Cover of Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)

Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)

  • 1902 first published
  • 266 pages
  • 43 editions

Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) is a 1902 Victorian mystery and adventure fiction novel by Arthur Conan Doyle. It takes readers to England and Inglaterra in 1888. It features Sherlock Holmes, John H. Watson and Mary Morstan. Key subjects include sherlock Holmes, private investigators, Andamanese and aortic aneurysm.

12 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 43 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 266 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)

Contains: - [Sign of Four](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262438W/The_Sign_of_Four) - [Study in Scarlet](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262496W/A_Study_in_Scarlet)
Description from Open Library

Opening line

“IN THE YEAR 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the Army.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Private investigators
  • Action & Adventure Fiction
  • Andamanese
  • Aortic aneurysm
  • Arrow poisons
  • Battle of Maiwand
  • Bloguns
  • Convicts
  • Crime & mystery fiction
  • Crime scenes
  • Crocodiles
  • Detective and mystery fiction
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Detective Fiction
  • English

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)?

Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet) was written by Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1902.

What genre is Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Mysteries and Adventure.

How long is Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)?

The median edition has 266 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Novels (Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Italian secretary, The Last Sherlock Holmes Story and The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures.

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