The Sign of the Four

Explore how conon doyle presents ideas about justice in sof

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Throughout the Holmes stories, the police at Scotland Yard continually receive the credit for the cases that Holmes solves, thus allowing his to continue his work in relative secrecy. In fact, in this story we see that Holmes' profile has become rather too large, as he has to disguise himself as an old man for fear that the criminal class will recognize him too easily–thereby also playing a prank on Watson and Jones. So, it is to Holmes' benefit when he gives Jones the credit for the case in the end, as it is not the glory that Holmes seeks, but rather the adventure and the puzzles of the case.

How does the idea of justice presented in the sign of four