The Sign of the Four
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Sign of the Four: Style 1 key example

Chapter 2 — The Statement of the Case
Explanation and Analysis:

Doyle's style is highly literary—he lavishes the reader with vivid descriptions of the novel's various set-pieces, and Holmes's own reasoning often takes place in lengthy and stylized diatribes that emphasize the detective's quirky style of thinking. 

The introduction of Mary Morstan, in Chapter 2, is excellent evidence of the occasional wordiness of Doyle's style:

Miss Morstan entered the room with a firm step and an outward composure of manner. She was a blonde young lady, small, dainty, well gloved, and dressed in the most perfect taste. There was, however, a plainness and simplicity about her costume which bore with it a suggestion of limited means. The dress was a sombre greyish beige, untrimmed and unbraided, and she wore a small turban of the same dull hue, relieved only by a suspicion of a white feather in the side. Her face had neither regularity of feature nor beauty of complexion, but her expression was sweet and amiable, and her large blue eyes were singularly spiritual and sympathetic. [...]