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Famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson investigate when Helen Stoner's sister Julia dies after insisting that the "speckled band" was trying to kill her. Includes clues that reveal how Holmes solved the case.

Famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson are called upon by Scotland Yard to assist in the investigation of Sir Eustace Brackenstall's murder. Includes clues that reveal how Holmes solved the case.

Sherlock Holmes investigates the appearance of some strange drawings. Includes a section explaining Holmes's reasoning and the clues he used to solve the mystery.

Famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson are called upon by the King of Bohemia to find an important photograph hidden by his former love, Irene Adler. Includes clues that reveal how Holmes solved the case.

Recounts the story of Shackleton's dangerous exploration of Antarctica under harsh conditions.

Explores sixteenth-century courtier and navigator Sir Walter Raleigh's life and the founding of the Virginia Colony, discussing related topics including Virginia's Native Americans, the legend of El Dorado, and the life of a privateer, and includes a recipe for corn patties.

Famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson investigate a report of a young wife sucking the blood from her baby. Includes clues that reveal how Holmes solved the case.

Presents a humorous account of what it might have been like to sail with Sir Francis Drake on a voyage to find the North West Passage to the Spice Islands in 1577--and raid a few Spanish ships along the way.

Tells the story of Ernest Shackleton and his crew who abandoned the ship Endurance in the Antarctic.

Follows the travels of English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh who led an expedition to found a colony in Roanoke in North Carolina and later explored South America.