The Sign of Four - Couverture souple

Conan Doyle, Arthur

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140439072 ISBN 13 : 9780140439076

Editeur : Penguin Classics, 2001

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!'

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Edinburgh where he qualified as a doctor, but it was his writing which brought him fame, with the creation of Sherlock Holmes, the first scientific detective. He was also a convert to spiritualism and a social reformer who used his investigative skills to prove the innocence of individuals.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Classics
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140439072
• ISBN 13: 9780140439076
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Éditeur: Glinert Ed
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH; kundenservice@penguinrandomhouse.de; ; Neumarkter Straße 28; München; Bayern; 81673; Allemagne