The Copybook: Readings in history and literature

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The Footprints at the Gate by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

What Dr Mortimer saw beside the body of Sir Charles Baskerville sent him hastily to London, to consult Sherlock Holmes.

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A Tiger By Morning by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

When Raffles Haw comes to sleepy Tamfield, his breathtaking generosity starts turning heads at once, and one belongs to Laura McIntyre.

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An Eye for Detail By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes turns to his brother for help when the case of a missing Greek proves unexpectedly troublesome.

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The Start of a Beautiful Friendship by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Dr Watson is looking for rooms in London, and an old colleague suggests someone who might be able to help him.

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A Curious Incident by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes has been engaged to find a missing thoroughbred, but seems more interested in some lame sheep and an idle dog.

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The Living Past by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

High above the roof of the Amazonian rainforest, Professor Challenger sees something that eerily reminds him of home.

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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Clay Lane

Is an old family legend being used as a cover for a very modern murder?