A picture for the book A Study in Scarlet

A Study in Scarlet


A Study in Scarlet (1887) marked the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, M.D. The character of Holmes was modeled after Joseph Bell, one of Doyle's university professors. Part II, The Country of the Saints, deals much with the Mormon Church, set in Utah.


Part I, Chapter I - Mr. Sherlock Holmes

Chapter II - The Science of Deduction

Chapter III - The Lauriston Garden Mystery

Chapter IV - What John Rance Had to Tell

Chapter V - Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor

Chapter VI - Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do

Chapter VII - Light in the Darkness

Part II - The Country of the Saints, Chapter I - On the Great Alkali Plain

Chapter II - The Flower of Utah

Chapter III - John Ferrier Talks with the Prophet

Chapter IV - A Flight for Life

Chapter V - The Avenging Angels

Chapter VI - A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson, MD

Chapter VII - The Conclusion

Transcriber's Notes

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