The Valley of Fear
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| Author | Arthur Conan Doyle |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Sherlock Holmes |
| Genre(s) | Detective novel |
| Publisher | George H. Doran Company |
| Released | 1915 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| ISBN | NA |
| Preceded by | His Last Bow |
| Followed by | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
The Valley of Fear is a Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story was first published in the Strand Magazine between September 1914 and May 1915. The first book edition was published in New York on February 27, 1915.
The Valley of Fear is also notable for the involvement of Professor Moriarty, which contradicts the timeline of the story. In The Final Problem, Dr. Watson was first alerted by Sherlock Holmes to the existence of Professor Moriarty. In the same story, Professor Moriarty dies in the confrontation with Sherlock Holmes, as explained in The Adventure of the Empty House, leaving no time in between the two events for any other story regarding the Professor. However, in The Valley of Fear, Professor Moriarty has been mentioned by Sherlock, and Dr. Watson had appeared to know both about the Professor's evil acts, and how little he is known. Few film and television adaptations have included these allusions to Professor Moriarty, as the story is otherwise a stand-alone tale. Among the few (if only) adaptations available on video is the 1984 animated "Sherlock Holmes and The Valley of Fear", starring Peter O'Toole as the voice of Holmes.
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[edit] External links
- The Valley of Fear, available at Project Gutenberg.
- The Valley of Fear, online at Ye Olde Library
