コナン・ドイル The Sign of the Four, Chapter 12-1

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The Sign of the Four, Chapter 12-1
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

I've divided the final chapter of the book into four parts for the convenience of podcasting.

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コナン・ドイル The Sign of the Four, Chapter 11

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The Sign of the Four, Chapter 11
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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ジェーン・オーステン Persuasion

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Excerpt from Persuasion by Jane Austen

If you are familiar with the popular TV series Downton Abbey, you'll find there are many pararells between the premises of the TV drama and this classic novel by Jane Austen. Both are about a nobleman with no son and three daughters; he seeks out a distant relative to make him the heir apparent, only to find out that the ungrateful wretch chooses to marry not the nobleman's eldest daughter as hoped, but someone else entirely. The second eldest daughter is unattractive and withdrawn, and the youngest gets married beneath her social status. Mmm, perhaps I should read the entire book to see where this is going...

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コナン・ドイル The Sign of the Four, Chapter 10

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The Sign of the Four, Chapter 10
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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コナン・ドイル The Sign of the Four, Chapter 9

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The Sign of the Four, Chapter 9
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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