A Study in Scarlet: [Illustrated Edition]

by Arthur Conan Doyle, Richard Gutschmidt (Illustrator)

Overview

A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new characters, "consulting detective" Sherlock Holmes and his friend and chronicler Dr John Watson, who later became two of the most famous literary characters in detective fiction.

Conan Doyle wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the next year. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet" "There

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781495426650
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	02/04/2014
Series:	Collections of Sherlock Holmes stories , #1
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.53(d)
Lexile:	1070L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer who is most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, 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, non-fiction, 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