A Study in Scarlet - (Modern Library Classics) by Arthur Conan Doyle (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The famous partnership of Watson and Holmes is born in this mystery novel. This edition will be set from the original 1887 edition with newly commissioned endnotes and a Reading Group Guide.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Introduction by Anne Perry</b><br> <b>Includes newly commissioned endnotes</b><br> <b> </b><br> In 1887, a young Arthur Conan Doyle published <i>A Study in Scarlet, </i>creating an international icon in the quick-witted sleuth Sherlock Holmes. In this very first Holmes mystery, the detective introduces himself to Dr. John H. Watson with the puzzling line "You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive," and so begins Watson's, and the world's, fascination with this enigmatic character. In <i>A Study in Scarlet, </i>Doyle presents two equally perplexing mysteries for Holmes to solve: one a murder that takes place in the shadowy outskirts of London, in a locked room where the haunting word <i>Rache</i> is written upon the wall, the other a kidnapping set in the American West. Picking up the "scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life," Holmes demonstrates his uncanny knack for finding the truth, tapping into powers of deduction that still captivate readers today.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[Holmes] is probably the only literary creation since the creations of Dickens which has really passed into the life and language of the people."--G. K. Chesterton<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Anne Perry </b>is the Edgar Award-winning author of more than thirty novels. Her most recent books include <i>A Sunless Sea </i>and <i>A Christmas Garland</i>. She lives in Scotland.
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