This book contains an introductory page exclusively about the author, his brief life sketch, notable works and achievements along with word meanings of difficult words on each page marked and highlighted in the text for the students' convenience and easy understanding of the story. There is also an Exercise part after each story titled as 'An Understanding' containing four or five Questions which the reader/student has to answer making the book all the more interesting and reader-friendly. Therefore, these books are a must read for all the students, irrespective of their age, education and social background. Even the teachers may find it interesting and can recommend the books for the senior classes as supplementary reading. #v&spublishers CONTENTS: Publisher’s Note 1. The Resident Patient 2. Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime 3. The Stock Broker’s Clerk 4. The Purloined Letter 5. The Murders in the Rue Morgue 6. Gentlemen and Players 7. The Yellow Face