Sherlock Holmes: A Gripping Casebook of Stories: A Gripping Casebook of Stories

Hardback

Main Details

Title Sherlock Holmes: A Gripping Casebook of Stories: A Gripping Casebook of Stories
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Arthur Conan Doyle
Illustrated by George Wylie Hutchinson
SeriesArcturus Gilded Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 183
Category/GenreClassic crime
Short stories
ISBN/Barcode 9781398808232
ClassificationsDewey:823.912
Audience
General
Illustrations Hardback

Publishing Details

Publisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Imprint Arcturus Publishing Ltd
NZ Release Date 1 November 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Offers the first novel-length story in which Sherlock Holmes made his bow, A Study in Scarlet plus 14 short stories featuring the famous detective.

Author Biography

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a writer and physician. Born in Edinburgh in Scotland, he began writing short stories while studying medicine. His first work featuring his famous literary creation, (the detective Sherlock Holmes) was A Study in Scarlet, published in 1886. Relentlessly curious about a vast range of subjects, his interests were reflected in the vast array of knowledge that Sherlock Holmes exhibited in his stories. Conan Doyle died at the age of 71 and is buried in Hampshire. Martin Edwards is an award-winning crime writer, founding-member of the Murder Squad collective of crime writers and editor of the Crime Writers' Association's annual anthology. George Wylie Hutchinson (1852-1942) was a British illustrator. Born in Canada, he then moved to London at 14 and studied painting at the Royal Academy. His illustrated numerous works by classic authors, including Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling and Robert Louis Stevenson.