“ There is nothing new under the sun. It has all been done before. ”
Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet (1887). copy citation
| Author | Arthur Conan Doyle |
|---|---|
| Source | A Study in Scarlet |
| Topic | novelty repeating |
| Date | 1887 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/244/244-h/244-h.htm |
Context
“«Then, of course, this blood belongs to a second individual—8 presumably the murderer, if murder has been committed. It reminds me of the circumstances attendant on the death of Van Jansen, in Utrecht, in the year '34. Do you remember the case, Gregson?»
«No, sir.»
«Read it up—you really should. There is nothing new under the sun. It has all been done before.»
As he spoke, his nimble fingers were flying here, there, and everywhere, feeling, pressing, unbuttoning, examining, while his eyes wore the same far-away expression which I have already remarked upon.” source
«No, sir.»
«Read it up—you really should. There is nothing new under the sun. It has all been done before.»
As he spoke, his nimble fingers were flying here, there, and everywhere, feeling, pressing, unbuttoning, examining, while his eyes wore the same far-away expression which I have already remarked upon.” source
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