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Micah Clarke
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Micah Clarke by Arthur Conan Doyle. Narrated by the character for whom the title is named and set in the late 1600's, Micah Clarke describes the battle of peasants against the existing king of England in the hopes that they can replace the monarch with his brother who feels he has been unjustly denied the throne. Micah Clarke, a young, innocent peasant joins forces with other peasants, among the Puritans, to fight for this pathetic duke's cause. It was attempt by Conan Doyle to present the story of the Puritans in a more favorable light than generally thought of in England at the time the book was written – a historical romance about the Monmouth rebellion and 'Hanging Judge' Jeffries told by a humble adherent of the Duke of Monmouth – the whole story of the rising in Somerset, the triumphant advance towards Bristol and Bath, and the tragic rout at Sedgemoor (1685).
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Round the Fire Stories
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Round the Fire Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Arthur Conan Doyle at his finest. These seventeen tales of suspense, murder, ghosts, unsolved crimes and inexplicable happenings were written to be read 'round the fire' on a winter's night. With intriguing titles such as 'The Pot of Caviare', 'The Brazilian Cat' and 'The Brown Hand', the stories are utterly compelling and are guaranteed to entertain and exhilarate.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes, scourge of criminals everywhere, whether they be lurking in London's foggy backstreets or plotting behind the walls of an idyllic country mansion, and his faithful colleague Dr Watson solve twelve breathtaking and perplexing mysteries. In The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the first collection of the great consulting detective's cases, we encounter some of his most famous and devilishly difficult problems, including A Scandal in Bohemia, The Speckled Band, The Red-Headed League, The Blue Carbuncle, The Five Orange Pips and The Man with the Twisted Lip.
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The Refugees
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The Refugees by Arthur Conan Doyle (1893) is a historical novel by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.It revolves around Amory de Catinat, a Huguenot guardsman of Louis XIV, and Amos Green, an American who comes to visit France. Major themes include Louis XIV's marriage to Madame de Maintenon, retirement from court of Madame de Montespan, the revoking of the Edict of Nantes and the subsequent emigration of the Huguenot de Catinats to America.
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Sir Nigel
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Sir Nigel by Arthur Conan Doyle. A historical romance and tale of adventure, set in England during the fourteenth century. Descendent of a noble family, Nigel Loring is the last of his race, and living alone with his aged grand-mother, upon a small remnant of their great estate. Sir Nigel is a historical novel set during the early phase of the Hundred Years' War, spanning the years 1350 to 1356.
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The White Company
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The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle. Set during the Hundred Years War, the protagonist of The White Company is a cloister-raised young nobleman who discovers that his father's will stipulated he travelled for a year before taking his vows. Setting off on his adventures, he finds himself part of the White Company - a group of mercenary archers en route to France.The horror of fighting awaits him - but so does the promise of valour. This is a lively and action-packed account of the exploits of a crew of Saxon archers, realistic and incredibly atmospheric in its depictions of medieval life, with a satisfying and compelling combination of breathless adventure and romantic chivalry.
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Sherlock Holmes. Uno studio in rosso - Il segno dei quattro - La valle della paura - Il mastino di Baskerville
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“Uno studio in rosso” è il primo romanzo che ci ha fatto conoscere l’investigatore privato Sherlock Holmes e il suo amico dottor John H. Watson. È un testo fondamentale nella lettura delle inchieste operate da questo straordinario personaggio perché entrambi i protagonisti ci vengono, per la prima volta, presentati con le loro caratteristiche salienti: Sherlock Holmes maestro nel metodo deduttivo-analitico, mentre il dubbioso dr. Watson suo personale biografo. Ne “Il segno dei quattro” i segreti e misteri in gioco, che provengono persino dalla lontana India, non verranno svelati finché non verrà catturato un uomo con la gamba di legno. “La valle della paura”: per la polizia sembrerebbe un caso irrisolvibile, ma non per Holmes che intuisce dalle sue investigazioni, influenzate dalla lunga mano del terrificante suo nemico prof. James Moriarty, che la realtà non sempre è quella che sembra. “Il mastino dei Baskerville”: è un"inchiesta che sconfina a momenti nel fantastico e nel paranormale. Il romanzo oscilla tra piani colmi di situazioni inaspettate, incubi, misteri coinvolgendo personaggi che nascondono storie segrete correlate con la vicenda della morte di sir Charles Baskerville.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
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Dr. James Mortimer asks Sherlock Holmes for advice after his friend Sir Charles Baskerville was found dead in the park surrounding his manor, in the moors of Devonshire. The death was attributed to a heart attack but, according to Mortimer, Sir Charles"s face retained an expression of horror and not far from the corpse the footprints of a gigantic hound were clearly visible. According to an old legend, a curse runs in the Baskerville family since the time of the English Civil War, when a Sir Hugo Baskerville abducted and murdered a woman in the mires of Dartmoor, only to be killed in turn by a huge demonic hound. Allegedly the same creature has been haunting the place ever since, causing the premature death of many Baskerville heirs. Sir Charles believed in the plague of the hound and so does Mr. Mortimer, who now fears for the next in line Sir Henry Baskerville.
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The Sign of the Four
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When a beautiful young woman is sent a letter inviting her to a sinister assignation, she immediately seeks the advice of the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" is a collection of twelve detective stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle"s most famous literary creation, Sherlock Holmes. Contained within this collection are the following tales: A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red-headed League, A Case of Identity, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Five Orange Pips, The Man with the Twisted Lip, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, The Adventure of the Engineer"s Thumb, The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, and The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
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