"A Scandal in Bohemia" is the first short story, and the third overall work, featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It is the first of the 56 Holmes short stories written by Doyle and the first of 38 Sherlock Holmes works illustrated by Sidney Paget. The story is notable for introducing the character of Irene Adler, who is one of the most notable female characters in the Sherlock Holmes series, despite appearing in only one story. Doyle ranked "A Scandal in Bohemia" fifth in his list of his twelve favourite Holmes stories. "A Scandal in Bohemia" was first published on 25 June 1891 in the July issue of The Strand Magazine, and was the first of the stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in 1892. ---------- Also contained in: - [Adventures of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262421W) - [Adventures of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18191906W) - [Annotated Sherlock Holmes. 1/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518438W) - [Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262552W) - [Aventures de Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14930215W) - [Bedside Conan Doyle](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14929890W) - [Best of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262571W/Best_of_Sherlock_Holmes) - [Best Stories of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14929901W) - [Best of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18195589W) - [Boys' Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8696809W) - [Casebook of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18193108W) - [Century of Detection](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20461540W) - [Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14929956W) - [Eight Great Sherlock Holmes Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518171W) - [Favorite Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518175W) - [Favourite Sherlock Holmes Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16344900W) - [LibriVox Short Mystery Story Collection Vol. 001](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24979878W) - [Norton Anthology of Short Fiction](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15163063W) - [Obras completas de Conan Doyle: II](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20787319W) - [Un scandale en Bohême suivi de Silver Blaze](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14930612W) - [Sherlock Holmes Reader](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14930658W) - [Sherlock Holmes: Master Detective](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14930421W) - [Sherlock Holmes: His Most Famous Mysteries](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14930414W) - [Sherlock Holmes Mysteries](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518392W) - [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Reader](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18235145W/The_Sir_Arthur_Conan_Doyle_Reader) - [Sign of the Four, A Scandal in Bohemia and Other Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20630338W) - [Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518361W/Six_Great_Sherlock_Holmes_Stories) - [Some Adventures of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24168603W) - [Study in Scarlet and Other Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16742094W) - [Tales of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14929819W) - [Tales of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518418W) - [World of Mystery Fiction](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL6798057W)
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