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A Study in Scarlet

Arthur Conan Doyle

A Study in Scarlet

Arthur Conan Doyle

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"A Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a detective novel published in 1887. This groundbreaking work introduces Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate a mysterious murder in London. When a man is found dead with the word "RACHE" written in blood, Holmes must unravel the scarlet thread of murder running through the case. The investigation leads to a dramatic tale of revenge spanning two continents, connecting a London crime scene to events in Utah's Salt Lake Valley decades earlier. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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  1. 1CONTENTS662 chars
  2. 2A STUDY IN SCARLET.111 chars
  3. 3CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES.15,325 chars
  4. 4CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION.19,841 chars
  5. 5CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDENS MYSTERY21,366 chars
  6. 6CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL.13,501 chars
  7. 7CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR.13,580 chars
  8. 8CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.17,882 chars
  9. 9CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS.18,280 chars
  10. 10PART II. The Country of the Saints.20,380 chars
  11. 11CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH.14,346 chars
  12. 12CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET.10,205 chars
  13. 13CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE.18,628 chars
  14. 14CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS.19,606 chars
  15. 15CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN WATSON, M.D.23,296 chars
  16. 16CHAPTER VII. THE CONCLUSION.11,618 chars