Sherlock Holmes and the Duke's Son - With Audio Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Sherlock Holmes and the Duke's Son - With Audio Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2014-09-30

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 0194632059

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A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. Dr Huxtable has a school for boys in the north of England. When the Duke of Holdernesse decides to send his young son there, that is good news for the school. The Duke is a very important person, and Dr Huxtable is happy to have his son in the school. But two weeks later Dr Huxtable is the unhappiest man in England. Why? And why does he take the train down to London and go to Baker Street? Why does he need the help of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes? Because someone has kidnapped the Duke's son . . .

Sherlock Holmes and the Duke's Son, Level 1
Sherlock Holmes and the Duke's Son, Level 1

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher: OXFORD

Published: 2007-11-29

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9780194788878

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Dr Huxtable has a school for boys in the north of England. When the Duke of Holdernesse decides to send his young son there, that is good news for the school. The Duke is a very important person, and Dr Huxtable is happy to have his son in the school. But two weeks later Dr Huxtable is the unhappiest man in England. Why? And why does he take the train down to London and go to Baker Street? Why does he need the help of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes? Because someone has kidnapped the Duke's son . . .

Sherlock Holmes: Two Plays - With Audio Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Sherlock Holmes: Two Plays - With Audio Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2015-03-05

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 0194632083

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A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by John Escott. Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective the world has ever seen, and he knows it. As the famous bank-robber, John Clay, says to him, 'You think of everything, Mr Holmes. You're very clever.' People come to him with problems that no one, not even the police, can solve. Holmes sits, and thinks, and smokes his pipe, and in the end he finds the answer. In these plays, based on two of his stories, Holmes, helped by his old friend, Dr Watson, uses his great intelligence to solve two unusual and interesting cases.

Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings - With Audio Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings - With Audio Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2014-09-30

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 0194632067

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A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. Horseracing is the sport of kings, perhaps because racehorses are very expensive animals. But when they win, they can make a lot of money for the owners, for the trainers, and for the people who put bets on them. Silver Blaze is a young horse, but already the winner of many races. One night he disappears, and someone kills his trainer. The police want the killer, and the owner wants his horse, but they can't find them. So what do they do? They write to 221B Baker Street, of course - to ask for the help of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes.

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780573616068

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"Case involving incriminating letters written by European prince to the English girl he betrayed leads to Holmes-Moriarty confrontation."--

Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings, Level 1
Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings, Level 1

Author: SIR ARTHER CONAN DOYLE

Publisher: OXFORD

Published: 2007-12-13

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9780194788885

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Horseracing is the sport of kings, perhaps because racehorses are very expensive animals. But when they win races, they can make a lot of money too - money for the owners, for the trainers, and for the people who put bets on them to win. Silver Blaze is a young horse, but already the winner of many races. One night he disappears from his stables, and someone kills his trainer. The police want the killer, and the owner wants his horse, but they can't find them. So what do they do?They write to 221B Baker Street, London, of course - to ask for the help of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes.

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost

Author: Oscar Wilde

Publisher: Modernista

Published: 2024-05-30

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9180949487

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»The Canterville Ghost« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1891. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Wilde's significance as a symbol for persecuted homosexuals around the world is immeasurable. Wilde himself was sentenced to prison and hard labour, his works were boycotted, theatrical productions were shut down, and he was publicly vilified. The Picture of Dorian Gray [1890] is his most famous work.

The Vertigo Years
The Vertigo Years

Author: Philipp Blom

Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)

Published: 2010-11-02

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 0465020291

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Examines how changes from the Industrial Revolution prior to World War I brought about radical transformation in society, changes in education, and massive migration in population that led to one of the bloodiest events in history.