THE VALLEY OF FEAR

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle



CONTENTS

PART 1 The Tragedy of Birlstone
Chapter 1 The Warning
Chapter 2 Sherlock Holmes Discourses
Chapter 3 The Tragedy of Birlstone
Chapter 4 Darkness
Chapter 5 The People of the Drama
Chapter 6 A Dawning Light
Chapter 7 The Solution
PART 2 The Scowrers
Chapter 1 The Man
Chapter 2 The Bodymaster
Chapter 3 Lodge 341, Vermissa
Chapter 4 The Valley of Fear
Chapter 5 The Darkest Hour
Chapter 6 Danger
Chapter 7 The Trapping of Birdy Edwards
Epilogue





THE POISON BELT

Arthur Conan Doyle



CONTENTS

Chapter  
I   THE BLURRING OF LINES
II   THE TIDE OF DEATH
III   SUBMERGED
IV   A DIARY OF THE DYING
V   THE DEAD WORLD
VI   THE GREAT AWAKENING





THE STARK MUNRO LETTERS

By J. Stark Munro

CONTENTS

THE STARK MUNRO LETTERS.
I. HOME. 30th March, 1881.
II. HOME, 10th April, 1881.
III. HOME, 15th October, 1881.
IV. HOME, 1st December, 1881.
V. MERTON ON THE MOORS, 5th March, 1882.
VI. THE PARADE, BRADFIELD, 7th March, 1882.
VII. THE PARADE, BRADFIELD, 9th March, 1882.
VIII. THE PARADE, BRADFIELD, 6th April, 1882.
IX. THE PARADE, BRADFIELD, 23rd April, 1882.
X. CADOGAN TERRACE, BIRCHESPOOL, 21st May, 1882.
XI. OAKLEY VILLAS, BIRCHESPOOL, 29th May, 1882.
XII. OAKLEY VILLAS, BIRCHESPOOL, 5th June, 1882.
XIII. OAKLEY VILLAS, BIRCHESPOOL, 12th June, 1882.
XIV. OAKLEY VILLAS, BIRCHESPOOL, 15th January, 1883.
XV. OAKLEY VILLAS, BIRCHESPOOL, 3rd August, 1883.
XVI. OAKLEY VILLAS, BIRCHESPOOL, 4th November, 1884.





THE CAPTAIN OF THE POLESTAR

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

CONTENTS

PREFACE
THE CAPTAIN OF THE “POLE-STAR.”
J. HABAKUK JEPHSON’S STATEMENT.
THE GREAT KEINPLATZ EXPERIMENT.
THE MAN FROM ARCHANGEL.
THAT LITTLE SQUARE BOX.
JOHN HUXFORD’S HIATUS.
CYPRIAN OVERBECK WELLS—A LITERARY MOSAIC.
JOHN BARRINGTON COWLES.
PART II.
ELIAS B. HOPKINS, THE PARSON OF JACKMAN’S GULCH.
THE RING OF THOTH.





BEYOND THE CITY

By Arthur Conan Doyle



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. THE NEW-COMERS.
CHAPTER II. BREAKING THE ICE.
CHAPTER III. DWELLERS IN THE WILDERNESS.
CHAPTER IV. A SISTER'S SECRET.
CHAPTER V. A NAVAL CONQUEST.
CHAPTER VI. AN OLD STORY.
CHAPTER VII. VENIT TANDEM FELICITAS.
CHAPTER VIII. SHADOWS BEFORE.
CHAPTER IX. A FAMILY PLOT.
CHAPTER X. WOMEN OF THE FUTURE.
CHAPTER XI. A BLOT FROM THE BLUE.
CHAPTER XII. FRIENDS IN NEED.
CHAPTER XIII. IN STRANGE WATERS.
CHAPTER XIV. EASTWARD HO!
CHAPTER XV. STILL AMONG SHOALS.
CHAPTER XVI. A MIDNIGHT VISITOR.
CHAPTER XVII. IN PORT AT LAST.





ROUND THE RED LAMP

Being Facts And Fancies Of Medical Life

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle



CONTENTS.

