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The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb and Other Cases

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb and Other Cases
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Arthur Conan Doyle
SeriesThe Penguin English Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
Classic crime
ISBN/Barcode 9780141395500
ClassificationsDewey:823.912
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 4 September 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Penguin English Library edition. As usual with the Sherlock Holmes stories it is very hard to say which are the best - but there are many stories here which would get the vote - ranging from The Boscombe Valley Mystery to the wonderful Adventure of Silver Blaze, from the Adventure of the Norwood Builder to A Case of Identity, but above to the uniquely strange and macabre Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb.

Author Biography

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Edinburgh where he qualified as a doctor, but it was his writing which brought him fame, with the creation of Sherlock Holmes, the first scientific detective. He was also a convert to spiritualism and a social reformer who used his investigative skills to prove the innocence of individuals.