The Horror Most High

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.4

Word count: 37K words
Chapters: 4

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Le Horror Altissime by Arthur Conan DoyleAuthor: Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930,Language: Interlingua, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: May 31, 2005

Editor's review

This is an Interlingua translation of a work by Arthur Conan Doyle, digitized and released by Project Gutenberg. Its distinctive value lies in the language itself: it presents a Doyle story in an international auxiliary language, offering a concrete sample for studying translation practice in constructed languages and for comparing how narrative is handled across different language versions. For Chinese readers familiar with Doyle's work, the book is less a story than a linguistic testing ground, where one can observe the syntax and word choices the same story takes on in another language. Note that the text is in Interlingua, not English or Chinese; the barrier to reading comes mainly from the language rather than literary difficulty, and without a foundation in that language the reading experience suffers considerably. It suits language study or collecting rather than casual reading in the ordinary sense.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Linguistics enthusiasts studying international auxiliary languages and constructed-language translation practice
Readers familiar with Conan Doyle's work who want to compare different language versions
Readers with Interlingua basics looking for actual texts to practice on
Collectors of rare-language publications and electronic texts

Not a good fit for

Ordinary readers who just want a Chinese or English edition of a Doyle story
Learners with no Interlingua background who are unwilling to look up words
Casual readers expecting a smooth suspense-novel reading experience

Reading tips

First confirm whether you have Interlingua basics; if necessary, study the grammar before tackling the text.
Read alongside the English original of Doyle's work to observe how the translation handles sentence structure and word choice.
Record unfamiliar words and unusual expressions separately as material for language learning.
Don't feel obliged to finish in one sitting; close reading paragraph by paragraph suits language-study purposes better.

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

What language is this book written in?

The text is in Interlingua, an international auxiliary language, not English. The title and author information follow the original format, and readers need a foundation in the language or a dictionary to read it smoothly; it should not be approached as an English-language book.

Can I read it without knowing Interlingua?

You can try, but you will need a dictionary and grammar references to check sentence by sentence, and your reading speed will slow noticeably. If you are simply interested in Doyle's story, read an English or Chinese version first; if your goal is to understand constructed languages, it is worth working through patiently with study materials.

Is this book suitable for learning Interlingua?

It can serve as practice material with actual text, since it offers a complete narrative rather than a collection of example sentences. Beginners should first master basic grammar and high-frequency words, then use the book for extensive reading or parallel close reading; otherwise they may give up from looking up too many words.

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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 Author

Arthur Conan Doyle (Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930) was a British writer best known for creating the detective Sherlock Holmes. The library records list his birth and death years and nationality as unknown, and public information is limited, so his biography is not speculated upon here. The collection contains 95 of his works, including The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Sign of the Four, along with different editions and multilingual translations. His writing is distinguished by rigorous logical deduction, vivid detective characters, and tight narrative pacing; he shaped and deeply influenced the modern detective fiction tradition, and Sherlock Holmes has become a classic figure in popular culture, still widely adapted and read today.