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When the government of the magic world and authorities at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry refuse to believe in the growing threat of a freshly revived Lord Voldemort, fifteen-year-old Harry Potter finds support from his loyal friends in facing the evil wizard and other new terrors. There is a Door at the end of a silent corridor. And it's haunting Harry Potter's dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in...

A Study Guide for J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Literary News For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Literary News For Students for all of your research needs.

"The fourth book in the Harry Potter series, illustrated in brilliant full color and featuring eight unique interactive elements, including the Goblet of Fire and more! J.K. Rowling's complete and unabridged text is accompanied by full-color illustrations throughout and eight paper-engineered interactive elements. Readers will explore the Weasleys' tent at the Quidditch World Cup, reveal the Dark Mark in the sky, follow Harry into the lake at Hogwarts,...

Imelda Staunton (HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX), Bill Nighy (LOVE ACTUALLY), and Dominic West (THE AFFAIR) star in this powerful story of identity and union through standing together.

This story is perhaps best known as the first time we meet Mycroft, Inspector Holmes' older brother. Mycroft's neighbour, Mr Meles, has sought his help, after being asked to act as interpreter for a sinister series of events. It is up to Sherlock to solve the case for Mycroft and the mysterious Mr Meles. Robert Hardy, known to many for playing Cornelius Fudge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is the expert reader bringing this thrilling...

A clerk named Hall Pycroft approaches Holmes and Watson to voice his suspicions over a company that have offered him a strangely well-paid job. The pair must leave their normal London surroundings and travel North to investigate the strange hardware company in Birmingham. Robert Hardy, known to many for playing Cornelius Fudge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, brings to life one of Sherlock Holmes' most popular adventures.

Sherlock Holmes meets his most impressive adversary yet: criminal mastermind Professor James Moriarty. Holmes has been tracking Moriarty for months, determined to bring him to justice. Yet Moriarty is as determined to bring about the downfall of Holmes. Their battle to defeat each other ends up in Switzerland — and on the brink of a cliff overlooking a perilously high and powerful waterfall... Acclaimed actor Robert Hardy, known to many for playing...

"The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" is the last of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story is part of the series The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes first published in the Strand Magazine from October 1921–April 1927. The original title "The Adventure of the Black Spaniel" was changed before publication. Head trainer John Mason from Shoscombe Old Place, a racing stable in Berkshire, comes to Holmes about his master,...