BEHIND THE TIMES
HIS FIRST OPERATION
A STRAGGLER OF '15
THE THIRD GENERATION
A FALSE START
THE CURSE OF EVE
SWEETHEARTS
A PHYSIOLOGIST'S WIFE
THE CASE OF LADY SANNOX
A QUESTION OF DIPLOMACY
A MEDICAL DOCUMENT
LOT NO. 249
THE LOS AMIGOS FIASCO
THE DOCTORS OF HOYLAND
THE SURGEON TALKS





THE VITAL MESSAGE

By Arthur Conan Doyle


CONTENTS

PREFACE
THE VITAL MESSAGE
CHAPTER I THE TWO NEEDFUL READJUSTMENTS
CHAPTER II THE DAWNING OF THE LIGHT
CHAPTER III THE GREAT ARGUMENT
CHAPTER IV THE COMING WORLD
CHAPTER V IS IT THE SECOND DAWN?
APPENDICES
A. DOCTOR GELEY'S EXPERIMENTS
B. A PARTICULAR INSTANCE
C. SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY
D. THE CLAIRVOYANCE OF MRS. B.
NOTES:





TALES OF TERROR AND MYSTERY

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle



CONTENTS

TALES OF TERROR

The Horror of the Heights
The Leather Funnel
The New Catacomb
The Case of Lady Sannox
The Terror of Blue John Gap
The Brazilian Cat


THE HORROR OF THE HEIGHTS

The Lost Special
The Beetle-Hunter
The Man with the Watches
The Japanned Box
The Black Doctor
The Jew's Breastplate





THE WHITE COMPANY

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. HOW THE BLACK SHEEP CAME FORTH FROM THE FOLD.
CHAPTER II. HOW ALLEYNE EDRICSON CAME OUT INTO THE WORLD.
CHAPTER III. HOW HORDLE JOHN COZENED THE FULLER OF LYMINGTON.
CHAPTER IV. HOW THE BAILIFF OF SOUTHAMPTON SLEW THE TWO MASTERLESS MEN.
CHAPTER V. HOW A STRANGE COMPANY GATHERED AT THE “PIED MERLIN.”
CHAPTER VI. HOW SAMKIN AYLWARD WAGERED HIS FEATHER-BED.
CHAPTER VII. HOW THE THREE COMRADES JOURNEYED THROUGH THE WOODLANDS.
CHAPTER VIII. THE THREE FRIENDS.
CHAPTER IX. HOW STRANGE THINGS BEFELL IN MINSTEAD WOOD.
CHAPTER X. HOW HORDLE JOHN FOUND A MAN WHOM HE MIGHT FOLLOW.
CHAPTER XI. HOW A YOUNG SHEPHERD HAD A PERILOUS FLOCK.
CHAPTER XII. HOW ALLEYNE LEARNED MORE THAN HE COULD TEACH.
CHAPTER XIII. HOW THE WHITE COMPANY SET FORTH TO THE WARS.
CHAPTER XIV. HOW SIR NIGEL SOUGHT FOR A WAYSIDE VENTURE.
CHAPTER XV. HOW THE YELLOW COG SAILED FORTH FROM LEPE.
CHAPTER XVI. HOW THE YELLOW COG FOUGHT THE TWO ROVER GALLEYS.
CHAPTER XVII. HOW THE YELLOW COG CROSSED THE BAR OF GIRONDE.
CHAPTER XVIII. HOW SIR NIGEL LORING PUT A PATCH UPON HIS EYE.
CHAPTER XIX. HOW THERE WAS STIR AT THE ABBEY OF ST. ANDREW'S.
CHAPTER XX. HOW ALLEYNE WON HIS PLACE IN AN HONORABLE GUILD.
CHAPTER XXI. HOW AGOSTINO PISANO RISKED HIS HEAD.
CHAPTER XXII. HOW THE BOWMEN HELD WASSAIL AT THE “ROSE DE GUIENNE.”
CHAPTER XXIII. HOW ENGLAND HELD THE LISTS AT BORDEAUX.
CHAPTER XXIV. HOW A CHAMPION CAME FORTH FROM THE EAST.
CHAPTER XXV. HOW SIR NIGEL WROTE TO TWYNHAM CASTLE.
CHAPTER XXVI. HOW THE THREE COMRADES GAINED A MIGHTY TREASURE
CHAPTER XXVII. HOW ROGER CLUB-FOOT WAS PASSED INTO PARADISE.
CHAPTER XXVIII. HOW THE COMRADES CAME OVER THE MARCHES OF FRANCE
CHAPTER XXIX. HOW THE BLESSED HOUR OF SIGHT CAME TO THE LADY TIPHAINE.
CHAPTER XXX. HOW THE BRUSHWOOD MEN CAME TO THE CHATEAU OF VILLEFRANCHE.
CHAPTER XXXI. HOW FIVE MEN HELD THE KEEP OF VILLEFRANCHE
CHAPTER XXXII. HOW THE COMPANY TOOK COUNSEL ROUND THE FALLEN TREE.
CHAPTER XXXIII. HOW THE ARMY MADE THE PASSAGE OF RONCESVALLES.
CHAPTER XXXIV. HOW THE COMPANY MADE SPORT IN THE VALE OF PAMPELUNA.
CHAPTER XXXV. HOW SIR NIGEL HAWKED AT AN EAGLE.
CHAPTER XXXVI. HOW SIR NIGEL TOOK THE PATCH FROM HIS EYE.
CHAPTER XXXVII. HOW THE WHITE COMPANY CAME TO BE DISBANDED.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. OF THE HOME-COMING TO HAMPSHIRE.





