# The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

- [A Scandal in Bohemia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/a-scandal-in-bohemia.md): Sherlock Holmes is hired by the King of Bohemia to retrieve a compromising photograph from Irene Adler, a former lover. Holmes employs elaborate disguises and a staged street fire to discover the photograph's hiding plac
- [A Scandal in Bohemia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/i.md): Dr. Watson, now married and in private practice, visits his old friend Sherlock Holmes at 221B Baker Street after a long absence. Holmes demonstrates his powers of observation by deducing details of Watson's recent activ
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/ii.md): Holmes, disguised as a disreputable groom, investigates Briony Lodge and learns of Irene Adler's routine and her frequent visitor, Godfrey Norton. That evening, Holmes and Watson stage a street brawl and a false fire ala
- [A Scandal in Bohemia: Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/iii.md): Holmes, Watson, and the King of Bohemia return to Briony Lodge, only to discover Irene Adler has fled the country with her new husband, Godfrey Norton. She leaves behind a letter for Holmes, revealing she saw through his
- [The Redheaded League](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-redheaded-league.md): Dr. Watson visits Sherlock Holmes and finds him with a new client, the redheaded pawnbroker Jabez Wilson. Wilson recounts the bizarre story of how he was hired by the 'Redheaded League' for a well-paid, nominal job copyi

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- [A Case of Identity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/a-case-of-identity.md)
- [The Boscombe Valley Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-boscombe-valley-mystery.md)
- [The Five Orange Pips](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-five-orange-pips.md)
- [The Man with the Twisted Lip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-man-with-the-twisted-lip.md)
- [The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-blue-carbuncle.md)
- [The Adventure of the Speckled Band](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-speckled-band.md)
- [The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-engineer-s-thumb.md)
- [The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-noble-bachelor.md)
- [The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-beryl-coronet.md)
- [The Adventure of the Copper Beeches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-copper-beeches.md)

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