The Sign of Four (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- First Published: 1890
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Detective and mystery
- Time of Work: 1888
- Setting: London
- Principal Characters: Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Mary Morstan, Thaddeus Sholto, Jonathan Small
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: Crime or criminals, Nineteenth century, England or English people, Detectives, Mysteries, London, Amputation, amputees, or prosthetics, Eccentrics or eccentricities, Private investigators, Intellect, Collecting or collectors, Puzzles
- Locales: London, England, Thames River, England
The Story:
Miss Mary Morstan went to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson with something of a mystery. Her father, formerly an officer in an Indian regiment, had sent her word from London that she was to meet him at a certain hotel. When she kept the appointment, her father failed to appear, and he had not been heard from in the ten years elapsed since that time. His only known friend in England had been Major Sholto, a brother officer, but that gentleman had disclaimed any knowledge of Morstan’s presence in London. For the past six years, Mary Morstan had received one large and...
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