Project Gutenberg 2000-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 285 Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859 1930 Conan Doyle, Arthur, Sir Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A. Conan The Adventure of the Dying Detective Produced by David Brannan. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a short crime fiction story written during the early 20th century. Set in the context of Victorian London, the narrative revolves around the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes and his loyal friend Dr. John Watson. The story explores themes of illness, deception, and the lengths one will go to save a friend, as Holmes faces a potentially fatal disease while refusing conventional medical help. In this gripping tale, Dr. Watson is summoned to attend to a gravely ill Sherlock Holmes, who insists that he has contracted a deadly tropical disease from his recent investigation among Chinese sailors. Despite Watson's extensive efforts to help, Holmes remains obstinate, believing himself to be contagious. As the tension builds, Holmes orchestrates a clever ruse involving Mr. Culverton Smith, a man with a dark past and knowledge of the disease, to expose the truth behind his condition. In a dramatic reveal, it becomes clear that Holmes was not only pretending to be dying but was also baiting Smith into a confession of his malicious actions. Ultimately, the story concludes with Holmes successfully apprehending the culprit, showcasing the detective's unmatched wit and prowess. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Private investigators -- England -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories PR Text Detective Fiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 60235 59834 2024-09-01T12:57:36.700384 2023-10-01T11:42:24.405077 text/html text/html 55547 2020-12-31T16:46:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 21546 2020-12-31T16:46:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 82540 2024-09-01T12:57:40.041364 application/epub+zip 81559 2024-09-01T12:57:37.962371 application/epub+zip 81559 2024-09-01T12:57:37.169377 application/epub+zip 210939 2024-09-01T12:57:41.567370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204361 2024-09-01T12:57:39.526367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204465 2022-09-02T03:41:52.995299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52447 52410 2024-09-01T12:57:36.486384 2023-10-01T11:42:24.211120 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 52396 2020-12-31T16:46:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20722 2020-12-31T16:46:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19154 2024-09-01T12:57:41.704343 application/rdf+xml 17570 2024-09-01T12:57:37.523370 image/jpeg 4115 2024-09-01T12:57:37.347365 image/jpeg 83766 2024-09-01T12:57:36.707375 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia