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A Scandal in Bohemia

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1891 · Mystery & Detective

A masked King asks Sherlock Holmes to recover a compromising photograph from Irene Adler. Disguises, a hurried wedding and a staged alarm lead Holmes to the hiding place, but Irene has already understood the game and planned an answer of her own.

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Title
A Scandal in Bohemia
Author
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
First published
1891
Illustrated plates
53 original artworks · 23 open to everyone
Chapters
3 · about 8,665 words
Reading time
35 min
Language
EN
Formats
Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
Publisher
LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
On LitLab since
August 2026
Rights
Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
Source text
Project Gutenberg #2038

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