The Sign of The Four [With ATOC]

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 stories starring the fictional detective.
The story is set in 1887. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in East India Company, India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) and two corrupt prison guards. It presents the detective's drug habit and humanizes him in a way that had not been done in A Study in Scarlet. It also introduces Doctor Watson's future wife, Mary Morstan.



CONTENTS


The Science of Deduction

The Statement of the Case

In Quest of a Solution

The Story of the Bald-Headed Man

The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge

Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration

The Episode of the Barrel

The Baker Street Irregulars

A Break in the Chain

The End of the Islander

The Great Agra Treasure

The Strange Story of Jonathan Small

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013445369
Publisher:	Ladislav Deczi
Publication date:	11/14/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	236
File size:	453 KB

About the Author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, historical novels and humours ('Exploits of Brigadier E.Gerard').

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