| Term Paper Title | A Study In Scarlet |
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A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet was written in 1887 by Sir Arthur Doyle.
It was a mysterious case of love, murder, and revenge. Mr.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson used the science of deduction
to solve this mysterious case and catch the killer.
The first section of the book took place in 1878 in London,
England. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson shared an apartment
together on 221b Baker street. The first murder was held in
Lauriston Gardens. The second murder took place in Hallidays
Private Hotel.
The second part of the book occurred in the western part of
the United States. It was a Mormon community in Salt Lake City,
Utah. This was the promised land for Mormons. All around the
Mormon community were mountains and desert.
Mr. Sherlock Holmes was a very intelligent man. He was
strong, thin and over six feet tall. He possessed a hawk-like
nose, a square, prominent chin, and his hands were strong, but
delicate. He played the violin and was a good swordsman. He had
no knowledge of literature, philosophy, and astronomy. He had a
good, practical knowledge of British law, but knew little of
politics. His knowledge of poisons and chemistry was extensive,
as were his powers of observation and deduction. He had the
mental power to take the least amount of data and obtain
information from it that the average person could not detect.
This ability enabled him to help the police solve the case.
Dr. John Watson was very thin and dark skinned. He was a
Doctor of Medicine of the University of London. He served as
Assistant Surgeon in the British army. He was very severely
wounded in Afghanistan and also contracted enteric fever which
ruined his health. He returned to England having no friends or
family. Due to his lack of finances he was forced to seek
lodging at a lower price. By chance he met an old crony who
introduced him to Sherlock Holmes, who was also look for lodging.
This was how their relationship began. Dr. Watson was also a
very nervous and lazy man. At first he doubted Holmes'
intelligence, but he soon converted and became one of his
greatest admirers and staunchest supporter.
Jefferson Hope was a strong, young, hard working
frontiersman. He was a tall and savage-looking young man. He was
prospecting for silver in the Nevada Mountains. On his way to
Salt Lake City he met Lucy Ferrier and fell in love with her.
After a series of unfortunate events which ended Lucy's life, he
became a bitter, angry man who sought only revenge and justice.
The case began when Holmes was summoned to a murder scene at
the Lauriston Gardens. The police found the body of Enoch J.
Drebber, an American from Cleveland. Sherlock Holmes started by
inspecting the scene of the murder. First, he observed carriage
tracks and footsteps leading to the house. Next, he inspected
the body. He saw splashes of blood which lay around, but no
wounds on the body. Then, he examined the body, sniffed the dead
man's lips, and looked at his boots. When the body was removed,
they found a woman's wedding ring.
Detective Lestrade found the word "RACHE" scrawled in blood
in the darkest corner of the room. After Holmes examined the
word upon the wall, with glass and tape, he related his findings
to the two detectives. He deduced that the murderer was six feet
high, in his prime of life, wore squared toe boots, had small
feet and smoked a Trichinopoly cigar. He came to the scene in a
four wheeled cab. He also presumed that in all probability h...Read entire document
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