A Study in Scarlet

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

Originally entitled "A Tangled Skein", "A Study in Scarlet" is a mystery novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. This was the first introduction of Detective Sherlock Holmes to the world.

Sherlock Holmes meets Dr. John H. Watson through an old acquaintance of his. The doctor had been injured and became severely ill while serving in India. He has now returned to London and he and Holmes become fast friends. They decide to room together and lease a house on Baker Street.

Sherlock Holmes tell Watson about the current murder investigation he is working on. At the scene a woman's wedding ring has been found as well as two letters; one to the dead man and one to Joseph Stangerson from a Steamship Company, both are addressed to the American exchange. In one corner of the room the word "Rache" is written on the wall in blood.

Holmes calls this case "A Study in Scarlet". He tells Watson "There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it."

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote this book in under three weeks at the age of 27. The was the first work of fiction ever to incorporation the use of a magnifying glass as an investigative tool.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012379344
Publisher:	Timeless Classic Books
Publication date:	04/04/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	107 KB

About the Author

A prolific author of books, short stories, poetry, and more, the Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is best known for the creation of one of literature’s most vivid and enduring characters: Sherlock Holmes. Through detailed observation, vast knowledge, and brilliant deduction, Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, step into the swirling fog of Victorian London to rescue the innocent, confound the guilty, and solve the most perplexing puzzles known to literature.

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885