Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet

Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Report an Error

The consulting detective Sherlock Holmes visits the scene of the crime, makes his deductions, gathers information, reconstructs the events of the past, and brilliantly solves the mystery of the murder of Enoch Drebber.

The first Sherlock Holmes story was also the first book published by Arthur Conan Doyle. Rejected by the Cornhill in 1886, it was accepted for Beeton’s Christmas Annual for 1887, and appeared as a book, published by Ward, Lock & Co, in July 1888. It was the year of The Aspern Papers and Plain Tales from the Hills, but in terms of its generative effect on later literary and cultural production, Conan Doyle’s book has a claim to surpass these and all its other contemporaries.

The first Sherlock Holmes story was also the first book published by Arthur Conan Doyle. Rejected…

1140 words

Citation: Kerr, Douglas. "A Study in Scarlet". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 09 September 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=10035, accessed 28 March 2024.]

10035 A Study in Scarlet 3 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.