A Study in Scarlet

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A Study in Scarlet is the 1887 detective novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, launching Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous series.

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instanceOf detective novel
literary work
novel
author Arthur Conan Doyle
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Inspector Gregson
Inspector Lestrade
firstAppearanceOfCharacter Dr. John H. Watson
linked to: Dr. Watson

Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
firstEditionFormat magazine annual
firstPublishedIn Beeton's Christmas Annual
followedBy The Sign of Four
genre detective fiction
mystery fiction
hasAdaptation comic adaptations
film adaptations
radio adaptations
television adaptations
hasAntagonist Jefferson Hope
hasIllustrator D. H. Friston
hasPart Part I: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.
Part II: The Country of the Saints
hasVictim Enoch Drebber
Joseph Stangerson
laterEditionFormat hardcover book
literaryGenre crime fiction
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
literarySignificance launches the Sherlock Holmes canon
mainCharacter Dr. John H. Watson
linked to: Dr. Watson

Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
mediaType print
narrator Dr. John H. Watson
linked to: Dr. Watson
notableFor first appearance of Sherlock Holmes
first meeting of Holmes and Watson
originalLanguage English
placeOfPublication London
linked to: London, England
positionInSeries first Sherlock Holmes novel
publicationYear 1887
publisher Ward, Lock & Co.
series Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
setting London
linked to: London, England

Utah
structure two-part novel
subject Mormon community in Utah
murder investigation
revenge
timePeriodOfStory late 19th century
titleOrigin phrase "a study in scarlet" used by Holmes to describe the case
linked to: A Study in Scarlet

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Arthur Conan Doyle notableWork A Study in Scarlet
Dr. Watson appearsIn A Study in Scarlet
Dr. Watson firstAppearance A Study in Scarlet
Sherlock Holmes stories firstStoryTitle A Study in Scarlet
Sherlock Holmes stories includesNovel A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet titleOrigin phrase "a study in scarlet" used by Holmes to describe the case
linked to: A Study in Scarlet
The Valley of Fear relatedWork A Study in Scarlet
Mrs. Hudson appearsInWork A Study in Scarlet
Inspector Lestrade firstAppearance A Study in Scarlet
The Sign of Four precededBy A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Emerald titleParodyOf A Study in Scarlet
Beeton's Christmas Annual 1887 containsWork A Study in Scarlet
subject linked to: Beeton's Christmas Annual
Sherlock Holmes firstAppearanceIn A Study in Scarlet
subject linked to: Beeton's Christmas Annual
Inspector Gregson firstAppearance A Study in Scarlet
Inspector Gregson appearsIn A Study in Scarlet (novel)
linked to: A Study in Scarlet
Part I: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D. relatedWork Part II of A Study in Scarlet
linked to: A Study in Scarlet
Part II: The Country of the Saints partOf A Study in Scarlet
Enoch Drebber appearsIn A Study in Scarlet
Enoch Drebber firstAppearance A Study in Scarlet
Enoch Drebber victimInCase Study in Scarlet murder case
linked to: A Study in Scarlet
Jefferson Hope appearsIn A Study in Scarlet
Jefferson Hope diesIn A Study in Scarlet
Jefferson Hope firstAppearance A Study in Scarlet
Pat Paterson notableWork A Study in Scarlet
John Watson firstAppearance A Study in Scarlet
Joseph Stangerson appearsIn A Study in Scarlet
Joseph Stangerson firstAppearance A Study in Scarlet
Joseph Stangerson appearsInChapter A Study in Scarlet, Part I
linked to: A Study in Scarlet
Joseph Stangerson appearsInChapter A Study in Scarlet, Part II (in backstory)
linked to: A Study in Scarlet
Edwin L. Marin notableWork A Study in Scarlet