Exploring London with Sherlock Holmes E-Book

John Sykes

• Herausgeber: 360° medien mettmann
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Serie: ReiseGeister
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2012

Seitenzahl: 124

Beschreibung

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are back on the streets of London. A new case takes them across the centre of the city, past famous and fascinating sights. Buckingham Palace, Downing Street and Westminster Abbey, Covent Garden, St. Paul’s Cathedral and other historic places lie on the route as they follow the trail of a mystery criminal. They find clues everywhere, and meet characters from the past such as Charles I, Nell Gwyn, Shakespeare, Christopher Wren and Mary, Queen of Scots, who all have stories to tell. Explore London in the company of Sherlock Holmes, take a trip through its history and discover some of its most charming and interesting places!

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Exploring London with Sherlock Holmes

John Sykes

traveldiary.de Reiseliteratur-Verlag Hamburg

For Sasha and Oliver

TravelGhosts

© 2011 traveldiary.de Reiseliteratur-Verlag Hamburg, Germany

Idea & conception: Bettina Arlt & Leif Karpe

Author: John Sykes, Cologne

Cover design and layout: Regina Rauhut, Bochum, Jens Freyler, Hamburg

Illustrations: Birgit Weber, Cologne

Copy editing: Robert Taylor, Cologne

eISBN: 978-3-941796-67-6

Contents

1. Sherlock Holmes' New Case

221B Baker Street

2. A Meeting with the Prince Consort

Buckingham Palace

3. Coronations and Tombs

Westminster Abbey

4. Gunpowder, Treason and Fists

The Houses of Parliament

5. A Famous Front Door

No. 10 Downing Street

6. The King and his Painter

The Banqueting House

7. A True Hero

Trafalgar Square

8. Roses and Oranges

Covent Garden

9. Celebrities and Scandal

The Savoy Hotel

10. A Poet and a Knight

The Temple

11. A Literary Pub

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

12. The Architect and his Dome

St Paul's Cathedral

13. A Marvel of Technology

Tower Bridge

The TravelGhosts

1. Sherlock Holmes' New Case

(221B Baker Street)

When you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

(Sherlock Holmes)

In the sitting room on the first floor of 221B Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are sitting in armchairs on either side of the fireplace. No fire is burning in the grate, as the weather is warm on this day, June 30th, 1895. Watson is immersed in The Times; Holmes is filling his pipe while he leafs through a book about poisonous plants. Although mild air is wafting in through the open window, the room smells of toast and kippers, as Mrs Hudson has not yet cleared the breakfast table. From the street can be heard the cries of carriage drivers, the clip-clop of horses’ hooves and the twittering of birds. Suddenly there is a loud knocking on the front door below. Holmes rises quickly from his armchair and looks out of the window.