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A Study in Scarlet - by Arthur Conan Doyle (Paperback)

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  • A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
  • 9-11 Years
  • 8.0" x 5.25" Paperback
  • 96 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective

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A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in popular fiction.



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  • A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in popular fiction. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting 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, and expose every inch of it."
  • The story, and its main characters, attracted little public interest when it first appeared. Only 11 complete copies of the magazine in which the story first appeared, Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887, are known to exist now and they have considerable value. Although Conan Doyle wrote 56 short stories featuring Holmes, A Study in Scarlet is one of only four full-length novels in the original canon.
  • The novel was followed by The Sign of the Four, published in 1890. A Study in Scarlet was the first work of detective fiction to incorporate the magnifying glass as an investigative tool.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.25 Inches (W) x .2 Inches (D)
Weight: .24 Pounds
Suggested Age: 9-11 Years
Number of Pages: 96
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Mystery & Detective
Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques
Theme: Hard-Boiled
Format: Paperback
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Language: English
Street Date: August 24, 2020
TCIN: 1008943828
UPC: 9782491251659
Item Number (DPCI): 247-45-3956
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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