A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle · 1887 · Fiction
Full text · 14 chaptersNarrated in your voice
What it's about
The first Holmes story, and the one where Watson meets a man who can tell he has been in Afghanistan by looking at him. Half detective novel, half unexpected western — Doyle had not yet learned to stay in London.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Anyone starting Holmes at the beginning - Readers curious how the formula was invented - Anyone who wants the origin of "you have been in Afghanistan, I perceive"
