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Beyond the City
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In Beyond the City, the desire for money and romance drives the characters beyond the typical boundaries of their middle class Victorian lives. Lust, deceit, and financial scandals rock their placid world.
Source: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Beyond the City (London: Simpkin, Hamilton, Kent, 1892)
Lexile Level: TBD
Origin: British
Genre: Literature, mysteryReading Level: 5.5 Language: English File name: bc 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: The value of problem-solving, importance of seeing detailsReading Strategy: Story Maps and Frames, Summaries, Character Web Click here to start reading online
To download MP3s, classroom support material, and printable PDFs, see individual chapters:
- Chapter I: "The New-Comers"
- Chapter II: "Breaking the Ice"
- Chapter III: "Dwellers in the Wilderness"
- Chapter IV: "A Sister's Secret"
- Chapter V: "A Naval Conquest"
- Chapter VI: "An Old Story"
- Chapter VII: "Venit Tandem Felicitas"
- Chapter VIII: "Shadows Before"
- Chapter IX: "A Family Plot"
- Chapter X: "Women of the Future"
- Chapter XI: "A Blot from the Blue"
- Chapter XII: "Friends in Need"
- Chapter XIII: "In Strange Waters"
- Chapter XIV: "Eastward Ho!"
- Chapter XV: "Still Among Shoals"
- Chapter XVI: "A Midnight Visitor"
- Chapter XVII: "In Port at Last"
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