A Study in Scarlet (Serial Edition Cover) — page 13: what you’re looking at

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A STUDY IN SCARLET. PART I. (Being a reprint from the reminiscences of JOHN H. WATSON, M.D., late of the Army Medical Department.) CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES. In the year 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for sur- geonsinthe army. Having completed my studies there, I was duly attached to the Fifth Northumberland Fusi- liers as assistant surgeon. ‘The regiment was stationed in India at the time, and before I could join it the sec- ond Afghan war had broken out. On landing at Bom- bay, I learned that my corps had advanced through the passes, and was already deep in the enemy’s country. I followed, however, with many other officers who were m the same situation as myself, and succeeded in reach- ing Candahar in safety, where I found my regiment, and at once entered upon my new duties. & CONNIELDOO SS (C@