| The Mystery of Cloomber Contributor(s): Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan (Author), Ashley, Mike (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0486473570 ISBN-13: 9780486473574 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: In this gripping tale of mystery and the supernatural set on the remote Scottish coast, the master of detective fiction and creator of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries reveals his deep fascination with spiritualism and the paranormal. What dark deed from the past is responsible for the lifelong curse on Major Heatherstone of Cloomber Hall? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Traditional - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009029290 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.48" W x 8.48" (0.39 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What dark deed from the past haunts Major Heatherstone? Why does he live like a hermit at Cloomber Hall, forbidding his children to venture beyond the estate grounds? Why is he plagued by the sound of a tolling bell, and why does his paranoia rise to frantic levels each year on the fifth of October? With the sudden appearance of three shipwrecked Buddhist monks, the answers to these questions follow close behind. Arthur Conan Doyle's Gothic thriller unfolds in his native Scotland, in a remote coastal village surrounded by dreary moors. The creator of Sherlock Holmes combines his skill at weaving tales of mystery with his deep fascination with spiritualism and the paranormal. First published in 1889, the novel offers a cautionary view of British colonialism in the form of a captivating story of murder and revenge. |