A Study in Scarlet - Arthur Conan Doyle (1887)

IN the year 1878 I obtained my degree of Doctor of Medicine from the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to follow the course prescribed for surgeons in the army.
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A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become literature's most famous detective duo.
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England, Angleterre, University of London, Netley, Criterion Restaurant, 221B Baker Street, St. Bartholomew's, Afghanistan, Scotland Yard, St. Petersburg, Russia, Copenhagen, Denmark, Paris, France, United States, Cleveland, Salt Lake Valley, Utah, Europe, Madame Charpentier's Boarding House, Brixton Road, London, Baker Street. Showing 21 featured editions. See all 1447 editions?
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Translation of: Study in Scarlet.
"The first adventure of Sherlock Holmes"--Cover.
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