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Sobre la familia Baskerville pesa una terrible maldición: cuando a uno de sus miembros se le acerca la muerte, un endemoniado perro se le aparece. Y esto es lo que le parece haber ocurrido a sir Charles, el último Baskerville, cuya temprana muerte ha estado estado precedida por unos amenazantes aullidos.

Celebrate the magic and warmth of the holiday season with The Essential Christmas Collection, a curated anthology of timeless stories that capture the spirit of Christmas. From classic tales of generosity and joy to heartfelt moments of reflection, this collection will transport you to a world where miracles and Christmas cheer come to life. This enchanting compendium is perfect for cosy winter nights, family gatherings, and anyone seeking to rekindle the true meaning of Christmas. Enjoy these classic tales that have delighted generations and continue to bring joy year after year.

This curated collection of Arthur Conan Doyle’s most beloved Sherlock Holmes tales is read by the incredible Robert Hardy, known to many for playing Cornelius Fudge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Doug Bradley's Spine Chillers, Volume 2, presents four classic stories from the masters of horror literature. It kicks off with Charles Dickens' friend and collaborator Wilkie Collins' eerie tale of a man's dream of his own murder that comes too true, 'The Dream Woman'. Second on the bill is the master of American literature Edgar Allan Poe's classic story of doomed love 'The Oval Portrait'.

In this iconic mystery, Holmes and Watson must unravel more than one mystery before time runs out as they confront a cunning foe who will stop at nothing to accomplish a dreadful goal. But is that foe human or the result of a centuries-old curse? Come to the foggy English moors to learn the truth about The Hound of the Baskervilles, in this audio adaptation performed by Jim Weiss.

Here are nine of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous Sherlock Holmes stories, tales that showcase the talents of literature's most famous sleuth. This thrilling anthology includes such favorites as "Silver Blaze", in which a prize racehorse disappears; "Yellow Face", where Holmes confesses to a rare error; and "The Musgrave Ritual", one of his most famous cases. The collection concludes with the poignant, historic "The Final Problem", as Dr. Watson recalls Holmes's tragic death at the hands of Professor Moriarty.

Round the Fire was the title of a series of 12 mystery and suspense short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, published monthly in The Strand Magazine between June 1898 and May 1899. The series was popular with contemporary readers, and while some of the individual stories, such as "The Brown Hand", have been regularly anthologised for many years and are well-known, there are some overlooked gems here, too.

Sherlock Holmes abandona su letargo gracias a una hermosa joven. Su nombre es Mary Morstan y cada año, desde la desaparición de su padre, recibe una reluciente perla.

Enjoy this wonderful collection of Sherlock Holmes' adventures.

"The Red-Headed League" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle's stories from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(1892). Conan Doyle ranked it second in the list of his favourite Holmes tales. Find out what happens when hapless ginger pawnbroker Jabez Wilson comes to consult Sherlock Holmes at 221B Baker Street.

Estudio en escarlata (A Study in Scarlet) es una novela de misterio escrita por Arthur Conan Doyle y publicada en la revista Beeton's Christmas Annual de noviembre de 1887, con ilustraciones de David Henry Friston.​ Se trata de la primera aparición de Sherlock Holmes y el Dr. Watson. Al año siguiente fue publicada como la primera novela de la serie de Sherlock Holmes, y su autor cobraría veinticinco libras esterlinas por todos los derechos del texto. Esta edición fue ilustrada por Charles Altamont Doyle, el padre de Arthur Conan Doyle.

Throughout many years, Dr. John H. Watson accompanied his friend and companion Sherlock Holmes in solving countless mysteries and crimes. Beginning in the 1880s and into the 20th century, Holmes consistently held his status as the world's most brilliant and successful detective. The New Adventures brings to the public for the very first time some of Watson's accounts of Sherlock Holmes cases previously kept under lock and key.

This is a new edition of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mystery, The Hound of the Baskervilles. It’s the same story. Mostly. That is, it contains the same characters, the same action, and much of the same dialogue. What’s different? Well, it’s a little shorter, a little leaner, a little less verbose in some sections. But the chief difference is that it’s now narrated by a dog. A greyhound, in fact, named Septimus. In this new edition, he tells his story of how he became “The Greyhound of the Baskervilles.”

This thrilling anthology contains five action-packed tales of incredible journeys, a murderous treasure hunt, invaders from outer space and international espionage - all read in full by some of the very best voice actors.

The Sign of the Four is a thrilling mystery that plunges Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson into a tangled web of stolen treasure, murder, and betrayal. When Mary Morstan seeks their help in solving the mystery of her father’s disappearance and a strange inheritance, the case leads them to dark secrets from colonial India and a deadly pact between convicts. This gripping detective novel also deepens Holmes’ character, revealing his reliance on drugs and introducing Watson’s future wife. A must-read for mystery lovers!

Dartmoor. A wild, wet place in the south-west of England. A place where it is easy to get lost, and to fall into the soft green earth which can pull the strongest man down to his death. A man is running for his life. Behind him comes an enormous dog - a dog from his worst dreams, a dog from hell. Between him and a terrible death stands only one person - the greatest detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes.

Entre mystères finement ciselés et intrigues pleines de tension, le détective de Baker Street y déploie toute sa brillante logique dans des enquêtes aussi variées qu'inoubliables. De « L'Aventure du détective agonisant » à « Son dernier coup d'archet », chaque histoire révèle une facette plus intime du duo mythique formé par Holmes et Watson, tandis que plane l'ombre des grandes heures de l'Empire britannique. C'est un adieu élégant, empreint d'émotion et de maîtrise littéraire.

In "The Final Problem", perhaps the greatest of the short stories of Sherlock Holmes, the English detective encounters his most formidable rival, Professor Moriarty. 'The Napoleon of Crime' is how Holmes describes his adversary to his faithful companion, Dr Watson, as they move to the ultimate confrontation at the Reichenbach Falls.

Silver Blaze, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked Silver Blaze 13th in a list of his 19 favourite Sherlock Holmes stories. Sherlock Holmes and his partner Dr. Watson travel by train to Dartmoor to investigate a crime of disappearance of the great race horse Silver Blaze and the murder of the horse's trainer, John Straker.

Originally published in 1927, these short stories represent the fifth and final collection of Arthur Conan Doyle's tales featuring Sherlock Holmes. Included are stories originally published in Strand Magazine beginning in 1921 and stretching through 1927.