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A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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A Study in Scarlet was written in 1886 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published the following year.  It served as the introduction of one of the most famous characters in literature, Sherlock Holmes.

“There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.” ~ A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Quote about Circumstantial Evidence

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Don’t you think Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would have loved this? As usual, I’ve posted this on the LitQuotes Facebook page as well as the LitQuotes Twitter Feed for easier sharing.

“Circumstantial evidence,” continued the young man, as if he scarcely heard Lady Audley’s interruption-“that wonderful fabric which is built out of straws collected at every point of the compass, and which is yet strong enough to hang a man.” ~ Lady Audley’s Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Evidence Quote

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Quote Photo

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“The past and the present are within the field of my inquiry, but what a man may do in the future is a hard question to answer.” ~  The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

What a man may do in the future