(Summary by Laurie Anne Walden)Ģ-6 A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson, M.D. In his first adventure, Holmes demonstrates many of the traits for which he later became well known: meticulous study of a crime scene, brilliant deductive reasoning, aptitude for chemistry and music, and the somewhat annoying habit of withholding crucial facts from Watson (and consequently the reader) until the conclusion of the case. Having completed my studies there, I was duly attached to the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers as assistant. The action returns to London in the last two chapters. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel A Study in Scarlet marked the first appearance of fictional private detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Dr. 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. In the second half of the story, the scene shifts to Utah as we learn the murderer's history. The crime baffles the Scotland Yard detectives, but of course Holmes solves it easily. Watson meets the detective for the first time and we ride along with them to the scene of a murder. Download cover art Download CD case insert A Study in ScarletĪ Study in Scarlet, a short novel published in 1887, was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story.
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