The Speckled Band
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The Speckled Band is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring a deadly mystery on a secluded estate and often praised for its atmospheric suspense and ingenious solution.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Speckled Band canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22531383 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Speckled Band Context triple: [Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series), hasAdaptedWork, The Speckled Band]
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A.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a classic Sherlock Holmes detective novel that blends mystery with Gothic horror on the misty moors of Devon.
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B.
The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
"The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" is an 1845 darkly comic short story by Edgar Allan Poe about a visitor to a French insane asylum where the inmates have usurped control from the staff.
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C.
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
"The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a seemingly supernatural case involving a mother accused of vampirism.
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D.
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
"The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a reclusive, disfigured woman whose tragic past is gradually revealed to Holmes and Watson.
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E.
The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
"The Adventure of the Abbey Grange" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the violent death of a baronet at a country estate, uncovering a truth that challenges the strict application of the law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Speckled Band Target entity description: The Speckled Band is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring a deadly mystery on a secluded estate and often praised for its atmospheric suspense and ingenious solution.
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A.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a classic Sherlock Holmes detective novel that blends mystery with Gothic horror on the misty moors of Devon.
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B.
The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
"The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" is an 1845 darkly comic short story by Edgar Allan Poe about a visitor to a French insane asylum where the inmates have usurped control from the staff.
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C.
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
"The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a seemingly supernatural case involving a mother accused of vampirism.
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D.
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
"The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a reclusive, disfigured woman whose tragic past is gradually revealed to Holmes and Watson.
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E.
The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
"The Adventure of the Abbey Grange" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the violent death of a baronet at a country estate, uncovering a truth that challenges the strict application of the law.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.