A Study in Scarlet: With Introduction by Iain Sinclair. Notes by Ed Glinert (Penguin Classics)

A Study in Scarlet: With Introduction by Iain Sinclair. Notes by Ed Glinert (Penguin Classics)

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Beschreibung

The first case of the celebrated Sherlock Holmes

In the debut of literature's most famous sleuth, a dead man is discovered in a bloodstained room in Brixton. The only clues are a wedding ring, a gold watch, a pocket edition of Boccaccio's Decameron, and a word scrawled in blood on the wall. With this investigation begins the partnership of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Their search for the murderer uncovers a story of love and revenge-and heralds a franchise of detective mysteries starring the formidable Holmes.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Beiträge

3
Alle
3.5

A well rounded mystery.

I have made it my goal yo read all of the main Sherlock Holmes novels within the next few months, and of course I had to start with the first story! I knew the episode of the TV show, so I was familiar with all the major plot twists, but I enjoyed it nevertheless. Sherlock is such a unique and extraordinary character that it's almost impossible not to like him and the witty banter he has with Watson (who is mostly as clueless as me). What was missing, however, was the thrill I am used to from Sherlock's stories. This felt a bit Miss Marple like in the way in which he solved the case practically from his living room. These types of mysteries are unarguably my least favorite. Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to reading more of Doyle's stories!

3

I had ambiguous impression until the end with this milestone in crime fiction. The beginning (When Sherlock met Watson) was very interesting. Funny, how close the modern TV serie is to the original. The book isn't a classic whodunnit thriller, which in itself isn't a problem. The story is not designed to compete with the detective and to develop suspicions about the offender. The eccentric main character enjoys this privilege, but why didn't the author stay true to this central element and let us share in Sherlock's genius the whole time? Instead, Sherlock pulls the murderer like a white rabbit out of a detective hat to the middle of the book. I thought the book might have been two crime stories when it suddenly went on in Utah. I was simply not interested in this tpart of the story. At the end the plot returns to London and the offender can then tell the story from his view that miraculously coincides with that of Sherlock. Conclusion: The structure of the story is almost a catastrophe for me, but because of the characters it was still a satisfying reading experience.

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