A Study in Scarlet

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher:

Faithlife

, 2015

Overview

Find out where it all began. A Study in Scarlet was written in 1886 and first published in Beeton’s Christmas Annual, a paperback magazine in England, in 1887. It was, at the time, not very popular. Doyle’s new characters, detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend and chronicler, Dr. John Watson, were introduced for the first time. They later became two of the most famous characters in literature. In this volume, Holmes and Watson investigate the murder of a twisted corpse with no wounds. They meet the buffoonish inspectors from Scotland Yard, Lestrade and Gregson, with whom they interact in future cases. A Study in Scarlet is also notable for being the first work of detective fiction to incorporate the magnifying glass as an investigative tool.

Product Details

• Title: A Study in Scarlet
• Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
• Publisher: Faithlife
• Print Publication Date: 2015
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Holmes, Sherlock › Fiction; Private investigators › England--Fiction; Detective and mystery stories, English
• Resource ID: LLS:STUDYINSCARLET
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2021-04-26T18:32:21Z

About Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) practiced medicine in the resort town of Southsea, England, and wrote stories while waiting for his patients to arrive. In 1886, he created two of the greatest fictional characters of all time: the detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, Dr. Watson. Over the course of four novels and fifty-six short stories, Conan Doyle set a standard for crime fiction that has yet to be surpassed.