Bibliograph

The sign of the four, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Type

Label

The sign of the four, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The sign of the four

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Series statement

Radio collection BBC

Summary

The Sign of the Four is the second Sherlock Holmes novel. Its complex plot involves service in the East India Company, India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts and two corrupt prison guards. It presents Sherlock Holmes' 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

Target audience

adult

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Sherlock Holmes : The sign of the four

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