Podpis čtyř je po Studii v šarlatovém druhou novelou, kde se objevují postavy Sherlocka Holmese a doktora Watsona. Tajemný a spletitý případ je tentokráte okořeněn hledáním pokladu indického rádži a vychytralým a zákeřným protivníkem. Navíc zde doktor Watson potkává svou budoucí ženu.
Bert Coules Knihy






The Play of Flowers for Algernon
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The Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. This play is a dramatization of Daniel Keyes's story about a retarded adult who desperately wants to be able to read and write.
Čtvrtý román Sira Arthura Conana Doyla je zajímavý už svou dvojdílnou výstavbou. Holmes v polovině příběhu není hrdinou v přímé akci, významnější role připadá spíše doktoru Watsonovi jako kronikáři, který věrně zaznamenává vyprávění o pohnutých osudech tajného Pinkertonova agenta, jenž se s nasazením všech sil potýká s nepřáteli v drsném prostředí hornického městečka, ovládaného zločinným spolčením. 24-017-86
Clive Merrison stars as Holmes with Michael Williams as Watson in these adventures, volume 3 of the second collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC canon of Conan Doyle's short stories and novels featuring the world-famous sleuth.The stories included are: 'The Greek Interpreter' / 'The Naval Treaty' / 'The Second Stain' / 'The Final Problem'. 'The Second Stain' is the 13th story in 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes' and was included in this volume because of tape duration restraints.Gripping, suspenseful and hugely entertaining, these acclaimed dramatisations bring the world of Holmes and Watson to life, and are guaranteed to appeal to any fan of the great detective.
In this second Installment in the continuation of the classic collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, England's top-notch sleuth is on the go again, with four more lavish mysteries demanding the master's brilliant powers of deduction. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's timeless stories come alive in this exciting dramatization originally conceived for BBC broadcast and produced by the world's foremost creators of radio entertainment. Featuring a full cast with stirring music and sound effects, listeners fully enter In on the chase with the Inimitable Sherlock Holmes and his loyal friend, Watson.The Return of Sherlock HolmesVolume 2A duke's young son, heir to a vast fortune, suddenly disappears from boarding school, and when Holmes and Watson take on the case to find him, they instead find themselves with a murder on their hands in The Priory School In Black Peter, a retired sea captain with few friends and many enemies is discovered dead in his cabin, with few clues as to the culprit. Holmes meets his match when he crosses paths with Charles Augustus Milverton, notorious for his dastardly blackmail of society women with a past. And in The Six Napoleons, a bizarre act of vandalism piques Holmes's interest. Does someone bear a grudge towards the Emperor, and if so, why?
Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in the fifth collection of stories from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.'The Lion's Mane': Holmes has retired to the Sussex countryside to tend bees. But old habits linger, especially when there is a case of murder waiting to be solved.'The Veiled Lodger': Mrs Merrilow has the perfect lodger - a gentle woman who keeps to herself and has paid the rent regularly for seven years. But why won't she show her face?'Shoscombe Old Place': The connection between a dog and its bone has never been more important than in this case which leads Holmes and Watson to a gruesome discovery in an old crypt.'The Retired Colourman': One of the last cases recorded, the detective is in a ruminative mood as he tackles one of the most controversial cases in the canon.The Lion's Mane --The Veiled Lodger --Shoscombe Old Place --The Retired Colourman.
Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in the first collection of stories from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon. 'The Five Orange Pips' Five orange pips herald the untimely death of two men, so when they come addressed to John Openshaw, he seeks help from Holmes. But could the detective be too late? 'The Man with the Twisted Lip' Watson rescues a patient from a disreputable opium den in London. Whom should he meet there but Holmes - in disguise and on the trail of an unusually well-off beggar. 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle' When the Countess of Morcar's missing blue carbuncle is found in a Christmas goose, Holmes must retrace the unfortunate goose's steps to find the thief. 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band' A midnight vigil at a ruined ancestral estate presents Holmes and Watson with a case of atrocious villainy in one of Conan Doyle's favourite stories.
Clive Merrison stars as Holmes with Michael Williams as Watson in these adventures, part of the fully dramatised BBC canon of Conan Doyle's short stories and novels featuring the world-famous sleuth. The Illustrious Client -- The Blanched Soldier -- The Mazarin Stone -- The Three Gables.
Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in the third collection of stories from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.'The Empty House': Three years after Holmes met his death at the Reichenbach Falls, Watson is doubly grief-stricken when his wife succumbs to illness. Then a chance encounter with a bookseller suddenly leads him to familiar surroundings.'The Norwood Builder': An obvious motive and copious clues finger Holmes' client as a murderer. Holmes himself has doubts but finds there are many places for a criminal to hide.'The Dancing Man': An inspired piece of code-breaking launches an investigation into what first appears to be childish scribblings and ends up bringing tragedy to a Norfolk family.'The Solitary Cyclist': A music teacher is being followed whenever she leaves the house. A shy admirer or someone who wishes her ill? A hedgerow seems the best place for Holmes to find out.
Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in the first collection of stories from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.'The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb': No murder, but blood - dripping from an engineer's thumb. Watson's patient is involved in a bizarre incident that leaves even Holmes baffled.'The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor': Lord St. Simon's wedding day ends in disaster when his American bride disappears and her clothes are found in a lake. Holmes knows the apparent murder is nothing more than a cover for the truth.'The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet': 'Holmes, here is a madman coming along.' But the terrified banker Watson sees isn't mad, but the victim in a tortuous affair involving a costly coronet, a lover and a wronged son.'The Adventure of the Copper Beeches': A seemingly good-humoured employer offers Violet Hunter a well-paid governess position but she soon finds the house contains frightening secrets that only Holmes can uncover.
The Sussex Vampire -- The Three Garrdebs -- The problem of Thor Bridge -- The Creeping Man.
Clive Merrison stars as Holmes with Michael Williams as Watson in these adventures, volume 2 of the second collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC canon of Conan Doyle's short stories and novels featuring the world-famous sleuth.The stories included are: 'The Musgrave Ritual' / 'The Reigate Squires' / 'The Crooked Man' / 'The Resident Patient'.Gripping, suspenseful and hugely entertaining, these acclaimed dramatisations bring the world of Holmes and Watson to life, and are guaranteed to appeal to any fan of the great detective.