A Study in Scarlet – Part II – Chapter 3: John Ferrier talks with the Prophet
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…
A Study in Scarlet – Part II – Chapter 2: The Flower of Utah
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…
A Study in Scarlet – Part II – Chapter 1: On the Great Alkali Plain
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…
A Study in Scarlet – Part I – Chapter 7: Light in the Darkness
The intelligence with which Lestrade greeted us was so momentous and so unexpected that we were all three fairly dumfounded. Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder…
A Study in Scarlet – Part I – Chapter 6: Tobias Gregson shows what he can do
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.…
A Study in Scarlet – Part I – Chapter 5: Our Advertisement brings a visitor
Our morning's exertions had been too much for my weak health, and I was tired out in the afternoon. After Holmes's departure for the concert, I lay down upon the…
A Study in Scarlet – Part I – Chapter 4: What John Rance had to tell
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…
A Study in Scarlet – Part I – Chapter 3: The Lauriston Garden Mystery
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…
A Study in Scarlet – Part I – Chapter 2: The Science of Deduction
We met next day as he had arranged, and inspected the rooms at No. 22lB, Baker Street, of which he had spoken at our meeting. They consisted of a couple…
A Study in Scarlet – Part I – Chapter 1: Mr. Sherlock Holmes
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…