The Mystery of Sasassa Valley

"The Mystery of Sasassa Valley"
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
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CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort story
Publication
Published inChambers's Edinburgh Journal
Media typePrint, magazine
Publication date6 September 1879

"The Mystery of Sasassa Valley" is a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle's first published work of fiction, written while he was a student, it originally appeared anonymously in Chambers's Edinburgh Journal on 6 September 1879. The story is set in a valley in South Africa reputed to be inhabited by a demon with glowing eyes.