The Sign of the Four
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
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Languages: English, RU, German, Chinese
Genre: Adventure, Historical, Mystery
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A governess brings Sherlock Holmes a riddle of vanished fathers, secret pearls and a coded pledge — and Holmes and Watson trace an Indian treasure down the Thames to a one-legged convict and his deadly companion.
Characters
- Sherlock Holmes — Consulting detective: The world's only consulting detective, a master of deduction living on Baker Street.
- Dr. John Watson — Narrator, army doctor: A retired army surgeon and Holmes's friend, who narrates the case.
- Mary Morstan — Client, governess: A young governess who brings Holmes the puzzle of her missing father.
- Jonathan Small — Convict, leader of the four: A one-legged former convict, the man behind the pledge of the four.
- Thaddeus Sholto — Son of Major Sholto: An eccentric, nervous aesthete who lives among Oriental luxury.
- Bartholomew Sholto — Twin brother of Thaddeus: Thaddeus's twin, master of Pondicherry Lodge and keeper of the treasure.
- Major John Sholto — Retired officer, deceased: A late officer who served in India, father of the Sholto twins.
- Athelney Jones — Scotland Yard detective: A self-assured police detective who handles the case officially.
- Tonga — Small's companion: A small Andaman islander, fiercely loyal to Jonathan Small.
- Captain Morstan — Mary's father: An officer of the Bombay infantry and Mary's father, long vanished.
- Mrs. Cecil Forrester — Mary's employer: The lady of the house where Mary works as a governess.
- Mordecai Smith — Boat-owner: A Thames-side boatman, owner of the steam launch Aurora.
- Mrs. Hudson — Landlady: The landlady of the Baker Street lodgings.