Download or read book The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-10-20 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.
Download or read book That Little Square Box written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Hammond is on his way to America when he hears two passengers discussing a suspicious plan that was going to be executed at 10 o'clock in the evening. The two unknown passengers got aboard in the very last minute. Their baggage was not searched. And their plan consisted of some mysterious box. What do you think happened in the evening? Did Mr. Hammond try to warn the rest of the crew or he escaped with a life boat? Can all be a big misunderstanding or the American steamer will be blown up? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Scotland and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. After his studies, he worked as a ship’s surgeon on various boats. During the Second Boer War, he was an army doctor in South Africa. When he came back to the United Kingdom, he opened his own practice and started writing crime books. He is best known for his thrilling stories about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He published four novels and more than 50 short-stories starring the detective and Dr Watson, and they play an important role in the history of crime fiction. Other than the Sherlock Holmes series, Doyle wrote around thirty more books, in genres such as science-fiction, fantasy, historical novels, but also poetry, plays, and non-fiction.
Download or read book Dangerous Work written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-10-18 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This e-book features the complete text found in the print edition of Dangerous Work, without the illustrations or the facsimile reproductions of Conan Doyle's notebook pages. In 1880 a young medical student named Arthur Conan Doyle embarked upon the “first real outstanding adventure” of his life, taking a berth as ship’s surgeon on an Arctic whaler, the Hope. The voyage took him to unknown regions, showered him with dramatic and unexpected experiences, and plunged him into dangerous work on the ice floes of the Arctic seas. He tested himself, overcame the hardships, and, as he wrote later, “came of age at 80 degrees north latitude.” Conan Doyle’s time in the Arctic provided powerful fuel for his growing ambitions as a writer. With a ghost story set in the Arctic wastes that he wrote shortly after his return, he established himself as a promising young writer. A subsequent magazine article laying out possible routes to the North Pole won him the respect of Arctic explorers. And he would call upon his shipboard experiences many times in the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, who was introduced in 1887’s A Study in Scarlet. Out of sight for more than a century was a diary that Conan Doyle kept while aboard the whaler. Dangerous Work: Diary of an Arctic Adventure makes this account available for the first time. With humor and grace, Conan Doyle provides a vivid account of a long-vanished way of life at sea. His careful detailing of the experience of arctic whaling is equal parts fascinating and alarming, revealing the dark workings of the later days of the British whaling industry. In addition to the transcript of the diary, the e-book contains two nonfiction pieces by Doyle about his experiences; and two of his tales inspired by the journey. To the end of his life, Conan Doyle would look back on this experience with awe: “You stand on the very brink of the unknown,” he declared, “and every duck that you shoot bears pebbles in its gizzard which come from a land which the maps know not. It was a strange and fascinating chapter of my life.” Only now can the legion of Conan Doyle fans read and enjoy that chapter.
Download or read book The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 1892 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Captain of the Polestar written by Артур Конан Дойл and published by Litres. This book was released on 2022-01-29 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Captain of the Pole-Star is a collection of strange mystery tales that are independent of each other, sometimes involving ship voyages, shipwrecks, amnesia, lost love, grand thefts, comedy, and fairy tales.
Download or read book The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales by Arthur Conan Doyle
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Download or read book The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales written by Doyle A.C. and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. “The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales” is a volume collecting ten amazing short stories, such as “Dedication,” “The Captain of the Polestar,” and “A Literary Mosaic.”
Download or read book The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-13 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales by Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book The Captain of the Polestar written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-07 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Conan Doyle could tell a compelling story from beginning to end with a depth one rarely sees in contemporary short stories. This edition brings to you The Captain of the Polestar (and other stories). The great and diverse imagination of the legendary writer is quite evident in these stories.These beautiful gems from the past will keep you captivated... A great addition to your library...
Download or read book The Captain of the Polestar written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by 1st World Publishing. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - September 11th. - Lat. 81 degrees 40' N.; long. 2 degrees E. Still lying-to amid enormous ice fields. The one which stretches away to the north of us, and to which our ice-anchor is attached, cannot be smaller than an English county. To the right and left unbroken sheets extend to the horizon. This morning the mate reported that there were signs of pack ice to the southward. Should this form of sufficient thickness to bar our return, we shall be in a position of danger, as the food, I hear, is already running somewhat short. It is late in the season, and the nights are beginning to reappear. This morning I saw a star twinkling just over the fore-yard, the first since the beginning of May. There is considerable discontent among the crew, many of whom are anxious to get back home to be in time for the herring season, when labour always commands a high price upon the Scotch coast. As yet their displea-sure is only signified by sullen countenances and black looks, but I heard from the second mate this afternoon that they contemplated sending a deputation to the Captain to explain their grievance. I much doubt how he will receive it, as he is a man of fierce temper, and very sensitive about anything approaching to an infringement of his rights. I shall venture after dinner to say a few words to him upon the subject. I have always found that he will tolerate from me what he would resent from any other member of the crew. Amsterdam Island, at the north-west corner of Spitzbe-rgen, is visible upon our starboard quarter-a rugged line of volcanic rocks, intersected by white seams, which represent glaciers. It is curious to think that at the present moment there is probably no human being nearer to us than the Danish settlements in the south of Greenland - a good nine hundred miles as the crow flies. A captain takes a great responsibility upon him-self when he risks his vessel under such circumstances. No whaler has ever remained in these latitudes till so advanced a period of the year.
Download or read book The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales" by Arthur Conan Doyle. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
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Download or read book The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Delphi Classics Illustrated written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales.’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Doyle includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales.’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Doyle’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
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Download or read book Popular Mystery Fiction by Arthur Conan Doyle The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales The Sign of the Four Superhit Stories of Arthur Conan Doyle written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2022-08-13 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Combo Collection (Set of 3 Books) includes All-time Bestseller Books. This anthology contains : The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales The Sign of the Four Superhit Stories of Arthur Conan Doyle
Download or read book Under a Pole Star written by Stef Penney and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes you have to travel to the farthest edge of the world in order to find your true place in it... A panoramic historical epic and an unforgettable love story from the author of The Tenderness of Wolves, for fans of Kristin Hannah, Sarah Perry, and Barbara Kingsolver A whaler's daughter, Flora Mackie first crossed the Arctic Circle at the age of twelve. Years later, in 1892, determination and chance lead her back to northern Greenland as a scientist at the head of a British expedition, defying the expectations of those who believe a woman has no place in that harsh world. Geologist Jakob de Beyn was raised in Manhattan. Yearning for wider horizons, he joins a rival expedition. Jakob and Flora's paths cross. It is a fateful meeting, where passion and ambition collide and an irresistible attraction is born. The violent extremes of the north obsess them both: perpetual night and endless day; frozen seas and coastal meadows, and the strange, maddening pull it exerts on the people trying to make their mark on its vast expanses - a pursuit of glory whose outcome will reverberate for years to come.
