The Sign of the Four or The Problem of the Sholtos - Annotated Edition

Deeply bored by the lack of mental stimulus and the dull routine of existence, Sherlock Holmes is about to resort to his daily dose of cocaine when an elegantly dressed young woman called Mary Morstan enters his room and presents her case to him and Watson. Following the mysterious disappearance of her father ten years ago, and after answering, four years later, a newspaper advert enquiring for her, she has begun to receive each year, on the same date, a precious pearl in the post from an unknown benefactor. Now, with the last pearl, she has also received a message, telling her she is "a wronged woman" and asking for a meeting that very night outside the Lyceum Theatre. Will the great detective accompany her and help her unravel the mystery?

First published in 1880, The Sign of the Four - the second Sherlock Holmes novel after A Study in Scarlet, published three years earlier - will sweep the readers away into a story of murders, betrayals, double-crossings and stolen treasures, and is an enduring testament to the storytelling genius of Arthur Conan Doyle.

About the author

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is the celebrated author of many adventure
novels, including The Lost World and The Poison Belt, and the creator of the
hugely popular detective stories of Sherlock Holmes.

Summary

First published in 1880, The Sign of the Four – the second Sherlock Holmes novel after A Study in Scarlet, published three years earlier – will sweep the readers away into a story of murders, betrayals, double-crossings and stolen treasures, and is an enduring testament to the storytelling genius of Arthur Conan Doyle.

Foreword

First published in 1880, The Sign of Four - the second Sherlock Holmes novel after A Study in Scarlet, published three years earlier - will sweep the readers away into a story of murders, betrayals, double-crossings and stolen treasures, and is an enduring testament to the storytelling genius of Arthur Conan Doyle. This new edition contains notes and extra material for students.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Conan Doyle, Conan Doyle Arthur, Arthur Conan Doyle
• Publisher: Alma Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781847498717
• ISBN: 978-1-84749-871-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Alma Classics; Alma Junior Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, Short Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), Short stories (Children's / Teenage), detective novel; Victorian; mystery; crime