| A Study in Scarlet Contributor(s): Doyle, Arthur Conan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1612035485 ISBN-13: 9781612035482 Publisher: Bottom of the Hill Publishing OUR PRICE: $10.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Traditional |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1070 |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 6" W x 9" (0.33 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 76088 Reading Level: 7.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Study in Scarlet is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first novel introducing his the dective Sherlock Holmes. A Study in Scarlet refers to a speech given by Holmes to his sidekick Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet" "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." Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish physician and writer, best known for his Sherlock Holmes detective stories and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose works include science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels. |