Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy

Author: [British] William S. Y. Choi
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Publish Date: July 1, 2001
Features: This book tells the story of Sherlock Holmes, who has retired from his detective career and is living in a small farmhouse in 1912, accepting a mission to protect a secret document about a submarine on the Titanic to prevent it from being stolen. Dr. Watson is also invited to join the journey. During the voyage, they meet various people, such as the count and countess, a colonel, several ladies and gentlemen, as well as lower-ranking crew members and boiler workers. The document is eventually stolen. To retrieve the document and catch the thief, Holmes and Watson go through many hardships. Watson is kidnapped, and the ship is even rigged with explosives. After several twists and turns, they finally turn danger into safety, defuse the explosives, and recover the stolen document. However, a tragic historical event occurs—the Titanic collides with an iceberg. In the chaos, Dr. Watson boards a lifeboat, but Holmes disappears. The book features simple and fluent language with moderate annotations, making it the ideal choice for readers of detective fiction and English learners.