Home » Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan » Beyond the City » Chapter XI
Chapter XI: “A Blot from the Blue”
Beyond the City
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Abstract: Harold faces destruction when his partner, Mrs. Westmacott’s brother, abandons him with a massive debt that he may never be able to pay back. He tries to take a noble stand for his creditors and Clara vows to stay by him. Source: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Beyond the City (London: Simpkin, Hamilton, Kent, 1892)
Lexile Level: TBD
Origin: British
Genre: Fiction, HistoricalReading Level: 5.5 Language: English File name: 1185 Sunshine State Standards:
LA.D.2.2.1-5: The student understands the power of language.LA.E.1.2.1-5: The student understands the common features of a variety of literary forms.
LA.E.2.2.1-5: The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
Theme: MysteryReading Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read) Download Support Material Download MP3 View text as webpage Download PDF Mp3 Length: 0:17:07 Word count: 3349 Use PDF for printing
This collection of children's literature is a part of the Educational Technology Clearinghouse and is funded by various grants. Copyright 2009 by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida.