Part I: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.
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"Part I: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D." is the opening section of Arthur Conan Doyle’s first Sherlock Holmes novel, presenting Dr. Watson’s narrative of his early life and his initial meeting with Holmes.
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| Part I: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D. canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel section ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToFranchise | Sherlock Holmes canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInCanon | first meeting of Holmes and Watson ⓘ |
| contains |
Holmes’s demonstration of deductive reasoning about Watson
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Watson’s biographical background ⓘ description of Holmes’s laboratory work at the hospital ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
Dr. Watson’s financial difficulties
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Dr. Watson’s military service in Afghanistan ⓘ Dr. Watson’s return to London ⓘ Dr. Watson’s search for lodgings ⓘ early life of Dr. John H. Watson ⓘ |
| establishes | the partnership between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPersonNarrative | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Watson’s perspective on meeting Holmes ⓘ |
| frameNarrativeFor | the first Sherlock Holmes case in A Study in Scarlet ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
agreement to share rooms at 221B Baker Street
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first meeting of Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes ⓘ introduction of Sherlock Holmes by Stamford ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
exposition of main characters
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introduction to Sherlock Holmes’s deductive abilities ⓘ |
| literarySeries | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | retrospective account ⓘ |
| narrator | Dr. John H. Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingSectionOf | A Study in Scarlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | part of a novel ⓘ |
| partOf | A Study in Scarlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheme | origin of the Holmes–Watson partnership ⓘ |
| publicationEra | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Part II of A Study in Scarlet
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Part II: The Country of the Saints ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
late 19th century ⓘ |
| titleCharacterMentioned |
John H. Watson, M.D.
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Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| toldAs | reminiscence by Dr. Watson ⓘ |
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Part I: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.
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