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The Valley of Fear

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Valley of Fear

Original publication
1915
Bilingual edition
June 12, 2026
Pages
339
Difficulty
★☆☆
Genres
Crime and Thriller, Adventure
Translated from
English

Book summary

Sherlock Holmes, a methodical detective, faces a complex case involving mystery, revenge, and a secret organization. With Dr. Watson’s help, he follows a trail of clues revealing a past filled with threats. The investigation leads them through multiple paths where every detail matters. As the truth unfolds, danger draws closer. This story combines detective intrigue and dramatic tension, delivering a gripping investigation driven by intelligence and observation.

The plot

A coded letter announces a crime. Sherlock Holmes receives a letter written in numbers. It comes from a member of the gang of Moriarty, a professor who secretly directs criminals.

The world of the book

An English manor, an American valley. The crime takes place in the late 1880s, south of London. Birlstone Manor is surrounded by a wide ditch full of water. Every evening, the bridge leading in is raised: at night, the…

The author

Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859–1930. The creator of Sherlock Holmes loves sport. As a young doctor, he keeps goal for a football team under a false name. Later, he plays cricket for a great London club. In 1907, he settles…

The benefits of the bilingual method with Line-by-line synced layout

Every line of the original has its translation directly beneath it, at the same height. You never lose your place: your eye drops one line and lands on exactly the sentence it just read. This is the layout that lets you open a book in a language you barely know without ever giving up, and compare the two texts almost word for word.

The excerpt shows the method using another book from the catalogue, not this one.

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