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A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle, prepared as a public-domain Orakel edition with 16 chapter-aware companion links.
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PART I.
PART I. from A Study in Scarlet. (Being a reprint from the Reminiscences of JOHN H. WATSON, M.D., Late of the Army Medical
Open2CHAPTER I.: MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES.
CHAPTER I.: MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES. from A Study in Scarlet. In the year 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the army. Having completed my studies there, I was duly attached to the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers as Assistant Surgeon. The regiment was stationed in India at the time, and before I could join it, the second Afghan war had broken out. On landing at
Open3CHAPTER II.: THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION.
CHAPTER II.: THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION. from A Study in Scarlet. We met next day as he had arranged, and inspected the rooms at No. 221B, Baker Street, of which he had spoken at our meeting. They consisted of a couple of comfortable bed-rooms and a single large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and illuminated by two broad windows. So desirable in every way were the apartments, and so moderate did the terms seem when divided between us, that the bargain was concluded upon
Open4CHAPTER III.: THE LAURISTON GARDENS MYSTERY
CHAPTER III.: THE LAURISTON GARDENS MYSTERY from A Study in Scarlet. I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories. My respect for his powers of analysis increased wondrously. There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension. When I looked at him he
Open5CHAPTER IV.: WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL.
CHAPTER IV.: WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL. from A Study in Scarlet. It was one o’clock when we left No. 3, Lauriston Gardens. Sherlock Holmes led me to the nearest telegraph office, whence he dispatched a long telegram. He then hailed a cab, and ordered the driver to take us to the address given us by
Open6CHAPTER V.: OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR.
CHAPTER V.: OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR. from A Study in Scarlet. Our morning’s exertions had been too much for my weak health, and I was tired out in the afternoon. After Holmes’ departure for the concert, I lay down upon the sofa and endeavoured to get a couple of hours’ sleep. It was a useless attempt. My mind had been too much excited by all that had occurred, and the strangest fancies and surmises crowded into it. Every time that I closed my eyes I saw before me the distorted
Open7CHAPTER VI.: TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO.
CHAPTER VI.: TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO. from A Study in Scarlet. The papers next day were full of the “Brixton Mystery,” as they termed it. Each had a long account of the affair, and some had leaders upon it in addition. There was some information in them which was new to me. I still retain in my scrap-book numerous clippings and extracts bearing upon the case. Here is a condensation of a few of
Open8CHAPTER VII.: LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS.
CHAPTER VII.: LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS. from A Study in Scarlet. The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected, that we were all three fairly dumfoundered. Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder of his whiskey and water. I stared in silence at Sherlock Holmes, whose lips were compressed and his brows drawn down over his
Open9PART II.
PART II. from A Study in Scarlet. This section is available as a chapter-aware Orakel companion.
Open10CHAPTER I.: ON THE GREAT ALKALI PLAIN.
CHAPTER I.: ON THE GREAT ALKALI PLAIN. from A Study in Scarlet. In the central portion of the great North American Continent there lies an arid and repulsive desert, which for many a long year served as a barrier against the advance of civilisation. From the Sierra Nevada to Nebraska, and from the Yellowstone River in the north to the Colorado upon the south, is a region of desolation and silence. Nor is Nature always in one mood throughout this grim district. It comprises
Open11CHAPTER II.: THE FLOWER OF UTAH.
CHAPTER II.: THE FLOWER OF UTAH. from A Study in Scarlet. This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven. From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history. The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had
Open12CHAPTER III.: JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET.
CHAPTER III.: JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET. from A Study in Scarlet. Three weeks had passed since Jefferson Hope and his comrades had departed from Salt Lake City. John Ferrier’s heart was sore within him when he thought of the young man’s return, and of the impending loss of his adopted child. Yet her bright and happy face reconciled him to the arrangement more than any argument could have done. He had always determined, deep down in his resolute heart, that nothing would ever
Open13CHAPTER IV.: A FLIGHT FOR LIFE.
CHAPTER IV.: A FLIGHT FOR LIFE. from A Study in Scarlet. On the morning which followed his interview with the Mormon Prophet, John Ferrier went in to Salt Lake City, and having found his acquaintance, who was bound for the Nevada Mountains, he entrusted him with his message to Jefferson Hope. In it he told the young man of the imminent danger which threatened them, and how necessary it was that he should return. Having done thus he felt easier in his mind, and returned
Open14CHAPTER V.: THE AVENGING ANGELS.
CHAPTER V.: THE AVENGING ANGELS. from A Study in Scarlet. All night their course lay through intricate defiles and over irregular and rock-strewn paths. More than once they lost their way, but Hope’s intimate knowledge of the mountains enabled them to regain the track once more. When morning broke, a scene of marvellous though savage beauty lay before them. In every direction the great snow-capped peaks hemmed them in, peeping over each other’s shoulders to the far
Open15CHAPTER VI.: A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN WATSON, M.D.
CHAPTER VI.: A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN WATSON, M.D. from A Study in Scarlet. Our prisoner’s furious resistance did not apparently indicate any ferocity in his disposition towards ourselves, for on finding himself powerless, he smiled in an affable manner, and expressed his hopes that he had not hurt any of us in the scuffle. “I guess you’re going to take me to the police-station,” he remarked to Sherlock Holmes. “My cab’s at the door. If you’ll loose my legs I’ll walk down to it. I’m not so
Open16CHAPTER VII.: THE CONCLUSION.
CHAPTER VII.: THE CONCLUSION. from A Study in Scarlet. We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony. A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him. On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell,
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