A Study in Scarlet
Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · March 21, 2013
A Classics pick for readers exploring A Study in Scarlet.
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- Who it’s for
- Meet Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the story that first brought them together.
- Themes
- The introduction of Holmes and Watson
- Genres
- British Mystery, The Classics, Historical Mystery
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Doyle, unsuccessful in his medical practice and in need of money and a more satisfying career, had already sold a number of magazine stories when he wrote the novella, "A Study in Scarlet," the first Sherlock Holmes story, which, after many rejections, was published in Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887. Doyle got twenty-five pounds for all rights to the story.
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He never received another penny for it, although fortunately, in one of those little contractual details that could have changed literary history forever, he retained rights to the character. Here is the book, A Study in Scarlet, that introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes and his faithful side kick Dr. Watson.
A Detective Begins
Meet Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the story that first brought them together.
Come here for
- The beginnings of a classic detective partnership
- A foundational stop in British mystery
Expect
- A novella introducing Holmes and his faithful sidekick, Watson
Where it sits
| The Classics | 47% |
|---|---|
| Historical Mystery | 45% |
| British Mystery | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Mystery
- Cozy Mysteries
- Culinary Cozies
- Authors
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- March 21, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- The introduction of Holmes and Watson
- Reading lane
- Historical Mystery