A Study in Scarlet (Illustrated)

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

A Study in Scarlet was the first of the Sherlock Holmes series. It starts with Dr. Watson coming back from the war and looking for a place to settle down in London. A friend of his introduces him to Sherlock Holmes, a private investigator with some strange qualities, who is looking for someone to share a lodging with. Dr. Watson agrees to room with Sherlock Holmes. Soon after, Holmes is called upon by the police to solve a brutal murder with some strange clues. After watching the case unfold, Dr. Watson finds that Sherlock Holmes is a good housing companion. The case is solved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781663534378
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	07/17/2020
Series:	Classic Detective Stories , #15
Pages:	162
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician, most noted for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and writing stories about him which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.

He is also known for writing the fictional adventures of a second character he invented, Professor Challenger, and for popularising the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, nonfiction and historical novels.

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