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A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle
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A STUDY IN SCARLET is an 1887 detective novel by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1886, the story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become among the most famous characters in literature. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, an amateur detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his ""study in scarlet"": ""There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, a.
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A Study in Scarlet (Annotated)
2014-07-11, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Estudio en escarlata
2009-05, Algar editorial
Paperback
in Spanish
- 1a ed.
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Intro
Half-Title Page
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Part 1
Chapter 1 Mr. Sherlock Holmes
Chapter 2 The Science of Deduction
Chapter 3 The Lauriston Garden Mystery
Chapter 4 What John Rance Had to Tell
Chapter 5 Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor
Chapter 6 Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do
Chapter 7 Light in the Darkness
Part 2
Chapter 1 On the Great Alkali Plain
Chapter 2 The Flower of Utah
Chapter 3 John Ferrier Talks with the Prophet
Chapter 4 A Flight for Life
Chapter 5 The Avenging Angels
Chapter 6 A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson, M.D.
Chapter 7 The Conclusion
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A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature.
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