Project Gutenberg 1995-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 22717 Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859 1930 Conan Doyle, Arthur, Sir Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A. Conan A Study in Scarlet Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Study_in_Scarlet Roger Squires and David Widger "A Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a detective novel written during the late 19th century. The story introduces readers to the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his newly acquainted friend, Dr. John Watson, who becomes his roommate and chronicler. The narrative sets the stage for a captivating mystery that intertwines crime, deduction, and a glimpse into the complexities of human nature. At the start of the novel, Dr. Watson recounts his background, detailing his experiences as an army doctor in Afghanistan, his return to England, and his subsequent meeting with Sherlock Holmes, a peculiar but brilliant investigator. Their initial interactions reveal Holmes's unusual methods and keen deductive skills, foreshadowing the unraveling mystery they will face together. The latter part of the opening section includes a chilling murder case involving a man named Enoch Drebber, whose lifeless body is discovered under mysterious circumstances, suggesting a larger intrigue fueled by revenge. As Watson and Holmes embark on this case, the reader is drawn into a thrilling narrative filled with observation, analysis, and the complexities of crime. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Private investigators -- England -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories England -- Fiction PR Text Detective Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 285357 2025-07-01T04:44:24.942003 text/html 286322 2023-04-17T22:29:26 text/html 201227 2025-07-01T04:44:31.549979 application/epub+zip 200767 2025-07-01T04:44:27.671007 application/epub+zip 185986 2025-07-01T04:44:26.566022 application/epub+zip 337752 2025-07-01T04:44:34.534983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320412 2025-07-01T04:44:30.874001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303583 2022-09-01T05:00:37.312022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268823 2025-07-01T04:44:24.536017 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 268621 2023-04-17T22:29:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19604 2025-07-01T04:44:34.663954 application/rdf+xml 13443 2025-07-01T04:44:27.055990 image/jpeg 3563 2025-07-01T04:44:26.808994 image/jpeg 103360 2023-04-17T22:30:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 105992 2023-04-17T22:30:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 179032 2025-07-01T04:44:24.964059 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia