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| - The Sign of the Four is one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes mystery stories. It was the second book to be published and one of the four full length novels. In the story, Sherlock Holmes and the smitten Dr John Watson try to defeat a peg-legged man and his dwarf assistant. It was originally serialised in 'Lippincott's Monthly Magazine' as "The Sign of the Four", but collected in a single volume under the title "The Sign of Four".
- The novel was first published in its entirety, under the title The Sign of the Four; or The Problem of the Sholtos, in the February 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. The magazine was published in London and Philadelphia. The American edition was priced at twenty-five cents. The British edition was priced at one shilling. Surviving copies of both editions now change hands for several thousand dollars. In the months after its initial publication in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, the novel was serialized in several regional British newspapers under the title of The Sign of Four. The novel was first published in book form, again under the title The Sign of Four, in October 1890. The novel has subsequently been republished multiple times as both The Sign of Four and The Sign of the F
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| - The novel was first published in its entirety, under the title The Sign of the Four; or The Problem of the Sholtos, in the February 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. The magazine was published in London and Philadelphia. The American edition was priced at twenty-five cents. The British edition was priced at one shilling. Surviving copies of both editions now change hands for several thousand dollars. In the months after its initial publication in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, the novel was serialized in several regional British newspapers under the title of The Sign of Four. The novel was first published in book form, again under the title The Sign of Four, in October 1890. The novel has subsequently been republished multiple times as both The Sign of Four and The Sign of the Four. The plot of The Sign of the Four is set in motion when a young woman named Mary Morstan goes to Sherlock Holmes for advice. Miss Morstan's father, an officer in the British Army who served for several years in India, disappeared under mysterious circumstances ten years earlier. Four years after her father's disappearance, Miss Morstan received a valuable pearl in the mail. She continued to receive one pearl a year for the next five years. She has now received a letter which says that she has been wronged and asks her to come to a meeting in order to receive justice. Holmes advises Miss Morstan to go to the meeting. He and Dr. Watson accompany her for her safety. Holmes, Watson and Miss Morstan are taken first to the home of a man named Thaddeus Sholto. Thaddeus Sholto tells Miss Morstan that she is the rightful owner of half of a fortune in jewels. The treasure is being kept by his brother Bartholomew Sholto. When Thaddeus Sholto, Holmes, Watson and Miss Morstan arrive at Bartholomew Sholto's house, they find that the treasure has been stolen and Bartholomew Sholto has been murdered. Bartholomew Sholto's body is found in a room with only one door and only one window, both of which were locked from the inside. In common with A Study in Scarlet, Doyle's previous Sherlock Holmes novel, The Sign of the Four aroused little interest when it was first published. Sherlock Holmes' popularity only started to take off after Doyle's short stories about the detective began appearing in The Strand magazine, starting with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in June 1891. The Sign of the Four has been adapted for the stage, radio, film and television.
- The Sign of the Four is one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes mystery stories. It was the second book to be published and one of the four full length novels. In the story, Sherlock Holmes and the smitten Dr John Watson try to defeat a peg-legged man and his dwarf assistant. It was originally serialised in 'Lippincott's Monthly Magazine' as "The Sign of the Four", but collected in a single volume under the title "The Sign of Four".
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