内容摘要 企鹅英语经典丛书 《四签名》(又作《四个签名》)是英国侦探小说家阿瑟·柯南·道尔创作的第二篇中篇推理小说,其仍以夏洛克·福尔摩斯为主角,发表于1890年2月。 该小说的故事发生在1887至1888年之间,讲述了英国家庭教师玛丽·摩斯坦在父失踪后,每年都会收到一个匿名包裹,原来其中牵涉到一个密谋。该小说对英国在印度的殖民活动进行了客观的揭露和反映。 福尔摩斯在毫不知情的情况下,仅凭观察和推理就知道华生早晨去过邮局发电报;从华生递给他的一块表的现状,推论出这块表原来属于他哥哥,并把他的性格、生活轨迹和结局丝毫不差地说了出来。 正式的故事以摩斯坦小姐来访开始。她的离奇经历和收到的奇怪邀请理所当然地引起福尔摩斯的极大兴趣。随着他们的赴约,故事情节逐步展开,一个个谜团逐一解开,新的谜团又不断出现。这里,福尔摩斯的聪明才智获得充分表现的机会,同时也有挫折和失败相伴。最后,由抓获的凶手讲述案件的背景和来龙去脉。 The Penguin English Library edition A dense yellow miasma swirls in the streets of London as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson accompany a beautiful young woman to a sinister assignation. For Mary Marston has received several large pearls - one a year for the last six years - and now a mystery letter telling her she is a wronged woman. If she would seek justice she is to meet her unknown benefactor, bringing with her two companions. But unbeknownst to them all, others stalk London's fog-enshrouded streets: a one-legged ruffian with revenge on his mind - and his companion, who places no value on human life . . .
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