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A Study in Scarlet

Study in Scarlet Doyle  hutchinson 1891 book cover

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Author(s):Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Illustrator(s):George Hutchinson
Publisher(s): Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co.
Year Published: 1891
Type: Hardcover
Genre: Mystery
Age Range: Ages 9-12: Longer Chapter Books
Pages: 224
This is an All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB)
OCLC: 61436708

Description

Dr. John Watson, invalided home from the second Afghan war, is looking for someone to share lodgings and is introduced to Mr. Sherlock Holmes, the world's first consulting detective. In this their first adventure, Holmes solves a double murder. Read online at HathiTrust.

Other Editions

A Study in Scarlet (1888)

Dr. John Watson, invalided home from the second Afghan war, is looking to share lodgings and ends up rooming with world's first consulting detective. In this their first adventure, Holmes solves a double murder.

The image above is from an 1892 edition, illustrated by George Hutchinson. Read online at archive.org.

This later edition includes an introduction by Dr. Joseph Bell, the model for Holmes. Read online at hathitrust.org.

Publisher: Ward, Lock & Co.
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