{"title":"Arthur Conan Doyle","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-hound-of-the-baskervilles","title":"The Hound of the Baskervilles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst serialised in 1901–02 and published in book form in 1902, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s most atmospheric Sherlock Holmes adventures. When Sir Charles Baskerville dies under mysterious circumstances on the bleak Devonshire moors, an ancient family legend seems to offer a terrifying explanation: a monstrous hound has hunted the Baskervilles for generations. Holmes and Dr Watson are drawn into a world of isolated country houses, sinister warnings and uneasy local suspicions, as Sir Henry Baskerville arrives to claim his inheritance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTold largely through Watson’s observations, the novel balances the precision of detective fiction with the shadows and superstitions of Gothic romance. Dartmoor becomes a landscape of strange sounds, hidden dangers and prehistoric traces, where the supernatural seems almost more credible than reason. Written after Holmes’s apparent death in “The Final Problem”, the novel brought the detective back to readers after an eight-year absence and helped secure his enduring place in popular culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Arthur Conan Doyle, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Certainly no one can take it up without reading to the end — and woe betide the person who interrupts him.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Critic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, May 1902\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64067548610890,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes","title":"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in book form in 1892, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings together twelve stories that helped establish one of literature’s most enduring detectives. From the celebrated case of Irene Adler in “A Scandal in Bohemia” to the curious red-headed men of “The Red-Headed League” and the chilling mystery of “The Speckled Band”, Sherlock Holmes and his devoted companion Dr Watson encounter crimes that test the limits of observation and reason. Moving between London’s fog-bound streets and the country houses of Victorian England, the stories turn seemingly trivial details into clues of startling significance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten with economy, wit and narrative precision, these adventures helped shape the modern detective story and made Holmes a sensation among readers of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Watson’s warm, admiring narration provides a human counterpoint to Holmes’s formidable intellect, while the stories explore deception, social ambition, justice and the secrets concealed beneath respectable appearances. Illustrated by Sidney Paget in their original magazine appearances, they remain foundational works of detective fiction and a defining achievement in Arthur Conan Doyle’s career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Arthur Conan Doyle, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“He has had the wit to devise excellent plots, interesting complications; he tells them in honest Saxon-English with directness and pith.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Dr Joseph Bell, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bookman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, December 1892\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64067570434378,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"a-study-in-scarlet","title":"A Study in Scarlet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeeton’s Christmas Annual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1887, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Study in Scarlet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e introduces Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson, the unlikely companions whose partnership would become one of the most celebrated in detective fiction. Recently returned from military service in Afghanistan, Watson takes rooms at 221B Baker Street with the enigmatic Holmes, whose powers of observation soon draw him into a baffling murder investigation: a man is found dead in an empty London house, with no visible wound and a mysterious word written in blood upon the wall. As the pair pursue the truth, the narrative moves beyond Victorian London into a stark and unexpected account of revenge in the American West.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConan Doyle’s first Holmes novel combines the pleasures of a carefully constructed mystery with questions of justice, loyalty and the limits of conventional authority. Holmes’s scientific method and eccentric temperament emerge alongside Watson’s steadier, more humane perspective, establishing the dynamic that would define their later adventures. Though initially met with limited attention, the novel became the starting point of a literary phenomenon, introducing a detective whose influence on crime fiction remains unmistakable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Arthur Conan Doyle, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Study in Scarlet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Study in Scarlet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“One of the best detective stories that have been written.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 9 July 1888\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64067580133706,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}]}],"url":"https:\/\/thelamppostparis.com\/collections\/arthur-conan-doyle.oembed","provider":"The Lamp-Post Library \u0026 Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}