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: Arthur Conan Doyle
ISBN: 9781528720878

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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

English

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 (Edinburgh, 1859 - Crowborough, United Kingdom, 1930) considered the master of detective literature was a writer and doctor born in Scotland, mainly known for having created the very famous character Sherlock Holmes, the most well-known detective of all times, cyclically adapted for TV and cinema

He studied at the universities of Stonyhurst and Edinburgh, where he graduated in medicine. Between 1882 and 1890, he worked as a doctor in Southsea, England.

To supplement his meager income, he wrote a mystery novel titled A Study in Scarlet, which became the first of sixty-eight stories featuring one of the most famous detectives in literature: Sherlock Holmes.

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