A Study in Scarlet & The Sign of the Four Дойл Артур Конан Wordsworth

В историю мировой литературы английский писатель Артур Конан Дойл (1859-1930) вошел как создатель Шерлока Холмса, гениального сыщика с Бейкер-стрит, 221-6. Приключения Холмса и его друга доктора Уотсона вот уже более столетия приковывают внимание читателей всего мира. Само имя Шерлок Холмс стало нарицательным. И это не случайно - рассказы и повести об этом бессмертном герое отмечены всеми достоинствами первоклассной беллетристики: богатой выдумкой, безукоризненной интригой, точной и легкой манерой изложения, а сам герой являет собой идеал рыцарственного борца со злом, воплощенным в преступлении • Настоящий том включает повести "Собака Баскервилей" (1902) и "Долина Страха" (1915) • Книга на английском языке • The Hound of the Baskervilles is the classic detective chiller

'You are a wronged woman and shall have justice. Do not bring police. If you do, all will be in vain. Your unknown friend.' • 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 • For this is not the first mysterious item Mary Marston has received in the post. Every year for the last six years an anonymous benefactor has sent her a large lustrous pearl. Now it appears the sender of the pearls would like to meet her to right a wrong • But when Sherlock Holmes and his faithful sidekick Watson, aiding Miss Marston, attend the assignation, they embark on a dark and mysterious adventure involving a one-legged ruffian, some hidden treasure, deadly poison darts and a thrilling race along the River Thames

The hit BBC series Sherlock offers a fresh, contemporary take on the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories, and has helped introduce a whole new generation of fans to the legendary detective. In this TV tie-in edition to the classic novel, Sherlock and Dr Watson receive a visit from Mary Morsten, who offers up a particularly cryptic puzzle for them to solve. Her father went missing six years ago and since then she has received a pearl for every year he has not re-appeared. Now, the treasure's sender has requested a meeting and she would like Sherlock and Watson to accompany her. Finding the mystery benefactor is only the start of this adventure that puts Sherlock and Watson hot on the trail of cold-blooded killers and thieves, and a lost Indian fortune

As a dense yellow fog swirls through the streets of London, a deep melancholy has descended on Sherlock Holmes, who sits in a cocaine-induced haze at 221B Baker Street. His mood is only lifted by a visit from a beautiful but distressed young woman - Mary Morstan, whose father vanished ten years before. Four years later she began to receive an exquisite gift every year: a large, lustrous pearl. Now she has had an intriguing invitation to meet her unknown benefactor and urges Holmes and Watson to accompany her. And in the ensuing investigation - which involves a wronged woman, a stolen hoard of Indian treasure, a wooden-legged ruffian, a helpful dog and a love affair - even the jaded Holmes is moved to exclaim, 'Isn't it gorgeous!'

В плотном жёлтом тумане, укрывающем лондонские улицы, виднеются три фигуры. Это Шерлок Холмс и доктор Ватсон, сопровождающие красивую молодую девушку к месту зловещей встречи • Её имя – Мэри Морстен. Последние шесть лет неизвестный отправитель присылал ей крупные драгоценные жемчужины, по одной в год. С последней жемчужиной Мэри нашла письмо, в котором говорилось, что она – обманутая женщина, и что ей срочно нужно встретиться с таинственным отправителем • Теперь они движутся по мостовой к театру «Лицеум», не подозревая, что за туманными улицами в это время наблюдают некий одноногий головорез, жаждущий мести, и его товарищ, готовый в любой момент отнять чью-то жизнь • Классическая детективная повесть сэра Артура Конана Дойла в оригинале • Книга на английском языке

GIGGED goes inside the Silicon Valley companies leading the way to this emerging ‘gig economy’. It tells the stories of the workers – from computer programmers to online comment moderators – who are getting by in a new wave of precarious, short-term employment. And it sketches out what tomorrow’s economy might look like: one where the fortunate get to work when they want, how they want, while the rest live lives of extraordinary hardship • It might just be the future of work for all of us

For centuries, scientists had only one way to study the brain: wait for misfortune to strike - strokes, seizures, infections, lobotomies, horrendous accidents, phantom limbs, Siamese twins - and see how the victims changed afterwards. In many cases their survival was miraculous, and observers marvelled at the transformations that took place when different parts of the brain were destroyed. Parents suddenly couldn't recognise their children. Pillars of the community became pathological liars and paedophiles. Some people couldn't speak but could still sing. Others couldn't read but could write • The stories of these people laid the foundations of modern neuroscience and, century by century, key cases taught scientists what every last region of the brain did

