A STUDY IN SCARLET

Category Literature & Fiction
Format Paperback
Imprint Rupa
Price 195

ISBN: 978-93-5520-894-1
Pages: 136 pages
Date: 5th December 2022

ABOUT THIS BOOK

‘There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.’
A Study in Scarlet is the literary debut of the world-renowned character of Sherlock Holmes. After the tragic experience of a war in Afghanistan, Dr John Watson finds himself alongside a new acquaintance, Sherlock Holmes, in London. Their uneventful lives are soon interrupted by the unfortunate discovery of a dead man whose face is frozen with an expression of horror and hatred with the word Rache written in blood on the wall.
With the creation of Sherlock Holmes, the first scientifically grounded fictional detective, Conan
goes on to solve mysteries which are gripping, interesting, and keep you hooked to his most sought-after characters.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, renowned author born 22 May 1859, is primarily known for introducing
the character of Sherlock Holmes to the world. He was also a physician—which explicitly helped him expand his literary horizons. Doyle trained as a doctor at Edinburgh University gaining his degree in 1881. He worked as a surgeon on a whaling boat and also as a medical officer on a steamer, after which he settled in Portsmouth on the English south coast and divided his time between medicine and writing.
Aside from the Sherlock Holmes series, he also wrote fantasy and science-fiction stories about
Professor Challenger, humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well
as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels. He also wrote a pamphlet justifying Britain’s involvement in the Boer War—for which he was knighted—as well as histories of the Boer War and World War I, both of which killed his son, brother and two of his nephews. Doyle died on 7 July 1930 in Windlesham, his home in Crowborough, Sussex.