Cover of The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
Victorian Mysteries

The Adventure of the Devil's Foot

by

    Read freeFind in a library

    The Adventure of the Devil's Foot is a Victorian mystery story collection by Arthur Conan Doyle.

    On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 933 times in the last 30 days.

    It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.

    About The Adventure of the Devil's Foot

    "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a short story written in 1910. While vacationing in Cornwall, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are drawn into a baffling case when three siblings are found in their home—two driven mad and one dead. When a fourth family member dies similarly, Holmes discovers a deadly poison that attacks the mind. The investigation reveals a tale of forbidden love, revenge, and a lethal substance from Africa called Devil's-foot root, forcing Holmes to weigh justice against morality.
    Summary from Project Gutenberg (automatically generated)

    Themes, setting & tropes

    Genres

    Subjects

    • Holmes, Sherlock
    • Private investigators, England
    • Detective and mystery stories

    Quick answers

    Who wrote The Adventure of the Devil's Foot?

    The Adventure of the Devil's Foot was written by Arthur Conan Doyle.

    What genre is The Adventure of the Devil's Foot?

    It is usually shelved as Victorian Mysteries.

    Is The Adventure of the Devil's Foot free to read?

    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

    What books are similar to The Adventure of the Devil's Foot?

    Readers who like it often enjoy The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [18 stories], The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures and The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

    More by Arthur Conan Doyle

    All books →

    Books like The Adventure of the Devil's Foot