The Valley of Fear – Part I – Chapter 6: A Dawning Light
The three detectives had many matters of detail into which to inquire; so I returned alone to our modest quarters at the village inn. But before doing so I took…
The Valley of Fear – Part I – Chapter 5: The People of the Drama
"Have you seen all you want of the study?" asked White Mason as we reentered the house. "For the time," said the inspector, and Holmes nodded. "Then perhaps you would…
The Valley of Fear – Part I – Chapter 4: Darkness
At three in the morning the chief Sussex detective, obeying the urgent call from Sergeant Wilson of Birlstone, arrived from headquarters in a light dog-cart behind a breathless trotter. By…
The Valley of Fear – Part I – Chapter 3: The Tragedy of Birlstone
Now for a moment I will ask leave to remove my own insignificant personality and to describe events which occurred before we arrived upon the scene by the light of…
The Valley of Fear – Part I – Chapter 2: Sherlock Holmes Discourses
It was one of those dramatic moments for which my friend existed. It would be an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazing announcement.…
The Valley of Fear – Part I – Chapter 1: The Warning
"I am inclined to think -- " said I. "I should do so," Sherlock Holmes remarked impatiently. I believe that I am one of the most long-suffering of mortals; but…
A Study in Scarlet – Part II – Chapter 7: The Conclusion
We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony. A higher Judge had taken…
A Study in Scarlet – Part II – Chapter 6: A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson, M.D.
Our prisoner's furious resistance did not apparently indicate any ferocity in his disposition towards ourselves, for on finding himself powerless, he smiled in an affable manner, and expressed his hopes…
A Study in Scarlet – Part II – Chapter 5: The Avenging Angels
All night their course lay through intricate defiles and over irregular and rockstrewn paths. More than once they lost their way, but Hope's intimate knowledge of the mountains enabled them…
A Study in Scarlet – Part II – Chapter 4: A Flight of Life
On the morning which followed his interview with the Mormon Prophet, John Ferrier went in to Salt Lake City, and having found his acquaintance, who was bound for the Nevada…