A Study in Scarlet (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- First Published: 1887
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Detective and mystery
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: Crime or criminals, Murder or homicide, Nineteenth century, England or English people, Detectives, Mysteries, London, Eccentrics or eccentricities, Private investigators, Intellect, Mormons, Puzzles
- Locales: London, England, West (U.S.)
Characters Discussed
Sherlock Holmes, a famous detective known for his powers of observation and ability to draw logical conclusions.
Dr. John Watson, Holmes’s friend and assistant. He has just returned from the Afghan wars and is a pensioned army doctor newly introduced to Holmes.
Stamford, an old friend of Watson who brings Watson and Holmes together as lodgers at 221B Baker Street.
Tobias Gregson, a detective from Scotland Yard who asks Holmes’s help in solving a case.
Enoch J. Drebber, an American found murdered in a deserted house in London....
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