The Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four (Sherlock Complete Set 2)
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The Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four (Sherlock Complete Set 2) by Arthur Conan Doyle
'Down the Strand the lamps were but misty splotches of diffused light which threw a feeble circular glimmer upon the slimy pavement'. Whilst the seamy streets of London drown in a sea of smog, Sherlock Holmes sinks into a cocaine-induced melancholy, until Miss Mary Morstan presents him with a most intriguing case. A terrible death, an unknown benefactor, stolen treasure, and a secret pact between criminals stretching back to a mutiny-torn India, lead Holmes into an epic pursuit of the truth...
He is unique in simultaneously bringing down the curtain on an era and raising one on another, ushering in a genre of writing that.. has never been surpassed. His own life, as footballer... eye surgeon, champion of injustice and investigator into the paranormal, is the stuff of legend. Personally, I would walk a mile in tight boots to read his letters to the milkman * Stephen Fry, The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection *
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh on May 22, 1859, one of seven children who survived to adulthood. Rejecting his family's strict Catholicism and, cut off from their patronage, he decided to set up his own practice in Southsea in 1882.
After the death of his first wife, Louise Hawkins, he went on to marry Jean Leckie in 1907 and they had two sons and a daughter. He died in 1930.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780755334490 |
| ISBN 10 | 0755334493 |
| Title | The Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four (Sherlock Complete Set 2) |
| Author | Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Series | Sherlock Complete Set |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2006-12-18 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |