The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) 福尔摩斯探案全集，第一卷

图书标准信息

• 作者 Arthur Conan Doyle（阿瑟·柯南·道尔） 著
• 出版社 Barnes & Noble
• 出版时间 2003-09
• ISBN 9781593080341
• 定价 70.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 752页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

TheCompleteSherlockHolmes,VolumeI,bySirArthurConanDoyle,ispartoftheBarnes&NobleClassicsseries,whichoffersqualityeditionsataffordablepricestothestudentandthegeneralreader,includingnewscholarship,thoughtfuldesign,andpagesofcarefullycraftedextras.HerearesomeoftheremarkablefeaturesofBarnes&NobleClassics:

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Studyquestionstochallengethereader'sviewpointsandexpectations
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Alleditionsarebeautifullydesignedandareprintedtosuperiorspecifications;someincludeillustrationsofhistoricalinterest.Barnes&NobleClassicspullstogetheraconstellationofinfluences—biographical,historical,andliterary—toenricheachreader'sunderstandingoftheseenduringworks.
TheCompleteSherlockHolmescomprisesfournovelsandfifty-sixshortstoriesrevolvingaroundtheworld’smostpopularandinfluentialfictionaldetective—theeccentric,arrogant,andingeniousSherlockHolmes.Heandhistrustedfriend,Dr.Watson,stepfromHolmes’scomfortablequartersat221bBakerStreetintotheswirlingfogofVictorianLondontoexercisethatuniquecombinationofdetailedobservation,vastknowledge,andbrilliantdeduction.Inevitably,Holmesrescuestheinnocent,confoundstheguilty,andsolvesthemostperplexingpuzzlesknowntoliterature.
VolumeIofTheCompleteSherlockHolmesstartswithHolmes’sfirstappearance,AStudyinScarlet,achillingmurdernovelcompletewithbloodstainedwallsandcrypticclues,followedbythebafflingTheSignofFour,whichintroducesHolmes’scocaineproblemandWatson’sfuturewife.ThestorycollectionsTheAdventuresofSherlockHolmesandTheMemoirsofSherlockHolmesfeaturesuchrenownedtalesas“AScandalinBohemia,”“TheRed-HeadedLeague,”and“TheMusgraveRitual.”
TiredofwritingstoriesaboutHolmes,hiscreator,SirArthurConanDoyle,killedhimoffattheendof“TheFinalProblem,”thelasttaleinTheMemoirs.ButthepublicoutcrywassogreatthateightyearslaterhepublishedthemasterfulTheHoundoftheBaskervilles,whichsupposedlytakesplacebeforeHolmes’sdeath.
TheseparateVolumeIIofTheCompleteSherlockHolmescollectstheremainingaccountsofHolmes’sexploits,including“TheAdventureoftheEmptyHouse,”whichrevealstheelaboratecircumstancesbehindHolmes’sliteraryresurrection.
KyleFreeman,aSherlockHolmesenthusiastformanyyears,earnedtwograduatedegreesinEnglishliteraturefromColumbiaUniversity,wherehismajorwastwentieth-centuryBritishliterature.

【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。...