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Written in 1898, Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tale of high adventure portrays an alarmist era of imperial sovereignty, invasive foreign policy, and religious extremism, positing the naivety of a group of Anglo-American holiday-makers against the unbending convictions of Middle Eastern banditti. Among others, a young American ingenue, her matronly aunt, a fusty old bachelor, a loving Irish couple, and an opinionated French graduate gather aboard the Korosko.

"Das getupfte Band" (Original: "The Adventure of the Speckled Band") ist eine Sherlock-Holmes-Kurzgeschichte von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, die erstmals im Februar 1892 im Strand Magazine erschien und von Sidney Paget illustriert wurde. Die Geschichte wurde im Oktober 1892 mit elf anderen Geschichten in den Sammelband The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (dt. Die Abenteuer des Sherlock Holmes) aufgenommen und im August 1905 erneut unter dem Titel The Spotted Band in der New York World veröffentlicht.

A young, hard-up aristocrat decides to visit his wealthy relative in the hope of obtaining a loan. When he arrives at Greylands Court, he is warmly greeted by his cousin, but his hostess is strangely hostile. However, her husband urges the young man to pay no attention to her, and invites him to tour his menagerie. There he sees the star of his cousin's collection: a sleek, black Brazilian puma.

This is a story from the Four Short Stories collection. In these stories, Conan Doyle draws the listener in to experience drama, suspense and, ultimately, the shock of surprise. Here is a unique combination of a famous analytical intellect telling spine-tingling tales against a background of turn-of-the-century England. Nothing is quite as it seems. What is the secret of "Lot No. 249"? What lies in wait for an aviator in the stratosphere? And what lies inside "The Sealed Room"?

This is a story from the Four Short Stories collection. In these stories, Conan Doyle draws the listener in to experience drama, suspense and, ultimately, the shock of surprise. Here is a unique combination of a famous analytical intellect telling spine-tingling tales against a background of turn-of-the-century England. Nothing is quite as it seems. What is the secret of "Lot No. 249"? What lies in wait for an aviator in the stratosphere? And what lies inside "The Sealed Room"?

Sherlock Holmes ist ein genialer Berater der arrogant und selbstgerecht die kompliziertesten Fälle löst. Autoritär und zeitgenössisch gelesen von Peter Weis. Das erstaunlichste Abenteuer des Meisterdetektivs Sherlock Holmes hat eigentlich nicht Conan Doyle erfunden: es besteht vielmehr darin, daß diese Phantasiegestalt zu eigenem Leben erwacht ist und eine Existenz erlangt hat, an die Ungezählte felsenfest glaubten und glauben.

Joyce-Armstrong is a pilot, whose allies dies while they are trying to break the current height record of 30,00 feet. The man is curious over the mysterious deaths and thinks that his friends have been caught in what he calls "air-jungles". Hay Connor and Myrtle are its two most recent casualties. Connor dies immediately after landing, while Myrtle is found beheaded. Joyce-Armstrong then decides to conduct his own investigation and takes his plane to a height of 40,000 feet.