Klassiker leicht erzählt A2 · Easy Classics A2 · Geschichte 3
Eine Studie in Scharlachrot
Arthur Conan Doyle
In each language: A Study in Scarlet · Eine Studie in Scharlachrot
The very first Sherlock Holmes story, the whole book retold in easy English. Dr Watson comes back from the war, weak and alone, and shares rooms in Baker Street with a strange young man. Soon a dead man lies in an empty house in London. There is blood on the floor but no wound, a woman's wedding ring, and one word on the wall in red: RACHE. The answer lies far away and long ago, in the deserts and mountains of America.
In English and German · 14 chapters · 3 h 15 min – 6 h 15 min to read.
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How it begins
Mr. Sherlock Holmes
Mr Sherlock Holmes
Mein Name ist John Watson, und ich bin Arzt. Im Jahr 1878 habe ich mein Studium an der Universität London beendet. Danach habe ich eine Ausbildung als Arzt für die Armee gemacht. Ein Militärarzt kümmert sich um kranke und verletzte Soldaten.
My name is John Watson, and I am a doctor. In 1878 I finished my studies at the University of London. After that I trained as a doctor for the army. An army doctor takes care of sick and wounded soldiers.
Meine Gruppe von Soldaten war damals in Indien. Aber bevor ich dort ankommen konnte, hat ein neuer Krieg angefangen. Er war in Afghanistan, einem Land mit hohen Bergen nördlich von Indien. Als mein Schiff in Bombay angekommen ist, waren meine Soldaten schon tief in den Bergen. Also bin ich ihnen mit ein paar anderen Offizieren gefolgt. Am Ende habe ich sie in der Stadt Kandahar gefunden.
My group of soldiers was in India at that time. But before I could get there, a new war started. It was in Afghanistan, a country of high mountains north of India. When my ship arrived in Bombay, my soldiers were already deep in the mountains. So I followed them with some other officers. At last I found them in the city of Candahar.
Languages
- A Study in Scarlet · English (original)A2 Easy · 34,024 words · ~6 h 15 min
- Eine Studie in Scharlachrot · German35,533 words · ~3 h 15 min
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- English and German. Pick the language you want to read and the one to keep beside it: every paragraph sits next to its translation, so you can check a sentence without losing your place.
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- The original English is A2 Easy. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.
- How long is it?
- About 34,024 words in 14 chapters: around 3 h 15 min – 6 h 15 min of reading, with the translation beside it. The time depends on the edition's level: an easier edition is read more slowly.
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