Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb, The The - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
| Автор: | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Издательство: | Ingram |
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| Жанр произведения: | Классическая проза |
| Год издания: | 0 |
| isbn: | 9781974996995 |
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb, is the ninth of the twelve stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. A young London engineer, contracted to service a hydraulic press at a country house, discovers that the owner is using the machine for illegal purposes. After confronting the owner, the engineer narrowly escapes death and loses a thumb when the owner turns on him. Holmes deduces the actual use of the machine and sets off to bring the evildoers to justice.