Classics in Comics: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventure of the Speckled Band: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Speckled Band like you’ve never read it before! This comic book adapts a nail-biting Sherlock classic into a visual feast of humour & puzzling clues. Bringing literature’s top sleuth to young audiences are Steve Skidmore & Steve Barlow – experts on accessible, inclusive & irresistible storytelling – with illustrations by cartoonist Claudia Petrazzi.

Classics in Comics is a series of comic books for children aged 9 plus that has inclusion at its heart, opening the doors of literature for everyone to enter and understand. We include dyslexia-friendly design on every page and diverse representations in the art, so all readers can relate to and build life-long connections to the classics. Each comic has:
– snappy simplified text presenting key plot elements clearly
– introductory materials to help set the scene and introduce the original author
– heaps of material at the back, such as explorations of themes & authors’ inspirations!

In the series: Pride & Prejudice / Little Women / Oliver Twist / The Adventure of the Speckled Band: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure / The Three Musketeers / Around the World in 80 Days