The Sign of the Four

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)

Original en 42978 words First published 1890 United Kingdom

The second Sherlock Holmes novel, from 1890. It opens with Holmes's cocaine and Watson's disapproval, before a lost treasure, a one-legged man, a wooden-legged convict's escape across the Thames, and the ill-fated Agra treasure of 1857. A young woman receives a pearl every year on the same date; her father vanished a decade ago. Peril, pursuit and the famous Baker Street Irregulars — and the love story that gets Watson out of Baker Street.

Text sourced from Project Gutenberg (public domain in the United States); the Project Gutenberg trademark and license text have been removed on import. Public-domain status determined by the author's death year + 50 years rule.

The Sign of the Four

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