One of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's greatest writings is "A Scandal in Bohemia". Doyle's writings could be classified as either fiction or realism. Doyle's novels appealed to audiences of wealthy, working people, and women in Victorian England, each for different reasons. Doyle had in the Victorian era, and still has today, the ability to attract audiences around the world. The Victorians were extraordinarily energetic, exploratory and missionary, respectable and conventional, but unfortunately Victorian literature reflected doubts about religious faith, class privilege, gender roles, empire and the effects of progress. In this period of the Victorian era, the major genres of non-prose topics were those of religion, politics, aesthetics, science, and many others. Factors that made things worse for the female race; were Queen Victoria's denunciation of women's rights, women's privileges and conditions continually gained ground during the latter part of the 19th century. "A Scandal in Bohemia" brought to the public's attention a different view of the female race. You might ask, "What were the real reasons why Sherlock Holmes considered Irene Adler the ideal woman?" Doyle is best known for his work on Sherlock Holmes. The popularity of the Sherlock Holmes stories stabilized among an increasingly interested public. The setting and characters of the Holmes stories were well received because they were well known in a market that was clamoring for novels to read, and especially these stories centered in London. Londoners were connected to all his adventures, they felt part of it. Sherlock Holmes personifies the intellectual's faith in logic and examining facts to find answers. (Sparknotes)Sherlock Holmes t...... in the center of the sheet......them. The “Women's Movement” was in its infancy but was certainly bringing about changes for the recognition of the female race. During the reign of Queen Victoria, a woman's place was considered domestic. Then the atmosphere changed, as charitable missions began to extend the female service role, and Victorian feminism began to emerge as a powerful political force. The ending of “A Scandal in Bohemia” was used to illustrate the independence and growing social awareness of women's unknown intelligence during this time period; Irene Adler can be seen not only as a role model for women of the time, but also as a symbol of the liberation and freedom sought by women of the time. "To Sherlock Holmes she is always the woman, I have rarely heard him mention her by any other name, or when he refers to her photograph, it is always by the honorable title of the woman”