Oxford Bookworms 1. Sherlock Holmes and the Duke's Son Digital Pack

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Paperback

About the author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.

Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.

Reviews

[Leen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sherlock Holmes was one of the first books I've read
so reading that book realy brings back some memories

I realy like the way Arthur Conan describes people. even with the adaption you can still notice his unique writing style

At the end another case was solved by the famous detective Sherlock Holmes

"Aha! What did I tell you watson?"

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sherlock Holmes and the Duke's son
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
This book tells a story about Sherlock Holmes that will solve new cases. The main character in the story was Sherlock Holmes and DR Watson The story starts with when Visitors came to see Sherlock Holmes they always do surprising but no one as surprising as Dr Thorneycroft Huxtable that was fell into a Chair look white and ill when the doctor check him the doctor said that he just to much drinking finally when the man wake up he invite Holmes to come with him to Mackleton but Holmes had to much cases to take care and suddenly Holmes ask about the Kidnapping of the son of the duke of Holdernesse 3 days ago and Holmes tells the story and Holmes tell the the duke tells him that he will back to north England with Huxtable so Holmes ask what does he know about this case. Huxtable starts his story from telling that he has a school in north England one of the best school and the duke want to send his son to the school. But on the night of 13th may the duke son dissapear as he dissapear the german teacher Heidegger also dissapear. After asking several question Holmes finally agree to follow huxtable to his school to investigate this case. When they arrive they meet the duke and Holmes started to investigate this case. In the Morning when he was Investigating he found Heidegger body was laying in bush and when he check Heidegger was already died. When investigating he go to the Green Man Inn and meet Mr Rueben Hayes. At the in when they were checking the duke secretary James Wilder ride quickly with his face white and afraid. In the morning Holmes ask Duke for his cheque for this case and it turns out that the Duke kidnap his own son because Holmes saw them last night. After that the duke write the cheque and turns out that James Wilder is the Duke son. So the Duke begin to tell the story that James of a son from from his first love but she died and she leave her child to the Duke but Jame hate all the Duke family so James kidnap his first son Arthur and bring him to the Green Man Inn but mr Heideger followed them so Hayes killed him. After all things came out Holmes excused himself and said that he was just a poor man. For me this book is very good because it thought us many mystery with easy words and with the plot twist ending it adds a sense of surprise for us readers but for me the book would be more good if they make the story more detail for me the score is 9/10 because of the school story and not boring for us reader

[serenityread · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finally, I met Sherlock Holmes, and I am very happy. I was biased before reading the book because I thought it might be lame and filled with absurd connections. The story wasn’t perfect, but for a book, it was clever enough to enjoy.

[A.V. · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

I think this version of the story was dumbed down so much, not just in terms of the level, but also the story and some of those loose ends.

It just felt like some bits and pieces of the puzzle were missing for me.

[Linh Tran · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book for English beginners. Some elements of surprise, the ending was satisfying.

[Sebastián Rickmann · Rating 2 out of 5]

3 stars the questions are so hard for me thw book can do more easily questions.

[Ban · Rating 5 out of 5]

احببته كثيرًا تعلمت من خلاله الكثير من المفردات وكانت القصة جميلة جدًا وصادمة في نفس الوقت . .