From Long Island diners to Victorian murderers and small-town French cross-dressers, these writers and poets will transport you as far as the written word can carry you. The Saltimbanque Review: we've been putting the "er" in "literature" since 2016.
From Long Island diners to Victorian murderers and small-town French cross-dressers, these writers and poets will transport you as far as the written ...
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective. The original book was illustrated by Sidney Paget. These are the first adventures of Sherlock Holmes. They were originally published in Strand Magazine between July 1891 and June 1892. The book was published in England 14 October 1892 by the publisher George Newnes Ldt. The initial print run was 14,500 copies. The book was banned in the Soviet Union in 1929 because of occultism even if the book does not show any trace of such thematic Summary: The King of Bohemia just...
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective. The original book was i...
KING SOLOMON'S MINES Adventurer Allan Quatermain leads an expedition into the uncharted heart of Africa in serch of a lost man... and the legendary lost treasure mine of King Solomon... THE PRISONER OF ZENDA A chance resemblence pitches an innocent man into a plot to steal the crown of Ruritania... THE LOST WORLD High on a South American escarpment, Professor Challenger's expedition finds evidence that extinct creatures still walk the Earth... they find a lost world... THE THIRTY NINE STEPS As the Great War looms in 1914, a diary is the trigger that brings Richard Hannay into the service of...
KING SOLOMON'S MINES Adventurer Allan Quatermain leads an expedition into the uncharted heart of Africa in serch of a lost man... and the legendary lo...
Dr. Mortimer visits Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson to explain the strange circumstances of the death of his friend and patient, Sir Charles Baskerville. The old man with a weak heart has died of a heart attack after a short night walk through the gardens of the mansion, overlooking the misty moors of Devonshire. Mortimer Holmes tells an old legend centuries running on this family. He shows her a manuscript dated 1742 reporting that Hugo Baskerville, a cruel ancestor, was murdered by a demonic dog after he tried to rape a young peasant. This dog still would prowl on the moor in...
Dr. Mortimer visits Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson to explain the strange circumstances of the death of his friend and patient, Sir Charles...
First published in 1890, The Sign of Four is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's second book starring legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. The story is complex, involving a secret between four ex-cons from India and a hidden treasure. More complex than the first Holmes novel, The Sign of Four also introduces the detective's drug habit and leaves breadcrumbs for the reader that lead toward the final resolution.
First published in 1890, The Sign of Four is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's second book starring legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. The story is complex, ...
The Lost World is a novel released in 1912 by Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau in South America where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. Interestingly, for a seminal work of dinosaur-related fiction, the animals only occupy a small portion of the narrative. Much more time is devoted to a war between early human hominids and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures.
The Lost World is a novel released in 1912 by Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau in South America where prehistoric animals (din...
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and writing stories about him which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.
He is also known for writing the fictional adventures of a second character he invented, Professor Challenger, and for popularising the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical...
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for creating the fictional det...
The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his apparent death in "The Final Problem," and the success of The Hound of the...
The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally s...