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Malvina G. Vogel Ordre des livres (chronologique)
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'They all agreed that it was a huge creature, luminous, ghastly and spectral.' Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine, Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles follows the infamous Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson as they investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, whose dead body is found on the misty and desolate Devon moors. The locals blame his death on the legend of the fearsome phantom hound that they claim has haunted the Baskerville family for generations. When the heir to the Baskerville fortune, Sir Henry, also comes under threat Holmes' detective skills are put to the test as he battles to discover the truth behind the legend and to solve one of the most macabre mysteries of his career.
Jeune Anglais assoiffe d'aventures, Robinson décide de s'embarquer à bord d'un navire. Il apprend la dure vie de marin et affronte de nombreux dangers. Après quelque temps passé au Brésil, il repart pour la Guinée, où il n'arrivera jamais... Unique survivant d'un naufrage, il échoue sur une île déserte. Il s'invente alors une vie solitaire, jusqu'au jour où débarque un jeune indigène, Vendredi...
