A Study in Scarlet-Part 1/Chapter 1
First published in Nov. 1887 as the main part of Beeton’s Christmas Annual. First book edition by Ward, Lock & Co. in July 1888 with illustrations by Charles Doyle, father of ACD. The second edition (1889) was illustrated by George Hutchinson. – The first American edition published by J. B. Lippincott Co. in 1890.
The first of the Holmes Novels
It is the first story in the Canon, and we treasure it for its account of the first meeting of our beloved heroes Holmes and Watson. Yet despite its honored position as Holmes's debut, I wonder how many of us would have established our deep and longstanding passion for the adventures of Sherlock Holmes based only upon this single tale. It seems to me that the first Holmes story is actually more enjoyable when it is read over again after experiencing the full extent of Holmes's adventures and the full range of his and Watson's characters. Then indeed do we cherish the moment when it all began, long ago in the chemical laboratory at St. Bartholomew's Hospital.
BEING A REPRINT FROM THE REMINISCENCES OF
JOHN H. WATSON, M.D.,
LATE OF THE ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Chapter 1
MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
1. Where, and in what year, did Watson take his medical degree?
2. Can you summarize Watson’s military experiences? Include the circumstances of his wound.
5. Describe Watson’s recovery and complication?
6. What was his income?
10. What would Holmes do with vegetable alkaloids according to Stamford?
11. What strange tests was Holmes doing in the dissecting-rooms?
13. What did Sherlock say to Watson when they met?
15. How does Holmes describe himself and his habits to Watson?
16. How does Watson describe himself to Holmes?
17. What does Watson think Holmes does to make an income?
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