{"product_id":"a-study-in-scarlet-arthur-conan-doyle-9781500998448","title":"A Study in Scarlet: Original and Unabridged","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Study in Scarlet\u003c\/b\u003e is a detective mystery novel written by \u003ci\u003eSir Arthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/i\u003e, introducing his new characters, \"consulting detective\" \u003cb\u003eSherlock Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e and his friend and chronicler, Dr. John Watson, who later became two of the most famous characters in literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConan Doyle wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the following year. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his \"study in scarlet\" \"There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story, and its main characters, attracted little public interest when it first appeared. Only 11 complete copies of Beeton's Christmas Annual 1887 are known to exist now and they have considerable value. Although Conan Doyle wrote 56 short stories featuring Holmes, A Study in Scarlet is one of only four full-length novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur Conan Doyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1500998443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781500998448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e76088 \/ Study in Scarlet\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arthur Conan Doyle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48995853140223,"sku":"9781500998448","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-study-in-scarlet-arthur-conan-doyle-9781500998448","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}