Having received a cryptic message ten years after her father's sudden disappearance, a young woman asks Sherlock Holmes to solve the mystery
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"Barker adapts character voices adroitly, showing an especially uncanny ear for stuffed-shirt aristocrats."
Arthur Conan Doyle’s second Sherlock Holmes novel is both a detective story and an imperial romance. Ostensibly the story of Mary Morstan, a beautiful young woman enlisting the help of Holmes to find her vanished father and solve the mystery of her receipt of a perfect pearl on the same date each year, it gradually uncovers a tale of treachery and human greed. The action audaciously ranges from penal settlements on the Andaman Islands to the suburban comfort of South London, and from the opium-fuelled violence of Agra Fort during the Indian ‘Mutiny’ to the cocaine-induced contemplation of Holmes’ own Baker Street.
This Broadview Edition places Doyle’s tale in the cultural, political, and social contexts of late nineteenth-century colonialism and imperialism. The appendices provide a wealth of relevant extracts from hard-to-find sources, including official reports, memoirs, newspaper editorials, and anthropological studies.
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Seller: Ammareal, Morangis, France
Softcover. Condition: Bon. Traces de pliures sur la couverture. Traces d'usure sur la couverture. Edition 1992. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Traces of creases on the cover. Signs of wear on the cover. Edition 1992. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. Seller Inventory # D-739-548
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
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Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
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Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
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Seller: Hamelyn, Madrid, M, Spain
Condition: Fair. : El Signo de los Cuatro es una novela de misterio escrita por Arthur Conan Doyle, publicada por primera vez en 1890. Es la segunda novela en la que aparecen Sherlock Holmes y el Dr. Watson. En esta historia, Holmes y Watson investigan el caso de Mary Morstan, quien ha estado recibiendo perlas anónimas durante varios años después de la desaparición de su padre. La investigación los lleva a una búsqueda de un tesoro robado y a una conspiración que involucra a cuatro convictos y un pacto secreto. EAN: 9780435272418 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: The Sign of Four Autor: Arthur Conan Doyle| Anne Collins Editorial: Delta Systems Co Inc Idioma: en Páginas: 64 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2026-08-17-5bd2d75b
Seller: Hamelyn, Madrid, M, Spain
Condition: As New. : El Signo de los Cuatro es una novela de misterio escrita por Arthur Conan Doyle, publicada por primera vez en 1890. Es la segunda novela en la que aparecen Sherlock Holmes y el Dr. Watson. En esta historia, Holmes y Watson investigan el caso de Mary Morstan, quien ha estado recibiendo perlas anónimas durante varios años después de la desaparición de su padre. La investigación los lleva a una búsqueda de un tesoro robado y a una conspiración que involucra a cuatro convictos y un pacto secreto. EAN: 9780435272418 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: The Sign of Four Autor: Arthur Conan Doyle| Anne Collins Editorial: Delta Systems Co Inc Idioma: en Páginas: 64 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2022-07-19-8200b0f3
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
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