Vainottu: Romaani by Arthur Conan Doyle

"Vainottu: Romaani" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a novel written in 1886-1887. This groundbreaking work introduces detective Sherlock Holmes in his first case. When Scotland Yard discovers a man's body in an abandoned house with the word "RACHE" written in blood-red letters on the wall, a dark mystery begins to unfold. Doyle crafted this story as an improved, rational alternative to cheap detective fiction of his era. Though initially overlooked in Britain, the novel found success in America, launching one of literature's most iconic detective partnerships. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
Translator Tuura, Timo, 1885-1963
Uniform Title A study in scarlet. Finnish
Title Vainottu: Romaani
Note Wikipedia page about this book: fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punaisten_kirjainten_arvoitus
Credits E-text prepared by Juha Kiuru
Reading Level Reading ease score: 51.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language Finnish
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Subject Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
Subject Detective and mystery stories
Subject England -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 52253
Release Date
Last Update Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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