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A Case of Identity
Arthur Conan Doyle · 1891 · Mystery & Detective
Mary Sutherland asks Sherlock Holmes to find the quiet suitor who vanished on their wedding morning. Typed letters, hurried clothing and an empty four-wheeler lead Holmes from a sentimental mystery to a calculated deception inside her own home.
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This edition
- Title
- A Case of Identity
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
- First published
- 1891
- Illustrated plates
- 51 original artworks · 22 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 1 · about 7,134 words
- Reading time
- 29 min
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- August 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
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