Nouveaux mystères et aventures
Arthur Conan Doyle
Jan 2004 · LA CASE Books
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Ce recueil de cinq nouvelles (Notre Dame de la Mort, Les Os, Le Mystère de la vallée de Sasassa, Notre cagnotte du derby, Le Récit de l'Américain) illustre à lui seul, s'il en est besoin, la finesse et le brio de Conan Doyle. Des scènes quotidiennes, des romans de village ou des récits de chercheurs d'or prennent avec ce brillant conteur des allures de mystères. Miss Montague et ses galants n'ont rien à envier aux trésors de Jack le Chançard.
Le brave " Les Os " peut côtoyer sans crainte les Alabama Joe et autres fins tireurs. Et Notre Dame de la Mort saura imposer le respect à tous. Ses études de médecine et les années passées dans l'armée ne destinaient pas Conan Doyle à l'écriture de romans policiers. Pourtant, c'est dans ce genre littéraire que le père de Sherlock Holmes excelle, à tel point que ce personnage échappe rapidement à son créateur.
Doyle tentera bien de le " tuer ", mais le mécontentement de ses lecteurs le contraindra à le ressusciter. Doyle écrivit parallèlement de nombreuses nouvelles, qui nous plongent dans la même atmosphère mystérieuse mais, cette fois, sans Sherlock pour nous éclairer...
Ce recueil de cinq nouvelles (Notre Dame de la Mort, Les Os, Le Mystère de la vallée de Sasassa, Notre cagnotte du derby, Le Récit de l'Américain) illustre à lui seul, s'il en est besoin, la finesse et le brio de Conan Doyle. Des scènes quotidiennes, des romans de village ou des récits de cherche...
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The most famous fictional detective in the world is Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. However, Doyle was, at best, ambivalent about his immensely successful literary creation and, at worst, resentful that his more "serious" fiction was relatively ignored. Born in Edinburgh, Doyle studied medicine from 1876 to 1881 and received his M.D. in 1885. He worked as a military physician in South Africa during the Boer War and was knighted in 1902 for his exceptional service. Doyle was drawn to writing at an early age. Although he attempted to enter private practice in Southsea, Portsmouth, in 1882, he soon turned to writing in his spare time; it eventually became his profession. As a Liberal Unionist, Doyle ran, unsuccessfully, for Parliament in 1903. During his later years, Doyle became an avowed spiritualist. Doyle sold his first story, "The Mystery of the Sasassa Valley," to Chambers' Journal in 1879. When Doyle published the novel, A Study in Scarlet in 1887, Sherlock Holmes was introduced to an avid public. Doyle is reputed to have used one of his medical professors, Dr. Joseph Bell, as a model for Holmes's character. Eventually, Doyle wrote three additional Holmes novels and five collections of Holmes short stories. A brilliant, though somewhat eccentric, detective, Holmes employs scientific methods of observation and deduction to solve the mysteries that he investigates. Although an "amateur" private detective, he is frequently called upon by Scotland Yard for assistance. Holmes's assistant, the faithful Dr. Watson, provides a striking contrast to Holmes's brilliant intellect and, in Doyle's day at least, serves as a character with whom the reader can readily identify. Having tired of Holmes's popularity, Doyle even tried to kill the great detective in "The Final Problem" but was forced by an outraged public to resurrect him in 1903. Although Holmes remained Doyle's most popular literary creation, Doyle wrote prolifically in other genres, including historical adventure, science fiction, and supernatural fiction. Despite Doyle's sometimes careless writing, he was a superb storyteller. His great skill as a popular author lay in his technique of involving readers in his highly entertaining adventures.
The most famous fictional detective in the world is Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. However, Doyle was, at best, ambivalent about his immensely successful literary creation and, at worst, resentful that his more "serious" fiction was relatively ignored. Born in Edinburgh, Doyle studied medi...
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