Just before a wealthy businessman disappears, his wife sees his face in an upper floor window above an opium den. The only suspect is a beggar who lives in the room. Holmes has to stay up all night smoking his pipe before he finds the answer to the mystery.
This book is a graded reader. The story has been retold in modern English for students of English as a foreign / second language at intermedi...
A L Stringer - Sherlock Holmes in Simple English: The Man with the Twisted Lip
Sherlock Holmes in Simple English: The Man with the Twisted Lip
A L Stringer, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Description
Just before a wealthy businessman disappears, his wife sees his face in an upper floor window above an opium den. The only suspect is a beggar who lives in the room. Holmes has to stay up all night smoking his pipe before he finds the answer to the mystery.
This book is a graded reader. The story has been retold in modern English for students of English as a foreign / second language at intermediate level (CEFR B1) and younger native speakers.
Features
Comprehension and vocabulary tasks
Summary of the story
Endnotes for difficult words, place names and cultural references
Word list at the end of the book