A Study in Scarlet - Couverture souple

Doyle, Arthur Conan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1617204501 ISBN 13 : 9781617204500

Editeur : Wilder Publications, 2014

Synopsis

Doyle, unsuccessful in his medical practice, in need of money and a more satisfying career, had already sold a number of magazine stories when he wrote the novella, "A Study in Scarlet," the first Sherlock Holmes story, which, after many rejections, was published in Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887. Doyle got twenty-five pounds for all rights to the story. He never received another penny for it, although fortunately, in one of those little contractual details that could have changed literary history forever, he retained rights to the character. Here is the book, A Study in Scarlet, that introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes and his faithful side kick Dr. Watson.

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À propos des auteurs

Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish physician, novelist, short-story writer, and creator of Sherlock Holmes, one of the most enduring figures in detective fiction. Born in Edinburgh in 1859, Doyle trained as a doctor and drew on scientific method, medical observation, and contemporary interest in detection when developing Holmes's extraordinary habits of reasoning. A Study in Scarlet, first published in 1887, introduced both Holmes and Dr. Watson, establishing the narrative partnership that would become central to the Sherlock Holmes stories.Doyle went on to write four Sherlock Holmes novels and fifty-six short stories, along with historical novels, adventure fiction, science fiction, plays, essays, and works of public controversy. Although Holmes became so famous that Doyle sometimes felt overshadowed by his own creation, the character's influence on mystery fiction, popular culture, forensic imagination, and the figure of the brilliant detective has been immense. Doyle remains essential reading for fans of classic detective fiction, Victorian literature, crime fiction, and the origins of the modern mystery genre.

Darrell Schweitzer is an American writer, editor, critic, and scholar of fantasy, horror, and speculative literature. Long associated with the study and preservation of classic fantastic fiction, he has written fiction, essays, criticism, and introductions that connect older works of genre literature with modern readers. His work often explores the traditions of weird fiction, fantasy, Gothic literature, and early speculative writing, making him a useful guide for classic texts whose influence extends across mystery, horror, fantasy, and popular fiction.As an editor and commentator, Schweitzer has helped keep attention on important authors, magazines, and literary traditions that shaped twentieth-century genre fiction. His introduction to A Study in Scarlet adds context for readers approaching Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes novel not merely as a famous mystery, but as a formative work in the development of detective fiction and the popular literature of deduction.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wilder Publications
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1617204501
• ISBN 13: 9781617204500
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 106
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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