The Sign of the Four (Illustrated)

This edition includes 10 illustrations. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of four novels and 56 shorter pieces featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes, published his second full-length work, The Sign of the Four, in 1890. Fans that enjoyed the first film adaptation featuring Robert Downy Jr. will recognize character Mary Morstan, the eventual wife of Holmes’ sidekick Dr. Watson, who comes to the eccentric investigator with two mysteries: a vanished father and a collection of pearls, sent anonymously over the last six years. The action is fast and furious by novel’s end, but readers will also appreciate a Doyle’s depiction of a more human Holmes.