Name: The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter - A Sherlock Holmes Short Story;With Original Illustrations by Charles R. Macauley
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Author: Doyle, Arthur Conan ; MacAuley, Charles R.
ISBN: 9781528720878

portada The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter - A Sherlock Holmes Short Story;With Original Illustrations by Charles R. Macauley

Type

Physical Book

Author

Arthur Conan Doyle

Illustrated by

Charles R. MacAuley

Publisher

Detective Fiction Classics

Language

Inglés

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6 x 14.0 x 0.3 cm

Weight

0.08 kg.

ISBN13

9781528720878

Synopsis "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter - A Sherlock Holmes Short Story;With Original Illustrations by Charles R. Macauley"

This short story highlights the phenomenal mind of Sherlock Holmes as the detective unravels the complex case of a star rugby player's disappearance. Godfrey Staunton plays in the three-quarters position of the University of Cambridge rugby team. When he disappears just before a big game against Oxford, the entire team is desperate to uncover his whereabouts. Despite sports being beyond Sherlock Holmes' field of knowledge, he agrees to take on the case and is soon unravelling the mystery. First published in 1904, 'The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter' is a thrilling detective story that showcases the skill and intellect of Sherlock Holmes. This edition features a specially commissioned introduction alongside an article by the author and the original illustrations by Charles R. Macauley.

Arthur Conan Doyle

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (UK 1859-1930) Escritor y médico nacido en Escocia, principalmente conocido por haber creado al famosísimo personaje Sherlock Holmes, el detective más conocido de todos los tiempos, versionado para TV y cine de forma cíclica. Otra gran serie de novelas confeccionadas por Doyle fueron las protagonizadas por el profesor Challenger (El Mundo Perdido), también trasladadas a la ficción audiovisual.

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