| Author |
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 |
| Title |
The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by David Brannan. HTML version by Al Haines.
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| Summary |
"The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a crime fiction short story written during the late 19th century (Victorian era). The narrative features the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. John Watson as they investigate a mysterious and tragic incident dubbed "The Cornish Horror," which leads them into a web of family secrets and dark motives. The tale delves into themes of revenge, madness, and an exotic poison that drives its victims to unspeakable terror. The story unfolds as Holmes and Watson visit a small Cornish cottage for recuperation when they are drawn into a tragic case involving the Tregennis family. After a strange night of card-playing, two brothers and a sister are found in a state of madness and terror, with the sister dead. As they investigate, they discover that Mortimer Tregennis had a troubled relationship with his family and possibly a motive behind the horror. Holmes deduces that the root of the conflict lies in a mysterious and deadly poison derived from a plant known as "devil's-foot," used to invoke fear and death. Eventually, it is revealed that Dr. Leon Sterndale, a family friend, exacted revenge on Mortimer for the murder of his beloved Brenda, leading to a gripping conclusion steeped in emotion and moral dilemmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
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| Subject |
Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Detective and mystery stories
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
2349 |
| Release Date |
Oct 1, 2000 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Dec 31, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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