A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet, a short novel published in 1887, was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story. At the beginning of the book, Dr. Watson meets the detective for the first time and we ride along with them to the scene of a murder. The crime baffles the Scotland Yard detectives, but of course Holmes solves it easily. In the second half of the story, the scene shifts to Utah as we learn the murderer's history. The action returns to London in the last two chapters. In his first adventure, Holmes demonstrates many of the traits for which he later became well known: meticulous study of a crime scene, brilliant deductive reasoning, aptitude for chemistry and music, and the somewhat annoying habit of withholding crucial facts from Watson (and consequently the reader) until the conclusion of the case. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden)
Genre(s): Detective Fiction
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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| Play 01 | 1-1 Mr. Sherlock Holmes | Laurie Anne Walden |
00:16:25 |
| Play 02 | 1-2 The Science of Deduction | Laurie Anne Walden |
00:20:16 |
| Play 03 | 1-3 The Lauriston Garden Mystery | Laurie Anne Walden |
00:22:39 |
| Play 04 | 1-4 What John Rance Had to Tell | Laurie Anne Walden |
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| Play 05 | 1-5 Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor | Laurie Anne Walden |
00:14:25 |
| Play 06 | 1-6 Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do | Laurie Anne Walden |
00:19:47 |
| Play 07 | 1-7 Light in the Darkness | Laurie Anne Walden |
00:19:11 |
| Play 08 | 2-1 On the Great Alkali Plain | Laurie Anne Walden |
00:22:05 |
| Play 09 | 2-2 The Flower of Utah | Laurie Anne Walden |
00:15:26 |
| Play 10 | 2-3 John Ferrier Talks with the Prophet | Laurie Anne Walden |
00:11:14 |
| Play 11 | 2-4 A Flight for Life | Laurie Anne Walden |
00:19:33 |
| Play 12 | 2-5 The Avenging Angels | Laurie Anne Walden |
00:20:44 |
| Play 13 | 2-6 A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson, M.D. | Laurie Anne Walden |
00:24:51 |
| Play 14 | 2-7 The Conclusion | Laurie Anne Walden |
00:12:49 |