CONAN DOYLE, ARTHUR
The novel A Study in Scarlet introduced the most famous literary creation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 1930), the detective Sherlock Holmes. After many rejections, it was published in 1887 in Beeton's Christmas Annual, later it was published again as a book in 1888. This story will mark the first appearance of many of the characteristics and quirks of the amazing crime-solving duo of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. A Study in Scarlet explores a murder mystery from the perspective of conscious and keen observation, through the watchful eyes of Sherlock Holmes.
El éxito y la popularidad conseguidos con sus personales - Sherlock Holmes, Watson, el profesor Challenger o el brigadier Gérard - inclinaron hacia la literatura al novelista británico sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), médico de profesión. Sin embargo, desempeñó tareas sanitarias dentro del ejército en la campaña de Sudán y en la guerra de los bóers. Además de renovar el género policiaco, creó novelas de anticipación como El mundo perdido.