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

Oxford Bookworms: Stage 1

by Jennifer Bassett (Adapted By), Arthur Conan Doyle

A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. 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 . . .

Genres: Novels, Classics, Short Stories, Fiction, Mystery

67 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Jennifer Bassett has been a teacher, teacher trainer, editor, and materials writer, and has taught in England, Greece, Spain, and Portugal. She is the Series Editor of the Oxford Bookworms Library, and has written more than twenty original and retold stories for the series, including The Phantom of the Opera, One-Way Ticket, The President's Murderer, and William Shakespeare. Two of her adaptations, Rabbit-Proof Fence and Love Among the Haystacks, have won Language Learner Literature Awards, and three of her other titles have been finalists for the Awards. She has created a new sub-series called Bookworms World Stories, which are collections of short stories written in English from around the world. She has also written original stories for the English Today Readers and Storylines series. Jennifer is series co-adviser, with H.G. Widdowson, of the Oxford Bookworms Collection, volumes of unadapted short stories for advanced learners.

Reviews

[Abrar Alarjan · Rating 3 out of 5]

أجدها جيدة قليلاً ،لكن مسار سير أحداثها بطيء ،تمنيتُ بأن تكون الأحداث أسرع ، يعيبها هذه المرة ليس كثرة الشخصيات بل كثرة الأوصاف ،ولكنها هي ضرورية لبناء أي قصة في العالم لذلك لايمكنني التذمر بخصوصها .

في النهاية يتضح بأن الأبن المفقود ماهو إلا الابن الثاني والخاطف قريب جدًا من الدوق لذلك سهل عليه عمل كل ذلك ،وهدفه كان أن يعترف به الدوق كابن أول له،انا كنت افضل بأن يكون سبب الإختطاف طمعًا في المال وليس من أجل هذا السبب ،لان البداية كانت مشوقة ،الفصول المتوسطة في القصة هي المملة بالفعل ،قد أشفقت على ذاك المعلم الألماني الذي كان هدفه فقط الإلحاق بالطفل فانتهى أمره بأن يموت .

[Azheen Bajalan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love it

[Thanh Le · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is very interesting. It has a surprising ending. Mr. Sherlock Holmes is very smart and has logical thinking. I really love the way he solved problems.

[Rawaby99ww · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the story and the end of story good and strange like any story to sharlook holmes I hope the story will be made a movie.

[Muaz Smajlović · Rating 4 out of 5]

كتابي الأول بالإنجليزية 🤭
سعدت بمعرفة أن مثل هذه السلسلة موجودة وأستغرب كيف لم يعرف عنها الأساتذة الذين سألتهم سابقا 🤔

[Farjaneh_ · Rating 4 out of 5]

《هو الحق》
این اولین کتاب زبان اصلی بود که خوندم
خیلی تجربه ی جالب و خوبی بود ، حتی بهتر از چیزی که تصور میکردم☆u☆
سطح کتاب ۱ هست و خیلی جذاب و پر کششه ، پایان خیلی خوبی هم داره ♡♡♡
پ.ن : اگر تا الان مطالعه ی کتاب انگلیسی رو امتحان نکردید ، برای شروع کتاب مناسبیه ^-^

[Sadia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story!

[Lethe · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was the book I read for my exam. It was engaging and ended with a surprise. It wasn’t bad.

[عَروب الدويش · Rating 5 out of 5]

أول كتاب إنجليزي أتممته إلى نهايته :")
وبإذن الله لن يكون الأخيّر !
سعيّده بهذا الإنجاز :')
أيضًا الكتاب كان ممتع، سأعيد قراءته مرة آخر
بدون أن أستعيّن بمترجم D':

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just can’t give a story about Sherlock holmes less than 4 stars.
Loved this book.

