Danger! and Other Stories de Arthur Conan Doyle

Danger! and Other Stories

Arthur Conan Doyle

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 feb 2008

This classic volume contains Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1918 collection of short stories, "Danger! And Other Stories". The titular story describes a fictional European country that fights and defeats Britain, originally intended to highlight the new dangers of submarines. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in World War I, and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Doyle's work. Contents include: "Danger! Being the Log of Captain John Sirius", "One Crowded Hour", "A Point of View", "The Fall of Lord Barrymore", "The Horror of the Heights", "Borrowed Scenes", "The Surgeon of Gaster Fell", "How It Happened", etc. Many classic books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

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	Preț	Express
Paperback (6)	72^.27 lei 6-8 săpt.
CREATESPACE –	73^.87 lei 3-5 săpt.
–	92^.81 lei 3-5 săpt.
Serenity Publishers, LLC – 26 sep 2011	72^.27 lei 6-8 săpt.
Serenity Publishers, LLC – noi 2011	90^.68 lei 38-44 zile
Fredonia Books (NL) – 31 aug 2002	104^.40 lei 6-8 săpt.
Holmes Press – 28 feb 2008	136^.42 lei 6-8 săpt.

Preț

Express

Paperback (6)

72^.27 lei 6-8 săpt.

CREATESPACE –

73^.87 lei 3-5 săpt.

–

92^.81 lei 3-5 săpt.

Serenity Publishers, LLC – 26 sep 2011

72^.27 lei 6-8 săpt.

Serenity Publishers, LLC – noi 2011

90^.68 lei 38-44 zile

Fredonia Books (NL) – 31 aug 2002

104^.40 lei 6-8 săpt.

Holmes Press – 28 feb 2008

136^.42 lei 6-8 săpt.

Notă biografică

Doyle is also known as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle"" or ""Conan Doyle"", suggesting that ""Conan"" is the part of the title of his compound name. He got baptized in St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. After baptism, he got the name ""Arthur Ignatius Conan"" and ""Doyle"" as his last name. Many other names like Michael Conan were regarded as his godfather. The indexes of the British Library and the Library of Congress treat ""Doyle"" alone as his last name. Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 at 11 Picardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotland. His father, Charles Altamont Doyle, settled in England, of Irish Catholic plummet, and his mother, Mary (née Foley), was Irish Catholic. His parents got married in 1855. In 1864, the family dissipated due to Charles' developing liquor addiction, and the children were briefly housed across Edinburgh. Arthur stayed with Mary Burton, the aunt of a companion, at Liberton Bank House on Gilmer ton Road and continued studying at Newington Academy. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan was a British essayist and doctor. He was the man behind the creation of the famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for 'A Study in Scarlet'. He had written four books and 56 brief tales about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are achievements in the field of thriller fiction.Doyle was a famous essayist. Other than Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and sci-fi anecdotes about Professor Challenger and hilarious tales about the Napoleonic fighter Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays.