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Graded reading course Chapter4-7 Holmes Stories By Authur Canon Doyle The Adventure of the Empty House “The adventure of the empty house” is the first story in the Return of?Sherlock Holmes?collection by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Conan Doyle had intended “The final problem” to be the last Holmes story he would ever write and killed off the detective in a dramatic confrontation with his arch nemesis Moriarty. However, subsequent pressure from fans eventually resulted in the resurrection of the character. The Adventure of the Empty House Questions: Why didn’t Holmes tell Watson he was still alive when he went back to London? What’s strange in the case of the death of the Honourable Ronald Adair? Who killed Ronald Adair? Why? How did Holmes find out? The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb “The adventure of the engineer’s thumb” was the ninth short story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?to feature Sherlock Holmes. Originally published in March 1892 in the Strand Magazine, the story would also feature in the compilation of short stories, the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb Put the pictures below in order according to the plot. The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb Questions: What happened to Watson’s patient Mr. Victor Hatherley? How did Holmes find out the location of the house Hatherley visited? What’s the possible reason that the criminal chose Hatherley to fix the machine? The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place “The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place” is the last short?Sherlock Holmesstory out of a total of fifty-six. It is part of the collection entitled “the Case-Book of?Sherlock Holmes” and was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Like the majority of the canon “the Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place” is narrated by Dr. John Watson. The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place Questions: What made the horse trainer in Shoscombe Old Place John Mason turn to Holmes? Why did Holmes bring back the dog? Further discussion Which of the stories in th