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Description

Originally published in 1908 and out of print for more than half a century, this collection of stories, complete with a Preface by the author, presents Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at his finest. These are seventeen tales of suspense and adventure, of the mysterious and the fantastic, meant to be read "round the fire" upon a winter's night. Murder, madness, ghosts, unsolved crimes, diabolical traps, and inexplicable disappearances abound in these exciting accounts narrated by doctors, lawyers, genetlemen, teachers, burglars, dilettantes, and convicted criminals. The titles are inviting "The Pot of Caviare," "The Clubfooted Grocer," "The Brazilian Cat," "The Sealed Room," and "There Fiend of the Coopergate" and the stories are riveting. This is a rediscovered classic by a master storyteller."

Contents:

I. The Leather Funnel
II. The Beetle Hunter
III. The Man with the Watches
IV. The Pot of Caviare
V. The Japanned Box
VI. The Black Doctor
VII. Playing with Fire
VIII. The Jews' Breastplate
IX. The Lost Special
X. The Club-Footed Grocer
XI. The Sealed Room
XII. The Brazilian Cat
XIII. The Usher of Lea House School
XIV. The Brown Hand
XV. The Fiend of the Copperage
XVI. Jelland's Voyage
XVII. B. 24