Автор: Doyle Arthur Conan Название: Narrative of John Smith ISBN: 0712358412 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780712358415 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 600 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (более 5-х шт.) Описание: 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 anonymously and Conan Doyle realised that to make his name as a writer he would have to write a novel.
That novel, the first he ever wrote, and published here for the first time, is The Narrative of John Smith. More a string of ruminations than a novel, it is however of considerable biographical importance and has exceptional value as a window into the mind of the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Many of the themes and tropes of his later writing, including his first Sherlock Holmes story A Study in Scarlet (published in 1887), can be clearly seen.
Via the protagonist, John Smith, a 50-year-old man confined to his room by an attack of gout, Conan Doyle sets down his thoughts and opinions on a range of subjects - literature, science, religion, war, education - with no detectable shyness or diffidence, full of bravado in the face of little professional success at that time. Although it has little in the way of plot it stands as a fascinating record of an early attempt at writing by a man who was on his way to being one of the best-known authors in the world.
Автор: Waite Arthur Edward, Smith Pamela Colman Название: Tarot Black & Gold Edition ISBN: 0738763438 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780738763439 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 5505 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Doyle Arthur Conan Название: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Penguin Clothbound Classics) ISBN: 0241347785 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780241347782 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 2590 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: A collection of the most famous cases faced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's peerless creation, now in a beautiful hardcover edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith This collection of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes includes many of the famous cases - and great strokes of brilliance - that made the legendary detective one of fiction's most popular creations. With his devoted amanuensis Dr Watson, Holmes emerges from his smoke-filled room in Baker Street to grapple with the forces of treachery, intrigue and evil in such cases as 'The Speckled Band', in which a terrified woman begs their help in solving the mystery surrounding her sister's death, or 'A Scandal in Bohemia', which portrays a European king blackmailed by his mistress. In 'Silver Blaze' the pair investigate the disappearance of a racehorse and the violent murder of its trainer, while in 'The Final Problem' Holmes at last comes face to face with his nemesis, the diabolical Professor Moriarty - 'the Napoleon of crime'.
Автор: Smith Arthur Henderson Название: Chinese Characteristics - Scholar`s Choice Edition ISBN: 129598332X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781295983322 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4898 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
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Автор: Smith Percey Franklyn, Gale Arthur Sullivan Название: New Analytic Geometry - Scholar`s Choice Edition ISBN: 1294972006 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781294972006 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4898 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
