A Sherlock Holmes Case in English and French
Young John Openshaw's uncle received an envelope with five dried orange pips, and died soon after. Then his father received one. Now a third envelope has come, addressed to John, and he brings it to Sherlock Holmes on a stormy night.
The French text is the translation by Jeanne de Polignac, matched to Arthur Conan Doyle's English sentence by sentence. Her words are kept; only the spelling and grammar were brought up to today's rules.
What's in the book
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The full story, in two parts. In the PDF each English passage is followed by its French translation. In the EPUB they sit side by side, English on the left.
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A Book Frequency Dictionary of the 1,233 French nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in the story, most frequent first, with part of speech, IPA pronunciation and English meaning.
Who it's for
Learners with some French who want a short, dark mystery they can finish in a few sittings.
Details
- Arthur Conan Doyle, translated by Jeanne de Polignac
- French-English edition, 2026, about 60 pages (6 x 9 inch PDF)
- E-book: EPUB, plus a PDF in two page sizes (6 x 9 and 5.5 x 8.5 inch)
- Publisher: M.U.W. Edu Media & Publishing Ltd. (MostUsedWords)
- 30-day money-back guarantee
