A STUDY IN SCARLET Published in Beeton’s Christmus Annual in 1887, it is the very novel that introduced the legendary character of Sherlock Holmes. Along with him we become acquainted with the other resident of 221B Baker Street, Dr. Watson. In their first story, the famous duo, has to solve the mystery of a murder in south-east London and the German word, RACHE, written in blood on the wall. THE SIGN OF THE FOUR The second novel depicting the adventures of Sherlock Holmes was published in 1890. This time the masterful detective has to investigate the strange case of large lustrous pearls being received by a young woman, Mary Morstan. Sherlock and Watson will soon discover that the pearls bear fruits in the form of an Indian treasure, and even more than that.
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Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), doctor, journalist, author of historical novels, but, above all, the creator of the greatest deductive mind in the history of literature, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Featured in 56 short stories and four novels, the infallible detective, has influenced countless successors and imitators in the genre and become an enduring literary symbol easily recognizable all over the world.
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