The Speckled Band (Easy Read Sherlock Holmes): Easy-To-Read - Softcover

Arthur Conan Doyle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783225351 ISBN 13: 9781783225354

Publisher: Readzone Books Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's own adaptation of his story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is a thrilling theatrical escapade in which Sherlock Holmes outwits the evil Dr. Rylott who is plotting to do away with his young ward. Considered by Doyle as one of his favourite short stories, his adaptation of the classic locked room mystery exhilarated Victorian audiences. This melodrama is as gripping today as it was when it was first produced. Long out of print, Theatre Arts Press is proud to present this new acting edition of the classic Sherlock Holmes play.

About this title

About the Author

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 1930) produced more than 30 books, 150 short stories, poems, plays and essays across a wide range of genres. His most famous creation is the detective Sherlock Holmes.

From the Back Cover

For a moment I thought I heard a whistling. Then I heard a thud. It sounded as if a heavy piece of iron had fallen to
the floor.‘Then a key turned. I stood frozen with fear. Julia staggered out of her room. She stretched her arms out to me, her eyes wide open with fear.’

After her sister Julia dies suddenly, Helen Stoner worries that she is the killer’s next target. With her last words,
Julia insisted that the ‘speckled band’ murdered her. Can Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson discover the identity of the speckled band before Helen falls victim as well?"

Edition details

• Publisher: Readzone Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783225351
• ISBN 13: 9781783225354
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64