Sherlock Holmes is one of the most beloved fictional detectives that has graced English literature, and we have Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to thank for it.  Doyle began enchanting readers with Sherlock Holmes' deductive skills and crime fighting abilities in the late 1800s and early 1900s and has remained popular to this day.  Holmes has appeared in numerous film adaptations and plays.  Sometimes, unfortunately, over time, liberties are taken with the story.  This edition is a reprint of one of the earliest available editions (1892); it was originally published in 1886.  No 'liberties' have been taken with this text.  Enjoy "A Study in Scarlet", the novel in which Doyle first introduced the world to the amazing Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion, Dr. Watson, just as Doyle wrote it.