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This photograph shows the first page of Conan Doyle's original manuscript for "A Scandal in Bohemia." Currently the property of the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, this piece indicates the importance of Irene Adler's…

Obtained via HathiTrust's digital records of The Strand Magazine, this pdf reconstructs the original publication of "A Scandal in Bohemia." This image attached depicts the conclusion of the story's second section and the beginning of its third, in…

This illustration serves as another of the ten drawings supplied by artist Sidney Paget for the original publication of "A Scandal in Bohemia" in the July 1891 issue of The Strand Magazine. This pencil drawing closes out the second of the short…

This illustration served as one of ten to accompany the original publication of "A Scandal in Bohemia" in The Strand Magazine in July 1891. The artist, Sydney Paget, would go on to illustrate 38 of the 56 Sherlock Holmes stories crafted by Conan…

Irene Adler, referred to by Sherlock Holmes solely as *the* woman, is noted as one of the most prominent female characters in the multiple Sherlock Holmes stories crafted by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This distinction, though the character appears only…

In this essay, it is discussed that women are now able to be employed into libraries. This is due to the fact that the male workers are now realizing that they could do something better. It is interesting to note because women weren't able to go into…

In the preface to James' first collection of ghost stories, he expresses his unmet desire to have had a greater amount of illustrations alongside his novel. The four that did make it to publication, none of which accompanied "The Mezzotint, "were…

Here, James details his personal qualifications for writing a worthy ghost story. He holds in high regard one's ability to create a setting that is utterly normal and strikingly mundane. It is unsurprising that this qualification tops James' list,…

The Hearst Magazine features the "Woman's Realm" department, fortifying the ideals of the numerous "privileges" obtained by women. In this particular advertisement, readers are encouraged to spend ten cents on a single copy that lists the appropriate…