A Scandal in Bohemia

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A Scandal in Bohemia: Setting 1 key example

Definition of Setting

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Part 1
Explanation and Analysis:

"A Scandal in Bohemia" is set in Victorian London. Early in the story, Watson situates the temporal setting more specifically: "the twentieth of March, 1888." This means that there is only a difference of three years between the stated setting and the time of the story's serialized publication.