by Arthur Conan Doyle · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141395524
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«A Study in Scarlet» is the mystery novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (304 pages, in English).
First Sherlock Holmes novel: Watson moves into Baker Street with the detective and stumbles upon a murder. A man is found dead in a house in south London, his face contorted with horror and a word written in blood on the wall. Holmes unravels with his deductive method a tale of revenge and lost love.
First instalment of the Sherlock Holmes series. Originally published in 1887; this 2014 edition belongs to the The Penguin English Library collection.
For those who want to discover the origin of Sherlock Holmes or approach the classic crime novel in English.
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He is best known for his four novels and fifty-six short stories about the fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson, which are milestones in crime fiction, and for his first work featuring Professor Challenger, The Lost World (1912), which gave its name to a subgenre of speculative fiction. He was a prolific writer who produced over 200 stories and articles, four volumes of poetry, and a number of works for the stage. He was knighted by King Edward VII in the 1902 Coronation Honours.
