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
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by Arthur Conan Doyle
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"Dr. Watson, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Stamford, introducing us.
"How are you?" he said cordially, gripping my hand with a strength for which I should hardly have given him credit. "You have been in Afghani- Stan, I perceive."
"How on earth did you know that?" I asked in astonishment.
And so begins the famous partnership between the detective and his faithful chronicler. They agree to share rooms in Baker Street, but it is some time before Dr. John Watson comes to appreciate the employment or even the behavior of Sherlock Holmes. But when Watson is drawn into the inves- tigations following the discovery of a body in a bloodstained room in Brixton — a case that baffled the police but was solved by Holmes in three days — then he can see Holmes' skills in unraveling and exposing the scarlet thread of murder ...
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Estudio en escarlata
2009-05, Algar editorial
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"A large print mystery"--P. [4] of cover.
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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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| February 5, 2025 | Edited by mheimanbot | Fixed author redirect |
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