Classic·Detective Fiction
A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle
A convalescent army doctor meets an eccentric consulting detective, unraveling a bloody London mystery that spans two continents.
Shared themes:Mystery
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1890 · Complete work
The Sign of the Four
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“A stolen Indian treasure, a deadly secret pact, and a baffling puzzle for Sherlock Holmes across foggy Victorian London.”
When Mary Morstan seeks Sherlock Holmes’s counsel regarding the annual gift of a lustrous pearl and a summons to a midnight rendezvous, she brings a mystery woven with greed, murder, and betrayal. Alongside Dr. John Watson, Holmes unravels the dark legacy of the lost Agra treasure, tied to an oath sworn in an Indian fortress during a violent uprising. From gloomy suburban mansions to a breathless pursuit along the misty Thames, the master sleuth must deploy every ounce of pure deduction to outwit a vengeful mastermind before another life is claimed.
24 Episodes · Classic
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All Episodes (24)
Episode 01
~8 min
The Science of Deduction · I
“With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff.”
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Episode 02
~6 min
The Science of Deduction · II
““Though unsatisfactory, my research has not been entirely barren,” he observed, staring up at the ceiling with dreamy, lack-lustre eyes.”
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Episode 03
~9 min
The Statement of the Case
““If your friend,” she said, “would be good enough to stop, he might be of inestimable service to me.””
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Episode 04
~8 min
In Quest of a Solution
““There is no great mystery in this matter,” he said, taking the cup of tea which I had poured out for him.”
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Episode 05
~11 min
The Story of the Bald-Headed Man · I
““Your servant, Miss Morstan,” he kept repeating, in a thin, high voice.”
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Episode 06
~7 min
The Story of the Bald-Headed Man · II
“It was a bearded, hairy face, with wild cruel eyes and an expression of concentrated malevolence.”
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Episode 07
~8 min
The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge · I
““Very sorry, Mr. Thaddeus,” said the porter, inexorably.”
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Episode 08
~5 min
The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge · II
““There is something devilish in this, Watson,” said he, more moved than I had ever before seen him.”
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Episode 09
~8 min
Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration · I
““Surely,” said he, with something of the air of a clinical professor expounding to his class.”
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Episode 10
~7 min
Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration · II
““I think you must recollect me, Mr. Athelney Jones,” said Holmes, quietly.”
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Episode 11
~12 min
The Episode of the Barrel · I
“Was it fair, was it honourable, that a half-pay surgeon should take such advantage of an intimacy which chance had brought about?”
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Episode 12
~9 min
The Episode of the Barrel · II
“He had signed it in behalf of himself and his associates,—the sign of the four, as he somewhat dramatically called it.”
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Episode 13
~10 min
The Baker Street Irregulars · I
““He acted according to his lights,” said Holmes, lifting him down from the barrel and walking him out of the timber-yard.”
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Episode 14
~6 min
The Baker Street Irregulars · II
““By heaven, Holmes,” I said, half rising, “I believe that they are really after us.””
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Episode 15
~10 min
A Break in the Chain · I
““On Mrs. Cecil Forrester?” asked Holmes, with the twinkle of a smile in his eyes.”
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Episode 16
~7 min
A Break in the Chain · II
““Your friend Mr. Sherlock Holmes is a wonderful man, sir,” said he, in a husky and confidential voice.”
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Episode 17
~9 min
The End of the Islander · I
“For myself, I felt elated at the thought that we were nearing the end of our task, and I caught something of Holmes’s gaiety.”
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Episode 18
~7 min
The End of the Islander · II
““I am sure of it,” said I. “We shall be up with her in a very few minutes.””
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Episode 19
~10 min
The Great Agra Treasure
““Well, Jonathan Small,” said Holmes, lighting a cigar, “I am sorry that it has come to this.””
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Episode 20
~12 min
The Strange Story of Jonathan Small · I
““Yes, I have put it away where you shall never lay hand upon it,” he cried, exultantly.”
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Episode 21
~12 min
The Strange Story of Jonathan Small · II
“For myself, I used to stand outside the gateway, looking down on the broad, winding river and on the twinkling lights of the great city.”
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Episode 22
~11 min
The Strange Story of Jonathan Small · III
“It was some distance off, where a winding passage leads to a great empty hall, the brick walls of which were all crumbling to pieces.”
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Episode 23
~11 min
The Strange Story of Jonathan Small · IV
“I shall want you to help me to my freedom, and to help my three companions to theirs.”
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Episode 24
~3 min
The Strange Story of Jonathan Small · V
““Well, and there is the end of our little drama,” I remarked, after we had set some time smoking in silence.”
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Public-domain work (1890). Text: Project Gutenberg #2097. The Spanish version is an AI-assisted translation and may contain errors. Digital edition by Inkora Stories. Learn more