''Beeton's Christmas Annual'' was a British

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printed yearly between 1860 and 1898, founded by

Samuel Orchart Beeton Samuel Orchart Beeton (2 March 1831 – 6 June 1877) was an English publisher, best known as the husband of Mrs Beeton (Isabella Mary Mayson) and publisher of ''Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management''. He also founded and published '' Boy' ...

. The November 1887 issue contained a novel by

Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Hol ...

entitled ''

A Study in Scarlet ''A Study in Scarlet'' is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature. The book's title deri ...

'' which introduced the characters

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

and his friend Watson.

References

External links

The Best of Sherlock Holmes – Beeton's Christmas Annual 1887: An Annotated Checklist and Census

Beeton's Christmas Annual 1887 (Wikisource)
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