The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a Scottish physician and writer known around the world for his stories about detective Sherlock Holmes, which all but created the literary field of crime fiction and made the name Sherlock Holmes synonymous with detectives. Aside from the Sherlock Holmes stories, he was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Krill Press
• Release date: Dec 22, 2015
• ISBN: 9781518344053

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He is the creator of the Sherlock Holmes character, writing his debut appearance in A Study in Scarlet. Doyle wrote notable books in the fantasy and science fiction genres, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels.

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THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE

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Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

By

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

Published by Clue Publishing

New York City, NY

First published 1892

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THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE

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I HAD CALLED UPON MY friend Sherlock Holmes upon the second morning after Christmas, with the intention of wishing him the compliments of the season. He was lounging upon the sofa in a purple dressing-gown, a pipe-rack within his reach upon the right, and a pile of crumpled morning papers, evidently newly studied, near at hand. Beside the couch was a wooden chair, and on the angle of the back hung a very seedy and disreputable hard-felt hat, much the worse for wear, and cracked in several places. A lens and a forceps lying upon the seat of the chair suggested that the hat had been suspended in this manner for the purpose of examination.

You are engaged,