The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
99.99 €
In stock
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
99.99 €
An interactive, annotated edition of stories about the most famous detective of all time. This book is a true treasure for lovers of detective fiction, Victorian England, and detailed history!
Five of Arthur Conan Doyle's stories about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are accompanied by detailed historical and everyday commentary. The reader will be immersed in London life at the end of the 19th century: the annotations cover the history and geography of Britain, medical advances and educational traditions, fashion and transportation at the turn of the century, and the fascinating history of forensic science: famous criminals and celebrated detectives, fingerprints and shoe prints, makeup and disguises, poisons and weapons.
This book presents late Victorian England through contemporary illustrations by Oleg Parkhaev and classics by Sidney Paget, as well as original drawings and photographs, maps, caricatures, advertising posters, and newspaper clippings.
A wealth of additional materials, three-dimensional structures, flaps, and interactive illustrations.
And also:
- A magnifying glass – a detective's faithful friend (a flat magnifying glass in a pocket on the endpaper)
- Interactive floor plan of a Baker Street apartment
- Guide map – Sherlock Holmes's London
- The subtleties of the deductive method
- The latest advances in forensic science
- A three-dimensional cab
- The history of the London police
- Personal files of the main characters
- Holmes's archive
- Dossiers of daring criminals and talented detectives
For children aged 9-12.
Five of Arthur Conan Doyle's stories about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are accompanied by detailed historical and everyday commentary. The reader will be immersed in London life at the end of the 19th century: the annotations cover the history and geography of Britain, medical advances and educational traditions, fashion and transportation at the turn of the century, and the fascinating history of forensic science: famous criminals and celebrated detectives, fingerprints and shoe prints, makeup and disguises, poisons and weapons.
This book presents late Victorian England through contemporary illustrations by Oleg Parkhaev and classics by Sidney Paget, as well as original drawings and photographs, maps, caricatures, advertising posters, and newspaper clippings.
A wealth of additional materials, three-dimensional structures, flaps, and interactive illustrations.
And also:
- A magnifying glass – a detective's faithful friend (a flat magnifying glass in a pocket on the endpaper)
- Interactive floor plan of a Baker Street apartment
- Guide map – Sherlock Holmes's London
- The subtleties of the deductive method
- The latest advances in forensic science
- A three-dimensional cab
- The history of the London police
- Personal files of the main characters
- Holmes's archive
- Dossiers of daring criminals and talented detectives
For children aged 9-12.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Book + era