Name: Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings
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Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
ISBN: 9780194789202

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Year

2007

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.1 x 12.7 x 0.8 cm

Weight

0.14 kg.

ISBN

9780194789202

ISBN13

9780194789202

Edition No.

2008

Synopsis "Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings"

Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1-C1 of the CEFR.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.CEFR A1/A2Word count 5,925

Arthur Conan Doyle

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Edinburgh, 1859 - Crowborough, United Kingdom, 1930) considered the master of detective literature was a writer and doctor born in Scotland, mainly known for having created the very famous character Sherlock Holmes, the most well-known detective of all times, cyclically adapted for TV and cinema

He studied at the universities of Stonyhurst and Edinburgh, where he graduated in medicine. Between 1882 and 1890, he worked as a doctor in Southsea, England.

To supplement his meager income, he wrote a mystery novel titled A Study in Scarlet, which became the first of sixty-eight stories featuring one of the most famous detectives in literature: Sherlock Holmes.

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