The Sign of Four (Penguin Clas

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

ISBN 10: 0140439072 / ISBN 13: 9780140439076

Published by Penguin Classics, 2001

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00084643714

Synopsis:

As a dense yellow fog swirls through the streets of London, a deep melancholy has descended on Sherlock Holmes, who sits in a cocaine-induced haze at 221B Baker Street. His mood is only lifted by a visit from a beautiful but distressed young woman - Mary Morstan, whose father vanished ten years before. Four years later she began to receive an exquisite gift every year: a large, lustrous pearl. Now she has had an intriguing invitation to meet her unknown benefactor and urges Holmes and Watson to accompany her. And in the ensuing investigation - which involves a wronged woman, a stolen hoard of Indian treasure, a wooden-legged ruffian, a helpful dog and a love affair - even the jaded Holmes is moved to exclaim, 'Isn't it gorgeous!'

Review: '... it was reading the Sherlock Holmes stories as a boy that first turned me on to the power of writing and storytelling.' (Stephen Fry)

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Sign of Four (Penguin Clas
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good