Name: A Study in Scarlet
Price: 18.31 EUR
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Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
ISBN: 9789355208941

Type

Physical Book

Author

Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher

Rupa Publications

Language

English

Pages

136

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.8 x 12.9 x 0.8 cm

Weight

0.14 kg.

ISBN13

9789355208941

Synopsis "A Study in Scarlet"

â ~Thereâ (TM)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.â (TM) A Study in Scarlet is the literary debut of the world-renowned character of Sherlock Holmes. After the tragic experience of a war in Afghanistan, Dr John Watson finds himself alongside a new acquaintance, Sherlock Holmes, in London. Their uneventful lives are soon interrupted by the unfortunate discovery of a dead man whose face is frozen with an expression of horror and hatred with the word Rache written in blood on the wall. With the creation of Sherlock Holmes, the first scientifically grounded fictional detective, Conan goes on to solve mysteries which are gripping, interesting, and keep you hooked to his most soughtafter characters.

Arthur Conan Doyle

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Edinburgh, 1859 - Crowborough, United Kingdom, 1930) considered the master of detective literature was a writer and doctor born in Scotland, mainly known for having created the very famous character Sherlock Holmes, the most well-known detective of all times, cyclically adapted for TV and cinema

He studied at the universities of Stonyhurst and Edinburgh, where he graduated in medicine. Between 1882 and 1890, he worked as a doctor in Southsea, England.

To supplement his meager income, he wrote a mystery novel titled A Study in Scarlet, which became the first of sixty-eight stories featuring one of the most famous detectives in literature: Sherlock Holmes.

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