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Sir Arthur Conan DoyleA Study in Scarlet (November 22, 2008)

LibriVox recording of A Study in Scarlet, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Read by Laurie Anne Walden.

A Study in Scarlet, a short novel published in 1887, was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story. At the beginning of the book, Dr. Watson meets the detective for the first time and we ride along with them to the scene of a murder. The crime baffles the Scotland Yard detectives, but of course Holmes solves it easily. In the second half of the story, the scene shifts to Utah as we learn the murderer's history. The action returns to London in the last two chapters. In his first adventure, Holmes demonstrates many of the traits for which he later became well known: meticulous study of a crime scene, brilliant deductive reasoning, aptitude for chemistry and music, and the somewhat annoying habit of withholding crucial facts from Watson (and consequently the reader) until the conclusion of the case. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden)

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This audio is part of the collection: LibriVox

Artist/Composer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Date: 2008-11-22
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: Mystery; detective; Sherlock Holmes; adventure; literature; audiobook; Librivox

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: squirrel99 - - February 7, 2009
Subject: A Study in Scarlet - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The writing technique that Sir Arthur used in creating this first Holms book pleasantly surprised me.
Read very well by a single reader.