[Bích Vy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would like to introduce the book “Sherlock Holmes and the Duke’s Son”, written by author Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous detective character in the world.
The story is about the important case which is investigated by Sherlock Holmes. Government Minister’s son was kidnapped when he was in his school. Moreover, the German teacher was killed at the moor in the same day.
Who was kidnapper? And what happen to the German teacher? We can find the answer in this book. Let’s read.

[Susana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me ha gustado muchísimo este pequeño librito. Es muy adictivo. Como está en inglés y son de los que se lee en el instituto, ha sido muy corto. La serie que hay en la portada del libro la he visto y me ha encantado. Me leeré este libro en la versión extendida. Como conclusión me ha encantado. 19/01/2021.

[Amirhossein · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mysterious

[Robyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of the better Sherlock stories, I think. Again, I did read this one as a super simplified version in Mandarin to help me learn, but still. Better than some of the others.

[Anar]

Fcvhh

[ruta]

I got a bunch of these books when I first started learning English, and then completely forgot about them. Should have read this one seven years ago.

[Susanne Beyer · Rating 2 out of 5]

A rather confusing story. My students didn't enjoy it very much.

[Fayez · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it .. it is really unpredictable end

[Gizem Taşkıran · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting, easy reading for everyone.

[Blue · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a nice read.

[Olivia Heinemann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solide aber ziemlich basic

[Saba · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Maria do Socorro Baptista · Rating 4 out of 5]

Um sequestro que leva a um assassinato e confusões familiares surpreendentes. Muito bom.

[amine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sehr schön spannend und einfaches englisch

[Yuki Miyashita · Rating 3 out of 5]

-Oxford Bookworms Library
-Time: 31/10=20min 3/11=10min 4/11=40min
-7 words summary: visitor-kidnapped-north-body-inn-client-back
-2 questions
1.If your friend were kidnapped would you find him/her? or leave it to police?
both but there are many things more than I can handle.
2.Are you afraid to search for kidnapper?
It is scary to search for offenders because they are all completely mad

[Fajr Alobaidan · Rating 5 out of 5]

الأحداث غير متوقعة جدا ، النهاية مفاجئة، تبدأ القصة باختطاف ابن الدوق من مدرسته وهو ابن أحد وزراء الحكومة الذي هو شخص مهم جدا ، يذهب مدير المدرسة لطلب المساعدة من المحقق الشهير شارلوك هولمز، تبدو القضية في البداية غامضة ، حلها غير ممكن، في كل مرة نكتشف شيئا جديدا عنها، إلى أن نعرف الخاطف الحقيقي غير المتوقع لابن الدوق.
في نهاية القصة بالطبع سيجد شارلوك الخاطف الحقيقي لكنه أيضا كشف لنا شيئا عن نفسه عندما قال " أنا رجل فقير" مع ابتسامة ماكرة.

[Prawee Wongsa · Rating 5 out of 5]

อ่านเล่มนี��สองรอบละ รอบแรกตอนที่ยังไม่มี skill ด้านภาษามากนัก หัดอ่านใหม่ ๆ เวลาผ่านไปสักระยะ (หลายปีพอสมควร) ก็ลองกลับไปอ่านใหม่อีกรอบเพื่อเก็บรายละเอียด ทำให้รู้สึกว่าอ่านอีกรอบ อ่านง่ายขึ้น เข้าใจง่ายขึ้นชนิดที่เรียกว่าไม่ต้องดูคำศัพท์จากด้านข้างเลย เดาจากบริบทของเรื่องเอา ถือเป็นบทพิสูจน์ว่าถ้าตั้งใจทำอะไรก็สามารถพัฒนาได้นะ ^^

[Ali Mandala-Kaynak · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book with my A2 English class here in Rome. It's great material to use in a class that level.

Because it is a Easy Reader, it was a quick read. The story itself was interesting but missing a lot of Doyle's original flair.

[Skomina · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book is one of thoe books of Holmes that i read in english...and it was nice bt not in that degree to make very absorbed. . .

[CVV]

"When visitors came to see Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street, they often did surprising things."