When Jabez Wilson asks legendary detectiveSherlock Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr Watson, to investigate a mysteriousorganisation, The Red-headed League, they find that there is more to theorganisation than meets the eye.
What is the League and how is it connectedto Jabez Wilson’s assistant Vincent Spaulding?
威爾森要求福爾摩斯和他的好友華生醫師，幫忙調查一個神祕的組織，發現隱藏了許多秘辛，他們會遇到甚麼危險與挑戰？
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ArthurConan Doyle （柯南．道爾）was the inventor of Sherlock Holmes, the world’s most famousfictional detective. Lots of people think Sherlock Holmes is a real person andwrite to 221b Baker Street, London, his address in ConanDoyle’s stories! Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in1859. He worked as a doctor until 1891, when he became a full-time writer. Hisfirst story was a novel called A Study in Scarlet. He then wrote a series ofshort stories called The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which were published ininstallments by The Strand Magazine. The public loved them, and wanted to readmore about Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend, Dr. Watson.
Conan Doyle fought in the Boer War(1899-1902) in South Africa,and when he returned to Londonhe was given the title of ‘Sir’. Eventually Conan Doyle became tired of writingabout the detective and decided to “kill” his creation.
About this Book
For the Student
For the Teacher
Level 2: Structures
About the Author
The Red-headed League
Before Reading