Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein continues to be relevant in today’s modern frenzy of scientific advances. The story of the too-curious Victor Frankenstein and his monster, driven to savageness by his unnatural birth and lack of connection with human society, might be a horror story, but it is also a commentary on human hubris, unthinking pursuit of knowledge, and the consequences of these flaws.Higher Read's Read It. Know It. edition of Frankenstein provides you with an underst...

Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the most well-known detective in literary history. His stories are fascinating and timeless. A Study in Scarlet is the first Sherlock Holmes book.Higher Read's Read It. Know It. edition of The Study of Scarlet provides you with an understanding of all of the layers of this book. The original text included in this edition allows you to read the book as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote it, and our content helps you understand the novel more thoroughly. Characte...

Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the most well-known detective in literary history. His stories are fascinating and timeless. Amongst all of his cases, The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the most famous. Holmes himself thought it was the most difficult of the five hundred cases he had solved.Higher Read's Read It. Know It. edition of The Hound of the Baskervilles provides you with an understanding of all of the layers of this book. The original text included in this edition allows y...

If you are familiar with the terms “kindred spirit,” “the depths of despair,” or “scope for imagination,” you just might have Anne Shirley to thank. Although this young redhead did not invent these terms, her debut book, Anne of Green Gables, helped popularize their use.In addition to cheerful Anne, L.M. Montgomery created a world when she created Avonlea for Anne of Green Gables. The fictional town is as complex and often as real to the reader as it is to brilliant, loveable Anne....

A haunting tale of a legendary curse, a mysterious death, and terror stalking the moors. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead under strange and terrifying circumstances, whispers of an ancient family curse begin to spread. According to legend, a monstrous hound haunts the Baskerville estate, bringing death to those who inherit the family line. With fear gripping the countryside, suspicion grows that something far more sinister than coincidence is at work. Sherlock Holmes sends Dr. Wa...

This edition contains all 4 full-length novels and all 56 short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes.Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a graduate of the University of Edinburgh Medical School. A London-based "consulting detective" whose abilities border on the fantastic, Holmes is known for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise and his use of forensic science to solve difficult cas...

“Sherlock Holmes was transformed when he was hot upon such a scent as this. Men who had only known the quiet thinker and logician of Baker Street would have failed to recognize him. His face flushed and darkened. His brows were drawn into two hard black lines, while his eyes shone out from beneath them with a steely glitter.”Set against the foggy mysterious backdrops of London and the English countryside, these are the first twelve stories every published to feature the infamous De...

This edition features• two completet books• a linked Table of ContentsCONTENTSA STUDY IN SCARLETTHE ADVENTURE OF THE DEVIL'S FOOT

This edition features• two complete books• a linked Table of ContentsCONTENTSTHE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLESTHE SIGN OF THE FOUR

SHERLOCK HOLMESTHE SIGN OF THE FOURBYARTHUR CONAN DOYLEIn this, the second Sherlock Holmes story written by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes is called upon by a young lady who needs the great detectives help with a mystery. However, when this mystery leads to murder, Holmes must seek to uncover secrets that have lain hidden for many years, and have their roots in treacheries upon treacheries in far-off India. Theres a one-legged man who is at the center o...

Table of ContentsThe Complete Sherlock HolmesA STUDY IN SCARLETPART 1Chapter 1 MR. SHERLOCK HOLMESChapter 2 THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTIONChapter 3 THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERYChapter 4 WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELLChapter 5 OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITORChapter 6 TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DOChapter 7 LIGHT IN THE DARKNESSPART 2THE COUNTRY OF THE SAINTS Chapter 1 ON THE GREAT ALKALI PLAINChapter 2...