The Sign of the Four, Part 4 of 5, by Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Sign of the Four, Part 4 of 5, by Arthur Conan Doyle

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 4, 202658 min
  • Fiction & stories

Can Sherlock Holmes crack the case and discover the elusive thieves and murderers? Arthur Conan Doyle, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast, where an audiobook approach delivers an immersive experience in classic literature. I'm your host BJ Harrison. I'm glad you could join us. Unlimited everything. With a monthly donation of $9.99 or more, that's what you get. Unlimited access to everything I've recorded for the last 19 years. These are the same titles found on Audible, Spotify, and elsewhere. They already have thousands of five-star ratings. Man...

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Once again, Conan Doyle used a lot of racism as a shortcut to create enmity toward his

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Today's story has more material that did not age well. Once again, Conan Doyle used a lot of racism as a shortcut to create enmity toward his villains. Yeah, it's pretty gross. It's really not okay.

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But this is how it was. This is how he did it. Just wanna give you a heads up. And now, The Sign of the Four,

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part four of five by Arthur Conan Doyle. Chapter nine, A Break in the Chain. It was late in the afternoon before I woke, strengthened and refreshed. Sherlock Holmes still sat exactly as I had left him, say that he had laid aside his violin and was deep

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