The Sign of Four
by Arthur Conan Doyle · first published 1889
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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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…before widespread TV where high school boys actually got excited about literature) Infinite Space, Infinite God - Karina and Robert Fabian editors (story quality varies; I enjoyed some of them) The Sign of Four - Arthur Conan Doyle (recommended) On Stranger Tides - Tim Powers (recommended; I love Powers, but Anubis Gates and Last Call are better. Still, if you like pirates you should like this) The Art of…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗…making mistakes, and writing for no audience. But doing it makes you improve. The biggest pieces of encouragement I got were reading the early works of Stephen King and the first Sherlock Holmes book. The Sign of Four (first Sherlock book) wasn't all that great of a piece of writing and was a commercial flop, but Sir Arthur Conan Doyle kept going until his short stories caught on. Being a lover of Sherlock Holmes,…
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