SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE BIOGRAPHY

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SHERLOCK HOLMESInverness cloak, pipe, deerstalker cap,magnifying glass, waistcoatListening exercise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJrEvOlbXuEComplete the sentences:1. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a famous ………………………………………………… .2. He was on born on the 22nd of May, ……………………[r]

English : readingThe Speckled band by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleMatch the adjectives with the right charactersObservant, cleverHelen StonerViolent, angry temperDr WatsonAnxiousSherlock HolmesLoyal, understandingDr Grimesby RoylottAnswer the following questions in English1. Who tells[r]

making the corresponding letter: A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is famous as the writer of the Sherlock Holmes stories. He was born in Scotlandin 1859. He went to Edinburgh University and studied medicine. He worked as a doctor[r]

delicate for communication. And yet even here we may discriminate. When a woman has been seriously wronged by a man she no longer oscillates, and the usual symptom is a broken bell wire. Here we may take it that there is a love matter, but that the maiden is not so much angry as perplexed, or grieve[r]

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOMES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE The Five Orange Pips When I glance over my notes and records of the Sherlock Holmes cases between the years '82 and '90, I am faced by so many which present strange and interesting features that it is no easy matter to know[r]

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOMES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY (3) Sherlock Holmes was transformed when he was hot upon such a scent as this. Men who had only known the quiet thinker and logician of Baker Street would have failed to recognize him. His face fl[r]

"'How far from the body?' "'A dozen yards or so.' "'And how far from the edge of the wood?' "'About the same.' "'Then if it was removed it was while you were within a dozen yards of it?' "'Yes, but with my back towards it.' "This concluded the examination of the witness." "I see," said I as I[r]

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOMES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY We were seated at breakfast one morning, my wife and I, when the maid brought in a telegram. It was from Sherlock Holmes and ran in this way: Have you a couple of days to spare? Have just been wir[r]

in by the first train to Waterloo. Sir, I can stand this strain no longer; I shall go mad if it continues. I have no one to turn to--none, save only one, who cares for me, and he, poor fellow, can be of little aid. I have heard of you, Mr. Holmes; I have heard of you from Mrs. Farintosh, whom[r]

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOMES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE The Red-headed League (cont) October 9, 1890. Sherlock Holmes and I surveyed this curt announcement and the rueful face behind it, until the comical side of the affair so completely overtopped every other consideration that[r]

it, after all." "I begin to think, Watson," said Holmes, "that I make a mistake in explaining. 'Omne ignotum pro magnifico,' you know, and my poor little reputation, such as it is, will suffer shipwreck if I am so candid. Can you not find the advertisement, Mr. Wilson?" "Yes, I have got it now," h[r]

it gives. I sent John, the coachman, to watch you, ran up stairs, got into my walking-clothes, as I call them, and came down just as you departed. Well, I followed you to your door, and so made sure that I was really an object of interest to the celebrated Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Then I, rather imprud[r]

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOMES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP Isa Whitney, brother of the late Elias Whitney, D.D., Principal of the Theological College of St. George's, was much addicted to opium. The habit grew upon him, as I understand, from some foolish[r]

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOMES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE A CASE OF IDENTITY (cont) Sherlock Holmes sat silent for a few minutes with his fingertips still pressed together, his legs stretched out in front of him, and his gaze directed upward to the ceiling. Then he took down from t[r]

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOMES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP (2) "This discovery, and the evident confusion which the cripple showed, made the inspector realize that the matter was serious. The rooms were carefully examined, and results all pointed to an[r]

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOMES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP (3) A large and comfortable double-bedded room had been placed at our disposal, and I was quickly between the sheets, for I was weary after my night of adventure. Sherlock Holmes was a man, how[r]

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOMES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle I had called upon my friend Sherlock Holmes upon the second morning after Christmas, with the intention of wishing him the compliments of the season. He was lounging upon the sofa in a purp[r]

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOMES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (2) When the commissionaire had gone, Holmes took up the stone and held it against the light. "It's a bonny thing," said he. "Just see how it glints and sparkles. Of course it is a nucleus[r]

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOMES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (3) Sherlock Holmes looked deeply chagrined. He drew a sovereign from his pocket and threw it down upon the slab, turning away with the air of a man whose disgust is too deep for words. A[r]