To Sherlock Holmes she is always the woman.

To Sherlock Holmes she is always the woman.

⊰ You Can Stand Under My Nutella⊱: Four Common Misconceptions about Irene Adler: 

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1) Sexuality was never a huge part of her character

This is demonstrably untrue. In the original story of “A Scandal in Bohemia,” Irene Adler was a retired opera singer who, some years previously, had an affair with the future King of Bohemia, Sherlock Holmes’ client, seducing…