'And what do you think of it all, Watson?' asked Sherlock Holmes, leaning back in his
chair.
'It seems to me to be a most dark and sinister business.'
'Dark enough and sinister enough.'
-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band'
Best Classic Short Stories for Children brings together some of the most well-known and beloved stories by authors like O. Henry, Oscar Wilde and Saki, and extracts from children's classics such as The Railway Children and Little Women. With a mix of genres including science fiction, mystery and ghost stories, and a host of popular characters such as Oliver Twist, Sherlock Holmes, Jane Eyre and Dracula, this is the perfect introduction to a range of classic literature.
This book is part of Classics for the New Decade, a new anthology series celebrating the most acclaimed and enduring works of literature.
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Gerard Doyle, a seasoned audio narrator, he has been awarded dozens of AudioFile Earphones Awards, was named a Best Voice in Young Adult Fiction in 2008, and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. He was born of Irish parents and raised and educated in England. In Great Britain he has enjoyed an extensive career in both television and repertory theater and toured nationally and internationally with the English Shakespeare Company. He has appeared in London’s West End in the gritty musical The Hired Man. In America he has appeared on Broadway in The Weir and on television in New York Undercover and Law & Order. He has taught drama at Ross School for the several years.