When the Titanic sank, so did the Edwardian age that created it. In this brilliantly original history, Gareth Russell recasts a tragedy we think we know to explore an era of seismic change • With new research and previously unseen first-hand accounts, Gareth Russell peers through the most famous portholes in the world to follow six travellers. Amongst them, a Jewish-American immigrant, an American movie star, a member of the British nobility, and a titan of industry. Setting these lives against that of the Titanic, Russell investigates social class, technological advancement, political turmoil and pioneering ambition in an age that swang between folly and brilliance, hubris and triumph • A dramatic history of human endeavour told through extraordinary, diverse personalities, The Ship of Dreams dispels myth to revive the story of a ship that was to become symbolic of its own doomed era

The Hound of the Baskervilles is a chilling tale presenting Sherlock Holmes with one of his most challenging cases. The young Sir Henry Baskerville, the new master of the Baskerville estate, is haunted by a phantom beast 'with blazing eyes and dripping jaws' which roams the mist-enshrouded moors around isolated Baskerville Hall on Dartmoor. Is this fiendish spectre the manifestation of the family curse Or is Sir Henry the victim of a scheming murderer Sherlock Holmes' arch enemy, the criminal genius Professor Moriarty, is back! But the solution to the riddle, found after many surprising twists and high drams, lies far away, half across the world in a location known as 'The Valley of Fear'. This is Conan Doyle's last Holmes novel and in the opinion of many of his fans, it is his best!

The writings of one of the great woman adventurers of the twentieth century - the 'female Lawrence of Arabia' - and the subject of a new film starring Nicole Kidman • In the last century, few people lived more astounding - or influential - lives than Gertrude Bell. During World War I, she worked her way up from spy to army major to become one of the most powerful woman in the British Empire. After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, she was instrumental in drawing the borders that define the region today, including creating an independent Iraq. This is the epic story of Bell's life, told through her letters, military dispatches, diary entries, and other writings. It offers a unique and intimate look behind the public mask of a woman who shaped nations

Впервые опубликованный в виде серии в журнале "Стрэнд" между 1914 и 1915 годами, "Долина страха" изображает Шерлока Холмса во время его самой первой стычки со своим заклятым врагом, профессором Мориарти. Вызванные одним из приспешников Мориарти в таинственный особняк, Холмс и Ватсон оказываются на месте жестокого убийства. Но гениальный Холмс вскоре обнаруживает, что в этом деле кроется гораздо больше, чем кажется на первый взгляд • Четвертый и последний роман о Шерлоке Холмсе "Долина страха", несомненно, порадует поклонников легендарного детектива Конан Дойла и его верного помощника Ватсона • Книга на английском языке • HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'In calling Moriarty a criminal you are uttering libel in the eyes of the law-and there lie the glory and the wonder of it! The greatest schemer of all time, the organizer of every deviltry, the controlling brain of the underworld, a brain which might have made or marred the destiny of nations - that's the man!' First published as a serialisation in the Strand magazine between 1914 and 1915, The Valley of Fear depicts Sherlock Holmes in his very first brush with his arch nemesis, Professor Moriarty

Гений преступной мысли профессор Мориарти вот-вот совершит подлое и коварное преступление, но лазутчик в его криминальной сети успевает предупредить об этом Шерлока Холмса. Блестящий лондонский детектив в компании своего друга и коллеги доктора Ватсона торопится в графство Сассекс, но они прибывают слишком поздно. Найдено мёртвое тело, а значит, люди Мориарти уже совершили задуманное. Однако в этой истории кроется куда больше деталей, чем кажется на первый взгляд, и лишь зоркий глаз знаменитого сыщика сумеет отыскать их все и раскрыть тайну, уходящую корнями далеко в прошлое • Классическая детективная повесть сэра Артура Конана Дойла в оригинале • Книга на английском языке • The deadly hand of Professor Moriarty once more reaches out to commit a vile and ingenious crime, but a mole in Moriarty's criminal organization alerts Sherlock Holmes of the evil deed by means of a cipher