A Study in Scarlet
first Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Summary
A Study in Scarlet is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,584 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Arthur Conan Doyle[3]
- Publisher: Ward, Lock & Co.[4]
- Genre: crime fiction[5], mystery fiction[6], detective fiction[7]
- Followed by: The Sign of Four[8]
- Part of the series: Sherlock Holmes novels[9], canon of Sherlock Holmes[10]
- Place of publication: United Kingdom[11]
- Commons category: A Study in Scarlet[12]
- Language of work or name: English[13]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[14], United States[15]
- Publication date: January 1, 1887[16]
- Characters: Dr. Watson[17], Sherlock Holmes[18], Inspector Lestrade[19], Stamford[20], Inspector Gregson[21], Enoch J. Drebber[22]
- Has edition or translation: En Studie i rødt[23], Q121464924[24], En studie i rött[25], Q131831513[26], A Study in Scarlet[27]
- Narrative location: London[28]
- Work available at URL: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/arthur-conan-doyle/a-study-in-scarlet[29]
- Published in: Beeton's Christmas Annual 1887[30]
- Takes place in fictional universe: Sherlock Holmes universe[31]
- Title: A Study in Scarlet[32]
- Different from: A Study in Scarlet[33]
- First line: In the year 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the army.[34]
- Time period: modernism[35]
- Derivative work: A Study in Pink[36], Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson[37], Sherlock Holmes[38], A Study in Scarlet[39]
- Copyright status: public domain[40]
- Form of creative work: novel[41]
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Why It Matters
A Study in Scarlet has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]