A Study in Scarlet
Two men need cheaper lodgings and end up sharing rooms at 221B Baker Street. One of them notices, from a handshake, that the other has just come back from Afghanistan.
Things worth knowing
- Ward, Lock & Co. bought the complete copyright for £25 and refused Conan Doyle a royalty; he never sold a copyright again.
- The first UK book edition carried six illustrations drawn by the author's father, Charles Altamont Doyle.
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Listen, or read along
Every chapter has the recording and the same chapter as text. Open both if you like: the text is the words you are hearing.
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1 Part One 18 min
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2 Chapter Two 23 min
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3 Chapter Three 25 min
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4 Chapter Four 16 min
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5 Chapter Five 16 min
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6 Chapter Six 21 min
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7 Chapter Seven 21 min
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8 Part Two 23 min
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9 Chapter Two 16 min
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10 Chapter Three 11 min
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11 Chapter Four 21 min
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12 Chapter Five 22 min
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13 Chapter Six 26 min
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14 Chapter Seven 13 min
Where this comes from
US public domain: first published 1887, before the 1930 cutoff. Author d.1930, so also clear in life+70 jurisdictions.
Cover image: Illustration from page 20 of Beeton's Christmas Annual 1887.
Narration: text-to-speech.
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