by Arthur Conan Doyle · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141395487
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«The Sign of Four» is the mystery novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (160 pages, in English).
In fog-bound London, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson accompany a young woman who has for years received pearls from an anonymous benefactor and a letter summoning her to meet him, asking her to bring two companions. As she seeks justice, a lame ruffian and his ruthless associate lurk in the shadows.
It is the second novel in the Sherlock Holmes saga. The work was originally published in 1890; this 2014 edition is part of the Penguin English Library collection.
Aimed at readers of mystery classics and those who want to read Sherlock Holmes in the original English.
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He is best known for his four novels and fifty-six short stories about the fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson, which are milestones in crime fiction, and for his first work featuring Professor Challenger, The Lost World (1912), which gave its name to a subgenre of speculative fiction. He was a prolific writer who produced over 200 stories and articles, four volumes of poetry, and a number of works for the stage. He was knighted by King Edward VII in the 1902 Coronation Honours.
