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Tales of the Ring and Camp – Arthur Conan Doyle

This volume conatains twelve of Conan Doyle’s best stories, the first part “Tales of the Ring” dealing with boxing, the second part “Tales of the Camp” with military stories. Included are:

The Croxley Master
The Lord Of Falconbridge
The Fall Of Lord Barrymore
The Crime Of The Brigadier
The King Of The Foxes
The Bully Of Brocas Court
A Straggler Of ’15
The Pot Of Caviare
The Green Flag
The Three Correspondents
The Marriage Of The Brigadier
The Lord Of Chateau Noir

Tales of the Ring and Camp

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Tales of the Ring and Camp.

ISBN: 9783849688974

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Danger! – Arthur Conan Doyle

A collection of short stories, some of which have to do with the war. The longest and most noteworthy of the ten tales which make up this book is the one which gives its name to the collection. ” Danger!”. The most notable thing about “ Danger!” is the fact that it was written about a year and a half before the outbreak of the great war. The events related in it resemble so closely those which have actually transpired during those four years; but when one recollects that no one of these had happened at the date when it was written, it becomes a very remarkable bit of prophecy.

Danger!

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Danger!.

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His Last Bow – Arthur Conan Doyle

A retired Sherlock Holmes is drawn once more by Conan Doyle into the absorbing work of mystery by the rumblings of war which make him feel a duty to his country—though we secretly believe he was bored to death and hailed with delight any excuse to train his mental guns again! However, Mr. Holmes does not confine his detective work to international affairs alone — there was that little affair of the cardboard box containing two human ears, the curious case of Voodooism in England, and the time when Dr. Watson becomes so alarmed by the disguise that his friend assumes. Grotesqueries and brain twisting situations excite our wonder, torture our curiosity and … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

The Last Galley – Arthur Conan Doyle

A collection of short stories, ten of which have historical backgrounds. Roman, Carthaginian, Greek, while the other eight are in the author’s more familiar vein of mystery and horror. Included are: The last galley, The contest, Giant Maximin, The coming of the Huns, The last of the legions, The first cargo … and many more …

The Last Galley

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The Last Galley.

ISBN: 9783849688943

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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician, in … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

The Return of Sherlock Holmes – Arthur Conan Doyle

The book contains thirteen stories, in which Sherlock Holmes is even more astute, brilliant and astounding than ever before. He has kept pace with his readers, and offers them far more complex problems than of yore, which he unravels with even greater deftness. The same mystery, the same impending perils, the same hair-breadth escapes that thrilled in former volumes are present in this one. Among the stories are:

The Empty House
The Norwood Builder
The Dancing Men
The Solitary Cyclist
The Priory School
The Adventure of Black Peter
Charles Augustus Milverton
… and many more …

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

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The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

ISBN: 9783849688929

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Round the Fire Stories – Arthur Conan Doyle

“If an author might choose his time and place as an artist does the light and hanging of his picture,” says Mr. Doyle, “these tales might well be read ‘round the fire’ upon a winter’s night.” They deal with the grotesque and the terrible. Among the seventeen stories are the following: The pot of caviare, ingenious in its horror; The club-footed grocer; The sealed room; The Brazilian cat; and The lost special.

Round the Fire Stories

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Round the Fire Stories.

ISBN: 9783849688936

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The Adventures of Gerard – Arthur Conan Doyle

The second series of stories dealing with the exploits and Gasconades of the dashing, vain, but very lovable soldier of the great Napoleon. These new stories tell of the Brigadier in Russia, Spain, England, and France; show how he saved the Emperor’s life during the flight from the field of Waterloo, and how six years later he looked for the last time upon the face of bis master.

The Adventures of Gerard

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The Adventures of Gerard.

ISBN: 9783849688912

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The Green Flag – Arthur Conan Doyle

Heroic encounters by land and sea, and fine feats of personal daring, with here and there a wholesome dash of fun and humor, are the material; and everywhere we have, in the manner of presenting it, that sure, deft band which Dr. Doyle shows in all bis books. Among many others, the following stories are included:

The Green Flag
Captain Sharkey
The Croxley Master
The Lord Of Chateau Noir
The Striped Chest
A Shadow Before
… and many others …

The Green Flag

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The Green Flag.

ISBN: 9783849688905

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The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard – Arthur Conan Doyle

The adventures of the brave, vain, light-hearted French soldier, a Gil Blas of the Grande Armée, are carried on chapter by chapter, each complete in itself, and you may take up the book at any point, as you can Le Sage’s immortal tale, and find it entertaining. We read how the Brigadier gets into Dartmoor prison, and how he gets out again; how he fights brigands and makes his way into the Castle of Gloom, the abode of heroes of the Reign of Terror; how he rescues ladies, and takes part in every kind of midnight exploit, coming miraculously out of each with a whole skin. There is a flavor of … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

Round the Red Lamp – Arthur Conan Doyle

Fifteen short stories, most of which emphasize the graver side of life. The red lamp is the usual sign of the general practitioner in England. Many of these tales have medical interest. The separate titles are:

Behind The Times.
His First Operation.
A Straggler Of ’15.
The Third Generation.
A False Start.
The Curse Of Eve.
Sweethearts.
A Physiologist’s Wife.
The Case Of Lady Sannox.
A Question Of Diplomacy.
… and many more …

Round the Red Lamp

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Round the Red Lamp.

ISBN: 9783849689100

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