Detailing the story brings a life-like depiction.
The storytelling prowess of an author as revered as Conan Doyle was on display. That said, the second chapter was absolutely phenomenal. Everything feels an exaggeration, however, the end of the chapter was quite a surprise. To be very honest, I did not enjoy the first part of the story. And thereon, Holmes never fails to blow Watson’s mind. The story establishes the young Holmes as the protagonist as soon as the two future friends meet. John Watson, the first narrator of the story meets the young, quirky, and freakish genius Sherlock Holmes, and they become flatmates. The first part of the story is quite fast-paced. I picked up the book just to see whether the hype was real, and it surprisingly was! Yes, the novel isn’t perfect, but it is an absolute gem! Contrasting Parts However, I should thank my wife who gave me a collection of all the four novels as my birthday gift. A Study in Scarlet is the first English language detective fiction to incorporate the magnifying glass as a tool for investigation.įrankly speaking, I was never a big fan of Sherlock Holmes, though I had read “The Blue Carbuncle” in school. It is one of the only four novels in which Conan Doyle portrayed the iconic detective, other than the short stories. Written way back in 1887, A Study in Scarlet was the first novel in which Sherlock Holmes appeared. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s imaginary detective gained legendary status much before Robert Downey Jr portrayed the character in blockbuster movies. In all of English novels written in the past couple of centuries, very few characters have gone on to become as popular and iconic as Sherlock Holmes.
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