Sherlock Holmes Stories

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created one of the world’s most famous detectives, Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 22 May 1859 to an Irish-Catholic family. His mother introduced him to books when he was a young boy. In 1876 he entered Edinburgh University and began studying medicine. At the university he worked for Dr Joseph Bell to make some money. [...]

Visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum Sherlock Holmes is one of the most popular fictional characters in the world. In London there is a museum dedicated to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s great detective. Connect to the Internet and go to www.blackcat.vicensvives.net . Insert the title or part of the title of the book into our search engine (buscador). Open the page for Sherlock Holmes Stories. Click on the internet project link. [...]

Sherlock Holmes Quiz

Mr Jabez Wilson

An unusual job

Mr Wilson’s shop

The cellar

The people At the end of the nineteenth century Britain had a population of around 37 million. Most people lived in big towns or cities. In the early 1880s many people moved from the country to London and other big cities because they wanted to find jobs in factories. Factory workers worked many hours but their pay was low. They were poor and lived in ‘slums’ – the poor areas of cities. The slums were dirty, noisy and crowded. [...]

An early morning visitor

Save the Tigers! Connect to the Internet and go to www.blackcat.vicensvives.net . Insert the title or part of the title of the book into our search engine (buscador). Open the page for Sherlock Holmes Stories. Click on the Internet project link. Go down the page until you find the title of this book and click on the relevant link for this project.

A mysterious death

Dr Roylott and Stoke Moran

A dangerous night

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