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.
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Arthur Conan Doyle was a prolific writer born in Scotland who started out as a medical doctor. While at the University of Edinburgh, he augmented his income by writing stories. His first Sherlock Holmes tale was published in 1887, introducing one of literature's best-loved detectives. Doyle has also written many works of history and science fiction, plus plays and poetry.
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CONTENTS Chapter I. The Hegira of the Wests from Edinburgh II. Of the Strange Manner in which a Tenant came to Cloomber III. Of our Further Acquaintance with Major-General J. B. Heatherstone IV. Of a Young Man with a Grey Head V. How four of us came to be under the Shadow of Cloomber VI. How I came to be Enlisted as One of the Garrison of Cloomber VII. Of Corporal Rufus Smith and his Coming to Cloomber VIII. Statement of Israel Stakes IX. Narrative of John Easterling, F.R.C.P. Edin X. Of the Letter which came from the Hall XI. Of the Casting Away of the Bark "Belinda" XII. Of the Three Foreign Men upon the Coast XIII. In which I see that which has been seen by few XIV. Of the Visitor who ran down the road in the Night-time XV. The Day-book of John Berthier Heatherstone XVI. At the Hole of Cree Addendum
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- EditoreDover Pubns
- Data di pubblicazione2010
- ISBN 10 0486473570
- ISBN 13 9780486473574
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine146
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