The Sign of the Four

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher:

Faithlife

, 2015

Overview

Following A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four was published in the February 1890 edition of Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine. As with the first novel, A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four was not particularly successful upon its release. In this story set in 1888, Holmes and Watson must unravel a complex plot involving the East India Company, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, a secret pact among four convicts, and two corrupt prison guards. It fleshes out Holmes’ drug habit and introduces Watson’s future wife, Mary Morstan.

Product Details

• Title: The Sign of the Four
• Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
• Publisher: Faithlife
• Print Publication Date: 2015
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Holmes, Sherlock › Fiction; Private investigators › England--Fiction; Detective and mystery stories, English
• Resource ID: LLS:SIGNOFTHEFOUR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-01-19T22:20:00Z

About Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) practiced medicine in the resort town of Southsea, England, and wrote stories while waiting for his patients to arrive. In 1886, he created two of the greatest fictional characters of all time: the detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, Dr. Watson. Over the course of four novels and fifty-six short stories, Conan Doyle set a standard for crime fiction that has yet to be surpassed.