The Sign of Four

Name: The Sign of Four
Brand: Saga Egmont International
SKU: 9788726605563
Price: 5.99 EUR
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ISBN: 978-8-726-60556-3

de Arthur Conan Doyle (auteur)

Maison d'édition : Saga Egmont International

mars 2021

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Résumé

Arthur Conan Doyle’s second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes, "The Sign of Four" revolves around a blood pact between four convicts in India about a stolen treasure. Holmes is sitting in his armchair in a drug-induced monotony, and Dr. Watson prays for a miracle to get him out of the stupor. The answer to his prayers come in the face of a young woman, whose father goes missing. A complex plot, mysterious characters and even more mysterious happenings turn the novel into a pleasant read, perfect for Sherlock Holmes’ aficionados and detective fiction enthusiasts.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Scotland and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. After his studies, he worked as a ship’s surgeon on various boats. During the Second Boer War, he was an army doctor in South Africa. When he came back to the United Kingdom, he opened his own practice and started writing crime books. He is best known for his thrilling stories about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He published four novels and more than 50 short-stories starring the detective and Dr Watson, and they play an important role in the history of crime fiction. Other than the Sherlock Holmes series, Doyle wrote around thirty more books, in genres such as science-fiction, fantasy, historical novels, but also poetry, plays, and non-fiction.

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Arthur Conan Doyle (auteur)

Arthur Conan Doyle, né à E dimbourg en 1859, ayant fait le tour du monde comme mé decin de bord, publie en 1887Une é tude en rouge, où apparaît le personnage de Sherlock Holmes. Le succè s est immé diat et les aventures se succè dent, duChien des BaskervilleauxMémoires de Sherlock Holmes. Désireux de se consacrer au roman historique, il dé cide pourtant de tuer le gé nial détective dansLe Dernier Problè me(1893), à l'indignation de ses lecteurs : il devra le ressusciter en 1903 dansLa Maison vide. Devenu ophtalmologue a Londres, fait chevalier par E douard VII, Conan Doyle ne se dé tourne pas de son œuvre patriotique (La Grande Guerre des Bœrs), s'engage en politique, mè ne des enquê tes indépendantes sur certaines affaires judiciaires et se passionne pour l'occultisme. Il meurt en 1930 dans sa maison du Sussex.