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The Very First Sherlock Holmes Story Ever ToldSir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced Sherlock Holmes in 1887 with A Study In Scarlet, and later went on to write another 3 Sherlock Holmes novels and 56 short stories. Watson Meets HolmesAll of the Sherlock Holmes books and almost all of the short stories are told from the perspective of Dr. Watson. A Study in Scarlet begins with Watson returning injured from the British war in Afghanistan and looking for an affordable place to live. His friend Stamford tells him that someone he met in the chemistry lab is looking for someone to share rooms with, but gives him the warning, “You mustn’t blame me if you don’t get along with him...This was your idea, so you must not hold me responsible.” Disturbed by this statement, Watson asks Stamford what's bothering him. “It is not easy to express the inexpressible,” he replies. “Holmes is a little too scientific for my tastes. I could imagine him giving a friend a little pinch of something he made in the lab just to see how it would effect him. To do him justice, I think that he would take it himself with the same readiness.”Watson is taken aback by his first interaction with the enigmatic Holmes, but chooses to live with him anyway. Injured and virtually friendless, Watson initially spends most of his time confined to their rooms, and sets about trying to unlock the mystery of Sherlock Holmes, trying to figure out to what purpose his flatmate has acquired such a unique array of skills.The Murder That Baffles Scotland YardSherlock Holmes is in the middle of one of his periodic depressions when an emergency call comes in from Scotland Yard: There has been a murder and they need his help. In his depressed state, Holmes has no desire to go, but ultimately agrees at Watson’s bidding. When he arrives, he finds an American man dead on the floor of an abandoned house. The man has not been robbed and has no apparent injuries. The main clues? A wedding ring lies on top of the body and written in blood upon the wall is the word RACHE, the German word for revenge.This Is Not The Original TextThis is a Remastered version that strives to make the classic story more accessible to readers who might never have otherwise read the classic. In other words, it's not meant to be a replacement of the classic, but rather a bridge, exposing a new class of readers to the brilliance of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes. While the vast majority of the text is original, hundreds of modifications have been made to make the story an easier, smoother reading experience for modern readers. The changes include:Replacing or defining outdated vocabulary or conceptsDecreasing long narrative descriptionsIncreasing live actionWe hope these changes will allow a new generation to enjoy the brilliance of Sherlock Holmes.Take the Sherlock Holmes Remastered ChallengeNot sure if the original or the Remastered version is right for you? Then try them both. Download a free sample chapter of both versions and then decide.

The Most Famous Sherlock Holmes Story of All TimeSir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four Sherlock Holmes novels and 56 short stories, but one stands above them all. The Hound of the Baskervilles has been known for over 100 years as the Greatest Sherlock Holmes Story Ever Told. The Ancient LegendIn the mid-1600s, Sir Hugo Baskerville, a man of noble blood and brutish soul, kidnapped a peasant girl, brought her back to his estate, and locked her in an upper room of the house. While he and his friends got drunk below, the girl snuck out the window, climbed down the ivy, and ran back toward home across the moor. When her absence was discovered, Sir Hugo went into a rage and sent his dogs out after her while he pursued on horseback. His drunken friends followed and when they finally caught up found a sobering sight: the girl was dead from exhaustion and Sir Hugo lay dead at her side, with a giant, black hound from hell eating at his throat.But the Hound was not appeased with reaping revenge upon Sir Hugo alone. Over and over again it was said to reappear to reap its revenge upon all the male Baskervilles, many of whom died early and mysterious deaths. Sherlock Holmes Takes The Case250 years after the death of Sir Hugo, Sir Charles Baskerville, who had recently returned to the abandoned Baskerville Estate dies a sudden and mysterious death. His heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, has been called back to England to take over the Estate. Sherlock Holmes is called in to protect Sir Henry from the demonic hound. But Holmes does not believe in fairytales, he sees the ancient legend as nothing more than a cover up for something far more sinister: a plot to murder the Baskerville men. To solve the case, Sherlock Holmes will require every bit of his cunning and bravery, making The Hound Of The Baskervilles stand out above and beyond all the rest of the original Sherlock Holmes stories.This Is Not The Original TextThis is a Remastered version that strives to make the classic story more accessible. While the vast majority of the text is original, hundreds of modifications have been made to make the story an easier, smoother reading experience for modern readers. The changes include:Replacing or defining outdated vocabulary or conceptsDecreasing long narrative descriptionsIncreasing live actionWe hope these changes will allow a new generation to enjoy the brilliance of Sherlock Holmes.Take the Sherlock Holmes Remastered ChallengeNot sure if the original or the Remastered version is right for you? Then try them both. Download a free sample chapter of both versions and then decide.

The Baskerville?s have an ancient family legend, of a hound from hell that reaps vengeance upon all the Baskerville men. Now Sir Charles Baskerville is dead under mysterious circumstances. His nephew and heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, returns to England to inherit the family estate. Can Sherlock Holmes save him from the demonic hound? The Hound of the Baskervilles remains the most famous and most celebrated Sherlock Holmes story of all time. Holmes needs all of his cunning and conniving to break through the supernatural legend and hunt down the murder that he believes lies beneath. The Remastered version is packed with action and builds to an ending as intense as the legend itself. This edition is not the original text. Rather, it is a remastered version that strives to make the classic story more accessible. While the vast majority of the text is original, hundreds of modifications have been made to make the story an easier, smoother reading experience for modern readers. We hope these changes will allow a new generation to enjoy the brilliance of Sherlock Holmes.

A Modest Proposal For preventing the Children of Poor People From being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and For making them Beneficial to the Publick, commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal, is a Juvenalian satirical essay written and published anonymously by Jonathan Swift in 1729. The essay suggests that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food to rich gentlemen and ladies. This satirical hyperbole mocked heartless attitudes towards the poor, as well as British policy toward the Irish in general.In English writing, the phrase "a modest proposal" is now conventionally an allusion to this style of straight-faced satire.This edition of the essay includes a biography on the life of Jonathan Swift.