{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64410f3f34dc2b00114a22d7/657f1d3396d3d1001733a817?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep.5 of 18 GCSE The Sign of Four: Chapter 1","description":"<p><strong>The Sign of Four (Claudia Lux) - award winning tutorials from Audiopi</strong></p><p><br></p><p>This classic novel by Arthur Conan Doyle provides many discussion points and intrigues. We examine Sherlock Holmes as a character, The Victorian serial novel, Detective fiction and associated tropes, the themes of Colonisation, Imperialisation, Class, the Fear of the Other and Drug consumption!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We look at the structure and form of the novel, including serialisation, Novella and Mystery / Detective Story, provide further detailed character analysis and how they reflect the context and the major themes.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We examine each of the individual chapters of The Sign of Four, providing a precis of each and provide a podcast on quotations as well as exam guidance to help when it comes to your English Literature GCSE.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Tutorial Summary</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>In this shocking opening we see Sherlock Holmes taking cocaine and we Introduce Holmes and his abilities to the reader. </li><li>We also provide further definition of the detective genre</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Series Tutors</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Mr Alex Blott M.A., B.A. English Literature Tutor&nbsp;</li><li>Miss Alexandra Campbell B.A. (1st Class), M.A. (Distinction) University of Glasgow</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>The</strong> <strong>first 5 episodes in this series, and every series in this podcast show, are free to listen to!&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Love what you hear and want us with you for the journey? You can <strong>subscribe to access every episode in any series on Acast+ </strong>for the price of a couple of cups of coffee a month, and become a supporter! Hit the link to Access it All.</p><p><strong></strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://plus.acast.com/s/audiopi-gcse-english-literature-language-tutorials\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://plus.acast.com/s/audiopi-gcse-english-literature-language-tutorials</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Audiopi"}