The Sign of the Four or The Problem of the Sholtos

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847498717
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	10/19/2021
Series:	Alma Junior Classics
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.01(h) x 0.43(d)
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

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.

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

Table of Contents

I The Science of Deduction

II The Statement of the Case

III In Quest of a Solution

IV The Story of the Bald-headed Man

V The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge

VI Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration

VII The Episode of the Barrel

VIII The Baker Street Irregulars

IX A Break in the Chain

X The End of the Islander

XI The Great Agra Treasure

XII The Strange Story of Jonathan Small