The Hound of the Baskervilles 巴斯克维尔的猎犬

图书标准信息

• 作者 Arthur Conan（阿瑟·柯南·道尔）、Judith Kerr 著
• 出版社 Puffin
• 出版时间 2012-01
• ISBN 9780141329390
• 定价 37.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Puffin Classics

【内容简介】

WhenSirCharlesBaskervilleisfoundmysteriouslydeadinthegroundsofBaskervilleHall,everyoneremembersthelegendofthemonstrouscreaturethathauntsthemoor.ThegreatdetectiveSherlockHolmesknowsthattheremustbeamorerationalexplanation,butthedifficultyistofinditbeforethehellhoundfindshim.

【作者简介】

SirArthurConanDoyle(1859-1930)wasborninEdinburghandstudiedmedicineattheuniversitythere,afteraneducationinJesuitschoolsinLancashireandAustria.Hehadanactivecareerasadoctorandopthalmologist,includingvolunteeringinBloemfonteinduringtheBoerWar,butalsointhepublicsphereasDeputy-LieutenantofSurrey,writerofthewidelyreadhistoricalworksandpoliticalpamphlets,vociferousopponentofmiscarriagesofjusticeandtwiceparliamentarycandidate(althoughhewasneverelected).Yetitwasforhisbrilliantcreationofthefirstscientificdetective,SherlockHolmes,thatheachievedgreatfame-sogreatthatafterhekilledSherlockofftoconcentratemoreonhishistoricalwork,hewasforcedtobringthecharacterbacktolifeinTheHoundoftheBaskervilles.Inlateryears,theJesuit-educatedConanDoyleconvertedtoSpiritualism,writingworkssuchasTheComingoftheFairies,andwasafriendofthemagicianHoudini.Hediedofaheartattackin1930,attheageofseventy-one.

　　阿瑟·柯南·道尔，世界著名小说家，堪称侦探悬疑小说的鼻祖。因成功的塑造了侦探人物――歇洛克·福尔摩斯（又译夏洛克·福尔摩斯）而成为侦探小说历史上最重要的小说家之一。除此之外他还曾写过《失落的世界》等多部其他类型的小说，其作品涉及科幻、悬疑、历史小说、爱情小说、戏剧、诗歌等。...