The Sign of Four (The Sherlock Holmes Reference Library) - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0938501380 ISBN 13 : 9780938501381

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Eyesight not as good as it once was? But you still want to hold and read real books? And you love the great works of literature? Do you love reading and re-reading the most popular stories ever written? But are they hard to read because of your being visually impaired or fading eyesight? You’re not alone. Millions of readers still prefer the joy and comfort of holding a real book in their hands and slowly turning the pages. If that is you, then here’s some good news. The entire series of Sherlock Holmes stories is now available in large print, using the best practices for readers who are visually impaired and seniors. The Sigh of the Four was the second Sherlock Holmes story to appear. It opens with the lovely Miss Mary Morsten coming to see Sherlock Holmes and ask for his help in finding her missing father. Murder, betrayal, and mystery all lie buried in events that took place under the Raj a generation ago. A great gift for someone you care about who needs a larger size print to be able to enjoy these wonderful stories.

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The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 stories starring the fictional detective.The story is set in 1888. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in East India Company, India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) and two corrupt prison guards. It presents the detective's drug habit and humanizes him in a way that had not been done in A Study in Scarlet. It also introduces Doctor Watson's future wife, Mary Morstan. -wikipedia

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• ISBN 10: 0938501380
• ISBN 13: 9780938501381
• Reliure: Broché