The Sign of the Spider Author:Bertram Mitford The Sign of the Spider is a British adventure novel, first published in 1896. Bertram Mitford creates an anti-hero as protagonist and weaving throughout the story a deliberate look at racial attitudes and cultural differences within colonial- Africa. The arachnid-beast in the climax of the story is am amazing character. The first part of the boo... more »k is a romance while the latter part is a fun action/adventure story.« less