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A Study in Scarlet

#1 in Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

Published1887
Pages168
Open Library4.0 / 5
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A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature.

Literary origin

Country whose literature this title belongs to, based on author tradition —not necessarily where the story is set.

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People

  • Sherlock Holmes
  • John H. Watson
  • Enoch Drebber
  • Joseph Stangerson
  • Stamford
  • Gregson
  • Inspector G. Lestrade
  • Alice Charpentier
  • Constable Rance
  • Brigham Young

Times & places

  • 1878
  • 1881
  • 1847
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