THE NEW REVELATION

Arthur Conan Doyle



CONTENTS

CHAPTER  
I   THE SEARCH
II   THE REVELATION
III   THE COMING LIFE
IV   PROBLEMS AND LIMITATIONS


SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS

I   THE NEXT PHASE OF LIFE
II   AUTOMATIC WRITING
III   THE CHERITON DUGOUT





THE EXPLOITS OF BRIGADIER GERARD

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

CONTENTS

HOW THE BRIGADIER CAME TO THE CASTLE OF GLOOM
HOW THE BRIGADIER SLEW THE BROTHERS OF AJACCIO
HOW THE BRIGADIER HELD THE KING
HOW THE KING HELD THE BRIGADIER
HOW THE BRIGADIER TOOK THE FIELD AGAINST THE MARSHAL MILLEFLEURS
HOW THE BRIGADIER PLAYED FOR A KINGDOM
HOW THE BRIGADIER WON HIS MEDAL
HOW THE BRIGADIER WAS TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL





THE ADVENTURES OF GERARD

By A. Conan Doyle

CONTENTS

PREFACE
I How Brigadier Gerard Lost His Ear
II How the Brigadier Captured Saragossa
III How the Brigadier Slew the Fox [*]
IV How the Brigadier Saved the Army
V How the Brigadier Triumphed in England
VI How the Brigadier Rode to Minsk
VII How the Brigadier Bore Himself at Waterloo
VIII The Last Adventure of the Brigadier





SIR NIGEL

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle



CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
I   THE HOUSE OF LORING
II   HOW THE DEVIL CAME TO WAVERLEY
III   THE YELLOW HORSE OF CROOKSBURY
IV   HOW THE SUMMONER CAME TO THE MANOR HOUSE OF TILFORD
VI   IN WHICH LADY ERMYNTRUDE OPENS THE IRON COFFER
VII   HOW NIGEL WENT MARKETING TO GUILDFORD
VIII   HOW THE KING HAWKED ON CROOKSBURY HEATH
IX   HOW NIGEL HELD THE BRIDGE AT TILFORD
X   HOW THE KING GREETED HIS SENESCHAL OF CALAIS
XI   IN THE HALL OF THE KNIGHT OF DUPLIN
XII   HOW NIGEL FOUGHT THE TWISTED MAN OF SHALFORD
XIII   HOW THE COMRADES JOURNEYED DOWN THE OLD, OLD ROAD
XIV   HOW NIGEL CHASED THE RED FERRET
XV   HOW THE RED FERRET CAME TO COSFORD
XVI   HOW THE KING'S COURT FEASTED IN CALAIS CASTLE
XVII   THE SPANIARDS ON THE SEA
XVIII   HOW BLACK SIMON CLAIMED FORFEIT FROM THE KING OF SARK
XIX   HOW A SQUIRE OF ENGLAND MET A SQUIRE OF FRANCE
XX   HOW THE ENGLISH ATTEMPTED THE CASTLE OF LA BROHINIERE
XXI   HOW THE SECOND MESSENGER WENT TO COSFORD
XXII   HOW ROBERT OF BEAUMANOIR CAME TO PLOERMEL
XXIII     HOW THIRTY OF JOSSELIN ENCOUNTERED THIRTY OF PLOERMEL
XXIV   HOW NIGEL WAS CALLED TO HIS MASTER
XXV   HOW THE KING OF FRANCE HELD COUNSEL AT MAUPERTUIS
XXVI   HOW NIGEL FOUND HIS THIRD DEED
XXVII   HOW THE THIRD MESSENGER CAME TO COSFORD