Diverse Classic Tales of Mystery Hardcover

Classic Tales of Mystery (Leather-bound Classics)

Eleven classic whodunits starring master sleuths such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Father Brown. A superstar lineup of detectives—including Sherlock Holmes, C. Auguste Dupin, and Hercule Poirot—headlines this elegant leather-bound edition of classic mystery stories. Short stories such as Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and G. K. Chesterton’s “The Blue Cross” are ideal for a cozy evening by the fire, while novels like Agatha Christie’s The Murder on the Links and Jules Verne’s An Antarctic Mystery will keep you engrossed for days. The eleven works in this volume are preceded by a scholarly introduction that explores the origins of the genre, as well as the development of the modern mystery story and the contributions made by each author. Works Included Short stories: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," Edgar Allan Poe "The Adventure of the Creeping Man," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "The Blue Cross," G. K. Chesterton "The Coin of Dionysius," Ernest Bramah "The Anthropologist at Large," R. Austin Freeman "The Most Dangerous Game," Richard Connell Novels: The Murder on the Links, Agatha Christie Whose Body?, Dorothy Sayers The Thirty-nine Steps, John Buchan An Antarctic Mystery, Jules Verne Room 13, Edgar Wallace

Eleven classic whodunits starring master sleuths such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Father Brown. A superstar lineup of detectives—including Sherlock Holmes, C. Auguste Dupin, and Hercule Poirot—headlines this elegant leather-bound edition of classic mystery stories. Short stories such as Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and G. K. Chesterton’s “The Blue Cross” are ideal for a cozy evening by the fire, while novels like Agatha Christie’s The Murder on the Links and Jules Verne’s An Antarctic Mystery will keep you engrossed for days. The eleven works in this volume are preceded by a scholarly introduction that explores the origins of the genre, as well as the development of the modern mystery story and the contributions made by each author. Works Included Short stories: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," Edgar Allan Poe "The Adventure of the Creeping Man," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "The Blue Cross," G. K. Chesterton "The Coin of Dionysius," Ernest Bramah "The Anthropologist at Large," R. Austin Freeman "The Most Dangerous Game," Richard Connell Novels: The Murder on the Links, Agatha Christie Whose Body?, Dorothy Sayers The Thirty-nine Steps, John Buchan An Antarctic Mystery, Jules Verne Room 13, Edgar Wallace

Elf klassische Kriminalromane mit Meisterdetektiven wie Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot und Father Brown. Eine Superstar-Riege von Detektiven – darunter Sherlock Holmes, C. Auguste Dupin und Hercule Poirot – steht im Mittelpunkt dieser eleganten, ledergebundenen Ausgabe klassischer Kriminalgeschichten. Kurzgeschichten wie Edgar Allan Poes „Die Morde in der Rue Morgue“ und G. K. Chestertons „Das Blaue Kreuz“ sind ideal für einen gemütlichen Abend am Kamin, während Romane wie Agatha Christies „Mord auf dem Golfplatz“ und Jules Vernes „Ein antarktisches Geheimnis“ Sie tagelang fesseln werden. Die elf Werke in diesem Band werden von einer wissenschaftlichen Einführung begleitet, die die Ursprünge des Genres sowie die Entwicklung der modernen Kriminalgeschichte und die Beiträge jedes Autors beleuchtet. Enthaltene Werke: Kurzgeschichten: - „Die Morde in der Rue Morgue“, Edgar Allan Poe - „Das Abenteuer des kriechenden Mannes“, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - „Das Blaue Kreuz“, G. K. Chesterton - „Die Münze des Dionysius“, Ernest Bramah - „Der Anthropologe auf Reisen“, R. Austin Freeman - „Das gefährlichste Spiel“, Richard Connell Romane: - Mord auf dem Golfplatz, Agatha Christie - Wer ist der Körper?, Dorothy Sayers - Die neununddreissig Stufen, John Buchan - Ein antarktisches Geheimnis, Jules Verne - Zimmer 13, Edgar Wallace.