The Mystery of Sasassa Valley

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"The Mystery of Sasassa Valley" is the first story [1] by Arthur Conan Doyle to be published, in 1879. [2] [3]

"The Mystery of Sasassa Valley" appeared anonymously in Chambers's Edinburgh Journal on 6 September 1879. [4] The story is set in a valley in South Africa inhabited by a demon with glowing eyes. [5]

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References

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