The Sign of the Four was published in 1890. To a certain extent, the character of Sherlock Holmes appealed to a sense of superiority amongst the upper social classes of Victorian Britain.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's second of his Sherlock Holmes books in order is The Sign of Four. This starts when a young woman ...

The novel is narrated by Dr John Watson who accompanies the main character, Sherlock Holmes, a private detective. The novel begins with Holmes complaining of boredom. Miss Mary Morstan arrives at ...

The letters chronicle the book's progression ... in the pantheon of literature's great characters.' The Sign of Four sees Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson go on a hunt for hidden ...

A young woman turns to Sherlock Holmes for protection when she's menaced by an escaped killer seeking missing treasure. However, when the woman is kidnapped, Holmes and Watson must penetrate the ...

Alongside the short-story collection “The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes,” books such as Virginia ... and Agatha Christie’s “The Big Four” — an Hercule Poirot mystery — will become ...