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Easy Reading · Level B1 · Viva Vox Education Cambridge

The Engineer’s Thumb

The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · Retold in simple English

“When a doctor goes wrong, he is the first of criminals.”

12 episodes Level B1 ~60 min reading

Episodes

I
Knock, knock! ‘Who’s there?
A stranger arrives at Watson’s door
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II
The Unexpected Check-Up
Was it an accident — or an attack?
III
Home Sweet Home
Watson takes Victor to Baker Street
IV
What’s for Breakfast?
Mrs Hudson and a very important menu
V
The Calm Before the Storm
Breakfast is served — the story begins
VI
The Mysterious Job Offer
Victor meets Colonel Lysander Stark
VII
The Suspicious Agreement
Something about this job smells fishy…
VIII
The Mysterious Journey
A late train, a dark carriage, an unknown house
IX
The Old House
Victor waits — and receives a warning
X
Escape from the Trap
The ceiling moves — and Victor runs
XI
Missing Engineers
Holmes finds the missing pieces
XII
A Valuable Experience
The house burns — Holmes has the answer

Characters

Sherlock Holmes
Detective
The greatest detective in England. He notices what everyone else misses, and he is never wrong about the things that matter.
Dr Watson
Holmes’s partner, narrator
Holmes’s loyal friend and the narrator of this story. A doctor who is the first to help Victor — and who brings him to Holmes.
Victor Hatherley
Hydraulic engineer
A young engineer who arrives at Watson’s door with a missing thumb and a very strange story to tell.
Colonel Lysander Stark
The mysterious client
A tall, thin man with a German accent who offers Victor a very well-paid but very secretive job.
Mrs Hudson
Holmes’s housekeeper
The cheerful housekeeper at 221B Baker Street. She always has breakfast ready and a kind word for everyone.
Elise
A woman at the house
A mysterious woman Victor meets at the colonel’s house. She seems frightened — and she has a warning for Victor.

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