(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. The action returns to London in the last two chapters. In the second half of the story, the scene shifts to Utah as we learn the murderer's history. 159 pages, Kindle Edition Published JBook details & editions About the author Arthur Conan Doyle 10. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature.
The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. The crime baffles the Scotland Yard detectives, but of course Holmes solves it easily. A Study in Scarlet is a 1887 detective novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle. Watson, who would become two of the most famous characters in popular fiction. Written in 1886, the story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meets the detective for the first time and we ride along with them to the scene of a murder. A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. And I look forward more to next year's release of Laurie R Kings' second part of "The Language of Bees.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. I will persevere on to other of Conan Doyle's novels or short stories, but without as high expectations. Also, the recording quality of my download was a bit wonky - I didn't bother to re-download to see if that corrected the sound glitches (probably would). The original Holmes is still a great invention, but Conan Doyle didn't create great fiction around him, in this novel anyway -Even Simon Prebble couldn't make this a great listen to me (and sometimes I wonder if Simon was bored - this is not his best narration). I was delighted to see new versions of the Conan Doyle's classics and eagerly wanted to listen to this one -Perhaps my expectations were just too high. I've become enamored of detective fiction only in the last year, and I came to Holmes through his reinterpretations by authors like Laurie R King and Nicolas Meyer. This is probably heresy to Holmes fans but.
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