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The Sign of the Four

By Arthur Conan DoyleNarrated by Peter Coates
Length3h 44m

About this audiobook

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 short stories featuring the fictional detective.The story is set in 1888. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in 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 the preceding novel, A Study in Scarlet (1887). It also introduces Doctor Watson's future wife, Mary Morstan.Mary Morstan is left without the bulk of the Agra treasure, although she will apparently receive the rest of the chaplet. John Watson falls in love with Mary and it is revealed at the end that he proposed to her and she has accepted.Famous works of the author Arthur Conan Doyle: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Valley of Fear, His Last Bow, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, Stories of Sherlock Holmes, The Lost World.

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Rating★★★★ 4.0 (241.1K)
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GenreMystery and Thriller, Literary Classics
Length3 hrs 44 mins
Narrated byPeter Coates
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMar 11, 2024
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1The Sign Of The Four - Opening credits
2Chapter 1 The Science Of Deduction
3Chapter 2 The Statement Of The Case
4Chapter 3 In Quest Of A Solution
5Chapter 4 The Story Of The Bald-Headed Man
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6Chapter 5 The Tragedy Of Pondicherry Lodge
7Chapter 6 Sherlock Holmes Gives A Demonstration
8Chapter 7 The Episode Of The Barrel
9Chapter 8 The Baker Street Irregulars
10Chapter 9 A Break In The Chain
11Chapter 10 The End Of The Islander
12Chapter 11 The Great Agra Treasure
13Chapter 12 The Strange Story Of Jonathan Small
14The Sign Of The Four - Closing credits
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