A Study In Scarlet
A. Conan Doyle · 1887
Synopsis
In this 1887 novel, Arthur Conan Doyle introduces the world to one of literature's most iconic partnerships: the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson.
When Watson, a military doctor fresh from service in Afghanistan, becomes Holmes's roommate at 221B Baker Street, he discovers his new companion's unusual occupation as a "consulting detective." Their first case together involves a baffling murder in an abandoned London house, where the victim is found with no marks of violence and a mysterious word written in blood on the wall.
The investigation takes unexpected turns, weaving between London's gas-lit streets and the American frontier, combining Holmes's revolutionary scientific detection methods with a tale of justice, revenge, and moral complexity.
Notable as the first detective story to feature the magnifying glass as an investigative tool, "A Study in Scarlet" set the stage for one of literature's most enduring detective series.
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Originally sourced from Project Gutenberg. Digital text originally prepared by Roger Squires and David Widger. This work is in the public domain in the United States. Additional formatting, parsing and database integration by Cruz Lopez. Artwork by David Henry Friston (1820-1906), obtained from Wikimedia Commons. Image is in the public domain in the United States due to publication before January 1, 1929.
Publication Date
Dec. 1, 1887
License
Public domain in the USA.
Credits
Originally sourced from Project Gutenberg. Digital text originally prepared by Roger Squires and David Widger. This work is in the public domain in the United States. Additional formatting, parsing and database integration by Cruz Lopez. Artwork by David Henry Friston (1820-1906), obtained from Wikimedia Commons. Image is in the public domain in the United States due to publication before January 1, 1929.
A Study In Scarlet
By Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle
In this 1887 novel, Arthur Conan Doyle introduces the world to one of literature's most iconic partnerships: the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson.
When Watson, a military doctor fresh from service in Afghanistan, becomes Holmes's roommate at 221B Baker Street, he discovers his new companion's unusual occupation as a "consulting detective." Their first case together involves a baffling murder in an abandoned London house, where the victim is found with no marks of violence and a mysterious word written in blood on the wall.
The investigation takes unexpected turns, weaving between London's gas-lit streets and the American frontier, combining Holmes's revolutionary scientific detection methods with a tale of justice, revenge, and moral complexity.
Notable as the first detective story to feature the magnifying glass as an investigative tool, "A Study in Scarlet" set the stage for one of literature's most enduring detective series.