The Silver Hatchet

by Arthur Conan Doyle

First published in London Society, 1883. First book publication in Mysteries and Adventures (many subsequent impressions as The Gully of Bluemansdyke and Other Stories); Walter Scott, London, 1889.

Genres: Horror, Short Stories

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1883

About the author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.

Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.

Reviews

[Amina (ⴰⵎⵉⵏⴰ) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Is it magic or alchemy?

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5⭐

[Skuli Saeland · Rating 3 out of 5]

Þokkalegasta smásaga eftir A.C. Doyle sem birtist 1883 í tímaritinu London Society. Menn finnast myrtir með höggvopni í Búdapest. Hroðaleg og óskiljanleg morð. Doyle daðrar hér við bæði fantasíu og vísindaskáldskap í þessari stuttu sögu.

[Teemu Öhman · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Silver Hatchet is a simple little horror story set in the academic circles of Budapest. It was first published in the London Society magazine in 1883. It is really quite predictable, but I liked it anyway.

3.75/5

[Lois · Rating 5 out of 5]

First spooky story that I have read by the author. Looking to see if he wrote any more of them. I enjoyed it.

[Leya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Capitivating short story about magic (witchcraft) or is it just science.

[Forked Radish · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hatchets can kill just like guns, so don't tease them.

[Sam · Rating 2 out of 5]

Book about mystery and murder

[Rabab Boulaich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great reasoning of facts and peculiar detection by Sir Arthur Doyle Conan…!

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to this as part of the Classic Tales of Horror - 500+ Stories. It was very enjoyable 2023

[Alessandra Ale · Rating 2 out of 5]

(Audiolibro in italiano) Racconto horror senza particolare verve o suspense.

[Ravisankar Paranam · Rating 2 out of 5]

An average short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle. Well! If you wanted to read the author you can go ahead. A 40 mins read probably.

[Zaviar Halbert]

cool