The Sign of the Four
1890 detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective.
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Author | Arthur Conan Doyle |
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Language | English |
Series | Sherlock Holmes |
Genre | Mystery |
Publisher | Lippincott's Monthly Magazine Spencer Blackett (book) |
Publication date | February 1890 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Magazine, Hardback & Paperback) |
Preceded by | A Study in Scarlet |
Followed by | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
Text | The Sign of the Four at Wikisource |
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How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?
Sherlock Holmes, Chap. 6, p. 111