The Adventure of the Dying Detective

Arthur Conan Doyle

Independently Published

2019

40 páginas

1h 20m

ISBN-13: 9781095323311

In recording from time to time some of thecurious experiences and interesting recollectionswhich I associate with my long and intimatefriendship with Mr. Sherlock Holmes, I havecontinually been faced by difficulties caused byhis own aversion to publicity. To his sombre andcynical spirit all popular applause was alwaysabhorrent, and nothing amused him more at theend of a successful case than to hand over theactual exposure to some orthodox official, and tolisten with a mocking smile to the general chorusof misplaced congratulation.