Watson accompanies Holmes on a crime scene visit and from here on, the plot takes a series of bizarre twists and turns, leading the reader through flashbacks, across various continents and different periods. Watson moves in and discovers that Holmes is in fact a consulting detective. At their very first meeting, Holmes dazzles the company with his detective skills as he makes a casual remark about Watson's previous experiences. An old friend recommends that he try 221B Baker Street, which is presently occupied by an eccentric acquaintance, Sherlock Holmes. Watson, a wounded Afghan war veteran who is looking for shared lodgings in London. Scotland Yard and other investigative agencies soon adopted methods employed by the eccentric genius of 221B Baker Street.Ī Study in Scarlet is set in 1881. In the decades to follow, Sherlock Holmes came to represent the definitive detective. He soon began churning out a stream of short stories featuring Holmes for the Strand Magazine and his fame, fortune and popularity exceeded his wildest dreams. Gradually, the story gained popularity and before long, Conan Doyle was commissioned to write a sequel The Sign of the Four. He famously modeled the London sleuth on several people he knew, most notably, one of his medical school professors, Dr.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was just 27 years old when he wrote the story after giving up a less than successful medical practice. Strangely enough, Sherlock Holmes' first outing went almost unnoticed in the 1887 Christmas Annual edition of Beeton's Magazine. Watson and so many other details become common for generations of enthralled devotees. Sherlock Holmes fans who haven't yet read A Study in Scarlet would be delighted to discover this book in which the iconic detective makes his grand entrance into the world! From hence on, the deer stalker hat, his Stradivarius violin, the occasional descent into cocaine induced hell, the Persian slipper in which he stores his tobacco and of course, his meeting with the eternally loyal Dr.
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