The Valley of Fear
Edition: 1915 Illustrated Edition
Publisher: SeaWolf Press
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Orinda, CA
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9781949460872
Copyright date: 2019
Description: The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is loosely based on the Molly Maguires and Pinkerton agent James McPar- land. The story was first published in the Strand Magazine between September 1914 and May 1915. The first book edition was published by George H. Doran Company in 1915, and illustrated by Arthur I. Keller. The story starts with Sherlock Holmes receiving a ciphered message from an agent of Professor Moriarty but without the key to the cipher. The book is divided into two parts: The Tragedy of Birlstone and The Scowrers.