It's time for another classic Sherlock Holmes mystery story by Arthur Conan Doyle on the podcast. This time it is The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - a case of a stolen gemstone! 💎 My aim here is to help you to understand and enjoy the story. I’ll read the original text to you, and will explain and summarise what is happening regularly. Just relax, listen carefully and try to enjoy this classic story. PDF available. 👉 Get the PDF https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/918.-Sherlock-Holmes_-The-Adventure-of-The-Blue-Carbuncle-Learn-English-with-a-Short-Story.pdf 👉 Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/01/20/918-sherlock-holmes-the-adventure-of-the-blue-carbuncle-learn-english-with-a-short-story/ Episode chapters 0:00:00 Hello 0:00:29 PDF begins / Introduction 0:09:02 Part 1 Story begins 0:11:40 Part 1 re-cap 0:14:33 Part 2 What happened with the bird and the hat 0:17:53 Part 2 re-cap 0:23:54 Part 3 Examining the hat / Holmes' deductions about Henry Baker 0:31:05 Part 3 re-cap 0:39:31 Part 4 Peterson finds the blue gem / Watson ejaculates again 0:47:52 Part 4 re-cap 0:55:51 Part 5 Background story of the stone 0:57:36 Part re-cap 0:59:34 Part 6 Mr Henry Baker 1:04:22 Part 6 re-cap 1:08:45 Part 7 Mr Windigate at the Alpha Inn 1:11:55 Part 7 re-cap 1:13:45 Part 8 Mr Breckinridge at Covent Garden Market 1:18:43 Part 8 re-cap 1:22:27 Part 9 Catching James Ryder 1:26:12 Part 9 re-cap 1:28:07 Part 10 Ryder is questioned 1:32:31 Part 10 re-cap 1:35:29 Part 11 Ryder tells his story 1:40:58 Part 11 re-cap 1:44:00 Part 12 Holmes passes his sentence 1:45:17 Part 12 re-cap 1:47:08 Loose ends