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The Sign of the Four

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Sign of the Four

Paper book: €18.99

Digital: €4.99

Original publication
1890
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
317
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Crime and Thriller, Adventure
Moods
Solve a mystery
Translated from
English

Book summary

For six years, Mary Morstan has received a magnificent pearl by post every year, without knowing who sends it. Her father disappeared ten years ago. When a letter invites her to a meeting, she asks Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to go with her.

A treasure from India, a room locked from the inside, a man with a wooden leg, a chase on the Thames: this second case for Holmes is one of the most thrilling, and it is also the one in which Watson falls in love.

Fast-paced, this short novel is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

匿名者寄来的六颗珍珠。年轻女子玛丽·摩斯坦每年都会收到邮寄来的一颗华美珍珠,却不知寄件人是谁。一天早上,一封没有署名的信约她当晚见面。她向侦探夏洛克·福尔摩斯求助。

The world of the book

世界第一大城。故事发生在大英帝国的首都伦敦。入夜,浓雾笼罩街道和泰晤士河畔的码头,煤气灯照亮其间。人们乘马车往来。当时印度属于这个帝国,一些英国人从那里归来,带着财富,也带着秘密。

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