Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case.
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Miss Mary Marstan receives through the post once a year a large pearl without any clue as to the sender. When her mysterious correspondent requests a meeting, Holmes and Watson start out on a case. A terrible death and vanishing treasure lead to an epic pursuit through the dawn streets and later along the River Thames. The cast of characters include the unfortunate Sholto twins, the mongrel Toby, and the wooden-legged man, as the fire and blood of Mutiny-torn India throw gigantic, distorted silhouettes across late Victorian London. - ;Miss Mary Marstan receives through the post once a year a large pearl without any clue as to the sender. When her mysterious correspondent requests a meeting, Holmes and Watson start out on a case. A terrible death and vanishing treasure lead to an epic pursuit through the dawn streets and later along the River Thames. The cast of characters include the unfortunate Sholto twins, the mongrel Toby, and the wooden-legged man, as the fire and blood of Mutiny-torn India throw gigantic, distorted silhouettes across late Victorian London.
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The Sign of the Four
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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.
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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Annotated Sherlock Holmes. 1/2
Best of Sherlock Holmes
Boys' Sherlock Holmes
Celebrated Cases of Sherlock Holmes
Complete Sherlock Holmes
Complete Sherlock Holmes
Illustrated Sherlock Holmes
Original Illustrated Strand Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes: His Most Famous Mysteries
Sherlock Holmes: The Novels
The Sign of the Four, A Scandal in Bohemia and Other Stories
Sign of the Four and Other Stories
Tales of Sherlock Holmes
Tales of Sherlock Holmes
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