The Sign of the Four
184 páginas. Rústica con solapas. 15 x 21,6 cm. Drakul.
Synopsis
Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson unravel a mystery of hidden treasure and murder. Miss Mary Morstan arrives at 221B Baker Street to request help with the mystery of her missing father, her anonymous gifts of pearls and a letter requesting her to meet an unknown person that evening. Mary and Watson are immediately attracted to each other, but Watson realizes that since she is a client, he should not act on his feelings until the case is resolved.
Biography of the author
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (1859 –1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.
Doyle was a prolific writer; other than Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the Mary Celeste.
He was given the rank of Knight Bachelor by King Edward VII in the 1902 Coronation Honours.
A Study in ScarletThis novel marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet".
The Hound of the BaskervillesBased on a local legend of a spectral hound that haunted Dartmoor in Devonshire, England, the story is set in the moors at Baskerville Hall and the nearby Grimpen Mire, and the action takes place mostly at night, when the terrifying hound howls for blood. This is the third novel of the iconic detective character Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective.
The Valley of FearThis story introduces the character of Professor James Moriarty, the elite criminal mastermind, for the first time in the series. This is the fourth and last novel of the iconic detective character Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective.
