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«The Sign of the Four» is a novel by the English writer Arthur Conan Doyle (1859—1930) about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Who sends Miss Morstan the pearl boxes every year? Abloody trail stretches to the treasures, which can only be attacked by knowing what the «Sign of the Four» is and who are these four... «Çíàê ÷îòèðüîõ» — ðîìàí àíãë³éñüêîãî ïèñüìåííèêà Àðòóðà Êîíàí Äîéëà (1859—1930) ïðî â³äîìîãî äåòåêòèâà Øåðëîêà Ãîëìñà. Õòî ùîðîêó íàäñèëຠì³ñ Ìîðñòåí êîðîáêè ç ïåðëèíàìè? Äî ñêàðá³â âåäå êðèâàâèé ñë³ä, íà ÿêèé ìîæíà íàòðàïèòè, ëèøå ä³çíàâøèñü, ùî òàêå «Çíàê ÷îòèðüîõ» ³ õòî ö³ ÷åòâåðî...

The storytelling method is the study of language with the help of short stories. Stories help to practice grammar and vocabulary promote imagination, speaking, listening, and writing. This technique is perfect for different age groups, children, as well as teenagers, and adults. The book contains stories by A. Conan Doyle, Jerome Kl. Jerome, G. K. Chesterton, 0. Henry, Saki, Dion Fortune, Jack London, for university students.

«A Study in Scarlet» is a detective story by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859—1930). It is in this work that Sherlock Holmes first appears. Military doctor John Watson is looking for affordable housing. His flatmate turns out to be the mysterious Sherlock Holmes — a «consultant detective» capable of solving the most intricate crimes... «Åòþä ó áàãðÿíèõ òîíàõ» — äåòåêòèâíà ïîâ³ñòü Àðòóðà Êîíàí Äîéëà (1859—1930). Ñàìå â öüîìó òâîð³ âïåðøå ç’ÿâëÿºòüñÿ Øåðëîê Ãîëìñ. ³éñüêîâèé ë³êàð Äæîí Âàòñîí øóêຠíåäîðîãå æèòëî. Éîãî ñóñ³äîì âèÿâëÿºòüñÿ çàãàäêîâèé Øåðëîê Ãîëìñ — «äåòåêòèâ-êîíñóëüòàíò», çäàòíèé ðîçêðèòè íàéçàïëóòàí³ø³ çëî÷èíè...

In the suggested short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859—1930), Sherlock Holmes once again demonstrates his unique power of observation and detective talent. Thanks to his shrewd mind and artifice, he solves a crime with the help of a scrap of paper found in the murderer’s hand (The Reigate Squires), cracks quite a delicate case where diplomatic interests of a country are at stake (The Naval Treaty), investigates mysterious cases related to retribution for the past sins (The Crooked Man, The Resident Patient). Finally, Holmes faces a worthy opponent — the smartest criminal of the XIX century. What will this encounter result in?

Among the cases which Sherlock Holmes investigates in this collection are not only those ones in which the peccable nature of the criminals and human weak points are being revealed ("Silver Blaze", "The Cardboard Box", "The Stockbroker's Clerk", "The Gloria Scotf), but also the cases in which the solutions of them impel the detective's clients to take humane decisions and commit noble deeds ("The Yellow Face"); in one of the stories, Holmes even tries to reveal the state secret of the Charles I and Charles II epochs ("The Musgrave Ritual"). In all these cases his logical thought, his attention to details, the knack of analysing remain worthy of amazement and enchant.

The proposed book is a collection of engrossing stories by the classic of the English literature Arthur Conan Doyle (1859—1930) about the worldwide famous detective Sherlock Holmes. It is the recital about a person who sees and hears the same things as the others do, but he notices much more, and makes conclusions which save people's lives, restore justice or simply settle disputes. Whatever strange the situation may seem, for Sherlock Holmes it always has logic explanation, that is why he confidently gets down to the most intricate criminal cases and makes them successfully out.