IN the year 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the army.
An edition of A Study in Scarlet
(1887)
A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle
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The first of Sherlock Holmes's adventuresWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARK BILLINGHAMWhen Dr Watson ends up renting rooms in Baker Street with the eccentric Sherlock Holmes he finds that he has let himself in for a great deal more than he imagined. He is called upon to help the budding detective solve a perplexing mystery, involving a dead body found in a locked room. Although the body shows no signs of having been attacked Holmes is convinced that a murder has been committed. As Watson looks on, he uses his exceptional powers of deduction to unravel a case that involves both kidnapping and thwarted love.
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A Study in Scarlet (Annotated)
2014-07-11, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Estudio en escarlata
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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.
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