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{{Quote|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.|First lines of the story describing [[Sherlock Holmes (books)|Sherlock Holmes]]' feelings about [[Irene Adler (books)|Irene Adler]]}}
{{Quote|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.|First lines of the story describing [[Sherlock Holmes (books)|Sherlock Holmes]]' feelings about [[Irene Adler (books)|Irene Adler]]}}
'''A Scandal in Bohemia''' is the first short-story from the twelve in the cycle collected as [[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]]. It was first published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in June, 1891.
'''A Scandal in Bohemia''' is the first short-story from the twelve in the cycle collected as [[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]]. It was first published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in June, 1891.

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" 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.
— First lines of the story describing Sherlock Holmes' feelings about Irene Adler 		"

A Scandal in Bohemia is the first short-story from the twelve in the cycle collected as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in June, 1891.

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Sherlock Holmes books
Books A Study in Scarlet • The Sign of the Four • The Hound of the Baskervilles • The Valley of Fear
Short-stories "A Scandal in Bohemia" • "The Red-Headed League" • "A Case of Identity" • "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" • "The Five Orange Pips" • "The Man with the Twisted Lip" • "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" • "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" • "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" • "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor" • "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet" • "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" • "The Adventure of Silver Blaze" • "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" • "The Adventure of the Yellow Face" • "The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk" • "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott" • "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual" • "The Adventure of the Reigate Squire" • "The Adventure of the Crooked Man" • "The Adventure of the Resident Patient" • "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter" • "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty" • "The Adventure of the Final Problem" • "The Adventure of the Empty House" • "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder" • "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" • "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" • "The Adventure of the Priory School" • "The Adventure of Black Peter" • "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton" • "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" • "The Adventure of the Three Students" • "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez" • "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter" • "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange" • "The Adventure of the Second Stain" • "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" • "The Adventure of the Red Circle" • "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" • "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" • "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" • "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" • "His Last Bow" • "The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" • "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" • "The Problem of Thor Bridge" • "The Adventure of the Creeping Man" • "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire" • "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs" • "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client" • "The Adventure of the Three Gables" • "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" • "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane" • "The Adventure of the Retired Colourman" • "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" • "The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place"
Characters Sherlock Holmes • Dr. Watson • Mycroft Holmes • Professor Moriarty (sequel book) • Mary Morstan • Mrs. Hudson • DI Lestrade • Jefferson Hope • Stamford • Irene Adler • Sebastian Moran • Charles Augustus Milverton • Jonathan Small • Culverton Smith
Places 221B Baker Street • Diogenes Club • St Bartholomew's Hospital‏‎
Real people Sir Arthur Conan Doyle • Sidney Paget
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