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A Study in Scarlet: with original illustrations by George Hutchinson Kindle Edition

by Arthur Conan Doyle (Author), George Hutchinson (Illustrator), Sam Vaseghi (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
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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, 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. A STUDY IN SCARLET was the first work of detective fiction to incorporate the magnifying glass as an investigative tool.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B082KJHMV8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wisehouse Classics (December 23, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 23, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2176 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 95 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 9176374629
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,270 ratings

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Arthur Conan Doyle

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh in 1859 and died in 1930. Within those years was crowded a variety of activity and creative work that made him an international figure and inspired the French to give him the epithet 'the good giant'. He was the nephew of 'Dickie Doyle' the artist, and was educated at Stonyhurst, and later studied medicine at Edinburgh University, where the methods of diagnosis of one of the professors provided the idea for the methods of deduction used by Sherlock Holmes.

He set up as a doctor at Southsea and it was while waiting for patients that he began to write. His growing success as an author enabled him to give up his practice and turn his attention to other subjects. He was a passionate advocate of many causes, ranging from divorce law reform and the Channel Tunnel to the issuing of inflatable life-jackets to sailors. He also campaigned to prove the innocence of individuals, and his work on the Edjalji case was instrumental in the introduction of the Court of Criminal Appeal. He was a volunteer physician in the Boer War and later in life became a convert to spiritualism.

His greatest achievement was, of course, his creation of Sherlock Holmes, who soon attained international status and constantly distracted him from his other work; at one time Conan Doyle killed him but was obliged by public protest to restore him to life. And in his creation of Dr Watson, Holmes's companion in adventure and chronicler, Conan Doyle produced not only a perfect foil for Holmes but also one of the most famous narrators in fiction. Penguin publish all the books about the great detective, A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Valley of Fear, His Last Bow, The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, The Uncollected Sherlock Holmes and The Penguin Complete Sherlock Holmes.

Photo by Walter Benington (RR Auction) [US Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Gloria
5.0 out of 5 stars Doyle's 1st and best book.
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2021
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Who would have expected from a Sherlock Holmes book one of The Best Western stories ever written. Doyle matches and exceeds many of the best USA Wild West writers of all time.

The mystery story itself is also excellent. Proving that Doyle's Mysteries deserve being published on the front page of the biggest London Daily.
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Jane
4.0 out of 5 stars The first ever Sherlock Holmes yarn!
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2018
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Great story, great mystery. The only reason I don't rate it 5 stars is because the author was maybe 50% correct on his Mormon history and criticism. But, give him a break. He didn't have Wikipedia to help his research or Google Maps to help him understand the geography of the Great Basin. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a master. I am off to the next Sherlock Holmes tale.
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Justin
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read!
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2016
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This is the first book in the series (the one where Watson meets Holmes) and the way Sherlock has brought crime scene investigation into an exact science is played out for the first time in this story. The crime scene (murdered middle age man left in vacant house) and it's many questions which Homes seems to know all the answers will have you guessing perpetrator and motive until the end. The story breaks away about 2/3 into the book to give great detail into the back story behind the motive. After you have flashed forward to where the perpetrator is giving his account of the crime you are almost left sympathetic to him the as justice plays out. A great introduction to the Sherlock Holmes series. Most people probably start with The Hound of the Baskervilles (middle school curriculum) but this one is a great read and where you should start if you're just getting into the series. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a great writer and his stories from Victorian era England hold up surprisingly well today. Side note I love being able to select the few old English words I'm unfamiliar with and have a dictionary explain the meaning in real time right on my Kindle!
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Paula D
5.0 out of 5 stars A Study in Social Perspectives
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2017
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I've read hints about this story for many years. It hadn't occurred to me until this Summer that I hadn't read it.
Finding a copy was a real challenge. I even requested it from my local library and waited weeks for it to be available. No go.
For anyone curious; THE MOVIES DO NOT RESEMBLE THE BOOK!
Part of reading older novels is learning about changes in morals, perspectives, and overall culture. This is quite a shocker.
The book arrived quickly and in good condition.
Nicely done!
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Aphasialady
5.0 out of 5 stars Using this for my Aphasia Book Club
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2016
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I am using A Study in Scarlet for my Aphasia Book Club. I am a speech language pathologist working with people who have aphasia. One area of concern for many of them is understanding what they read. I am in the process of preparing the materials for the group, so we have not really begun reading as a group. I do know that I like the book myself. It is the work that introduces the Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson characters as well as Holmes's theory and practice of deduction and analysis.
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Rory MacDonald
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2017
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An interesting "classical" read.
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Arizona Sportsman
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed, despite it being required reading for school
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2020
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I was pleasantly surprised the book was enjoyable, considering it was required reading. Wouldn't have selected this for pleasure reading on my own, so glad it was a good read.
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Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun, quickread
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2018
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This book is a great introduction into the world of Sherlock Holmes. Such an interesting story, and very sad, is the tale that causes the initial mystery.
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Deb
5.0 out of 5 stars but it was still an excellent read.
Reviewed in Canada on May 20, 2018
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This Sherlock story has been done in the films so often that the suspense was taken out of it, but it was still an excellent read.
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Anderson Thomaz de Aquino
4.0 out of 5 stars ótimo livro
Reviewed in Brazil on May 26, 2017
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O único ponto negativo é que o inglês britanico do final do século 19. Estes livros deveriam ser todos reescritos com o ingles americano atual
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DL
3.0 out of 5 stars La edición muy mejorable
Reviewed in Spain on February 9, 2019
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Independientemente del contenido (muy bueno), a mi la edición no me gustó porque no venía el título en el lomo
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Katrin A
5.0 out of 5 stars Super. Alles hat geklappt.
Reviewed in Germany on December 15, 2018
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Super. Alles hat wie angekündigt geklappt. Sogar noch schneller als erwartet.
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Chris
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2018
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I have several editions of all Sherlock Holmes books. Some are better than others. This edition is excellent. Not only is the text handled well, but the graphics, albeit small, are a joy.
Most of all it's a wonderful tale.
So go for it.
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