmes to help with the crisis.