A Scandal in Bohemia

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A Scandal in Bohemia is the first short story, third overall work featuring Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Dr. Watson recounts that a masked visitor to Baker Street is quickly deduced to be the hereditary King of Bohemia. The King is to become engaged to a young Scandinavian princess. However, five years before, he had a liaison with American opera singer, Irene Adler. Fearful that the marriage would be called off, he had sought to regain letters and a photograph of Adler and himself together. The ensuing adventure involves disguise, subterfuge and Holmes' legendary powers of deduction. The story is notable for introducing the character of Adler, often a romantic interest for Holmes in later derivative works.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: Aug 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9781974996926

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He is the creator of the Sherlock Holmes character, writing his debut appearance in A Study in Scarlet. Doyle wrote notable books in the fantasy and science fiction genres, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels.

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A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA

By

SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

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A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA

I.

To Sherlock Holmes she is always the woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler. All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise but admirably balanced mind. He was, I take it, the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen, but as a lover he would have placed himself in a false position. He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer. They were admirable things for the observer—excellent for drawing the veil from men’s motives and actions. But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results. Grit in a sensitive instrument, or a crack in one of his own high-power lenses, would not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his. And yet there was but one woman to him, and that woman was the late Irene Adler, of dubious and questionable memory.

I had seen little of Holmes lately. My marriage had drifted us away from each other. My own complete happiness, and the home-centred interests which rise up around the man who first finds himself master of his own establishment, were sufficient to absorb all my attention, while Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul, remained in our lodgings in Baker Street, buried among his old books, and alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the drug, and the fierce energy of his own keen nature. He was still, as ever, deeply attracted by the study of crime, and occupied his immense faculties and extraordinary powers of observation in following out those clues, and clearing up those mysteries which had been abandoned as hopeless by the official police. From time to time I heard some vague account of his doings: of his summons to Odessa in the case of the Trepoff murder, of his clearing up of the singular tragedy of the Atkinson brothers at Trincomalee,

Reviews for A Scandal in Bohemia

[jhullie-3 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Bested by a woman, gotcha Mr Holmes! I thoroughly enjoyed the fast pace of this story, loved the disguises and the ending was just magic!

[arisak_3 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I could enjoyed this book very much. Holmes' speculations were interesting. When he solved a problem and explained the trick, I really felt good. I'll read other books about Homes.

[misako6k · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is only one case that Holmes' plan failed.He was asked by the king of Bohemia to get back the evidence picture of his scandal.so he tried to get the evidence picture of the king's scandal,but his plan was revealed by one wamon,and he couldn'tget back the picture.But the end,the king of Bohemia satisfied the result, and asked Holmes what did he want as a reward.Then he said that he wanted the picture of the mowan who revealed his plan! I was surprised to hear that, but I thought thatwas just like characteristic of him!

[nanoc_8 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

In this book, a woman who Holmes seemed to love only in his life is appeared.Her name is Irene Adler.One day a mask man visit Holmes.He was a king of Bohemia.His request is finding diamond.On the way to investigation,Holmes met her.She is very beautiful and clever.The brain tactics of Holmes and Adler are highlights in this story.Two people are very very clever!!You may not see next scene.You should read it once!!

[zhumei_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book has 6 short stories.In A Scandal in Bohemia, Holmes tried to take back a picture from Irene Adler.I thought she was very clever and interesting.And I was surprised at holmes doing anything for his work.