The Adventure of the Devil's Foot by Arthur Conan Doyle

"The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a short story written in 1910. While vacationing in Cornwall, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are drawn into a baffling case when three siblings are found in their home—two driven mad and one dead. When a fourth family member dies similarly, Holmes discovers a deadly poison that attacks the mind. The investigation reveals a tale of forbidden love, revenge, and a lethal substance from Africa called Devil's-foot root, forcing Holmes to weigh justice against morality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
Title The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Devil%27s_Foot
Credits Produced by David Brannan. HTML version by Al Haines.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Subject Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
Subject Detective and mystery stories
Category Text
EBook-No. 2349
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 31, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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