The Sign of Four (Illustrated)
This Top Five Classics edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's second Sherlock Holmes mystery, THE SIGN OF FOUR, includes:

• The original, unabridged text of the novel, proofread and formatted for ereaders
• 18 illustrations by F.H. Townsend, Arthur Twidle, and others
• A helpful introduction, author bio, and bibliography

In 1890 Arthur Conan Doyle followed up the 1887 debut of Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet with THE SIGN OF FOUR. Revealing the darker side of Holmes's personal habits, the story introduces us to Watson's future wife, the lovely young Mary Morstan, and plunges the now-famous detective and his companion into a case involving stolen treasure, an eerie locked-room murder, a one-legged man, the Afghan War, and a thrilling midnight chase down the Thames. An overlooked gem, THE SIGN OF FOUR may be the finest of Conan Doyle's book-length Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
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The Sign of Four (Illustrated)
This Top Five Classics edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's second Sherlock Holmes mystery, THE SIGN OF FOUR, includes:

• The original, unabridged text of the novel, proofread and formatted for ereaders
• 18 illustrations by F.H. Townsend, Arthur Twidle, and others
• A helpful introduction, author bio, and bibliography

In 1890 Arthur Conan Doyle followed up the 1887 debut of Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet with THE SIGN OF FOUR. Revealing the darker side of Holmes's personal habits, the story introduces us to Watson's future wife, the lovely young Mary Morstan, and plunges the now-famous detective and his companion into a case involving stolen treasure, an eerie locked-room murder, a one-legged man, the Afghan War, and a thrilling midnight chase down the Thames. An overlooked gem, THE SIGN OF FOUR may be the finest of Conan Doyle's book-length Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
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The Sign of Four (Illustrated)

The Sign of Four (Illustrated)

by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sign of Four (Illustrated)

The Sign of Four (Illustrated)

by Arthur Conan Doyle

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This Top Five Classics edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's second Sherlock Holmes mystery, THE SIGN OF FOUR, includes:

• The original, unabridged text of the novel, proofread and formatted for ereaders
• 18 illustrations by F.H. Townsend, Arthur Twidle, and others
• A helpful introduction, author bio, and bibliography

In 1890 Arthur Conan Doyle followed up the 1887 debut of Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet with THE SIGN OF FOUR. Revealing the darker side of Holmes's personal habits, the story introduces us to Watson's future wife, the lovely young Mary Morstan, and plunges the now-famous detective and his companion into a case involving stolen treasure, an eerie locked-room murder, a one-legged man, the Afghan War, and a thrilling midnight chase down the Thames. An overlooked gem, THE SIGN OF FOUR may be the finest of Conan Doyle's book-length Sherlock Holmes mysteries.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940149836017
Publisher: Top Five Books
Publication date: 06/18/2014
Series: Top Five Classics , #21
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

About The Author

A prolific author of books, short stories, poetry, and more, the Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is best known for the creation of one of literature’s most vivid and enduring characters: Sherlock Holmes. Through detailed observation, vast knowledge, and brilliant deduction, Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, step into the swirling fog of Victorian London to rescue the innocent, confound the guilty, and solve the most perplexing puzzles known to literature.

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885
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