Book Cover of The Sign of the Four

The Sign of the Four

by Arthur Conan Doyle

A secret shared by four convicts and two prison guards, a daughter in search of her missing father, a strange gift of a single pearl received every year, a fabulous treasure buried in the ancient Agra Fort in India, an eccentric detective being consulted to solve a deadly puzzle. All these events are set against the turbulent backdrop of the Great Indian Mutiny of 1857 in the second Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of the Four. The Sign of the Four has been adapted extensively on stage, screen, TV and radio. In fact, more than eighteen different film versions have been made since 1913-2013, marking a century of perennial interest in the maverick sleuth and his faithful assistant!

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1890

Authors

Arthur Conan Doyle image

Arthur Conan Doyle

United Kingdom

Arthur Conan Doyle was a British author and physician, born on May 22, 1859, in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. He is widely known for his fictional detective stories featuring the iconic character of Sher...

Books by Arthur Conan Doyle

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

32 Caliber Cover image

32 Caliber by Donald McGibney

32 Caliber is a 1920 detective novel by Donald McGibney. The novel is set in New York City and tells the story of a lawyer named John C. Blake who is...

Kidnapping of President Lincoln, and Other War Detective Stories Cover image

Kidnapping of President Lincoln, and Other War Detective Stories by Joel Chandler Harris

This collection of short stories features Joel Chandler Harris's detective stories set during the American Civil War. The stories follow various detec...

Vampiro Cover image

Vampiro by John William Polidori

El Vampiro, escrito por John William Polidori, es una novela gótica que cuenta la historia de Lord Ruthven, un vampiro encantador y misterioso, y Aubr...

The Middle of Things Cover image

The Middle of Things by J. S. Fletcher

Crome Yellow is the first novel by British author Aldous Huxley, published by Chatto & Windus in 1921, followed by a U.S. edition by George H. Doran C...

Phoebe Daring Cover image

Phoebe Daring by L. Frank Baum

When a mysterious stranger is accused of a crime he didn't commit, it's up to Phoebe Daring, the bravest girl in town, to clear his name. Phoebe Dari...

First Violin Cover image

First Violin by Jessie Fothergill

May Wedderburn leads a quiet life in the seemingly dull town of Skernford. However, beneath the surface, secrets and tension simmer, particularly surr...

Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 12 September 1896 Cover image

Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 12 September 1896 by Various

The Black Cat was a monthly literary magazine that published original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many of the magazine's...

Faulkner's Folly Cover image

Faulkner's Folly by Carolyn Wells

In Faulkner's Folly, wealthy artist Eric Stannard is found dead in his studio, an etching needle protruding from his chest. The lights had gone out mo...

Mademoiselle Ixe Cover image

Mademoiselle Ixe by Mary Elizabeth Hawker

Mademoiselle Ixe is a captivating and thought-provoking novel that explores the complexities of human relationships and societal norms. Set in an aris...

alte Haus Cover image

alte Haus by Friedrich Gerstäcker

The old house next door has always been shrouded in mystery and strange stories. The servants in the Hechner house are convinced that it is haunted, a...

Reviews for The Sign of the Four

No reviews posted or approved, yet...