A Study in Scarlet

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Title

A Study in Scarlet

Coverage

London

Publisher

Ward, Lock, & Bowden & Co

Date

1891

Subject

Second UK book edition, fifth impression

Description

This volume boasts a striking pen-and-ink sketch of Sherlock Holmes by George Wylie Hutchinson. This state also presents an essay titled “Mr. Sherlock Holmes” by Dr. Joseph Bell, one of Conan Doyle’s medical professors, who inspired many traits of Sherlock Holmes. It was originally published in The Bookman as “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” and was retitled by Ward, Lock.