A Study in Scarlet
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A Study in Scarlet is the 1887 detective novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, launching Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous series.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Study in Scarlet canonical | 10 |
| phrase "a study in scarlet" used by Holmes to describe the case | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1905641 — 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: A Study in Scarlet Context triple: [Arthur Conan Doyle, notableWork, A Study in Scarlet]
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A.
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Murders in the Rue Morgue is an 1841 short story by Edgar Allan Poe widely regarded as the first modern detective story, introducing the analytical sleuth C. Auguste Dupin.
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B.
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, featuring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective investigating murders at a secluded English estate during World War II.
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C.
Holmes and Holmes
Holmes and Holmes is a Canadian home renovation reality TV series featuring contractor Mike Holmes working alongside his son to repair and improve houses.
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D.
The Adventure of the German Student
"The Adventure of the German Student" is a Gothic short story by Washington Irving about a young scholar in Revolutionary Paris who encounters a mysterious woman with a macabre secret.
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E.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
"Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, starring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective in a World War II–era espionage story loosely based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."
- 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: A Study in Scarlet Target entity description: A Study in Scarlet is the 1887 detective novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, launching Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous series.
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A.
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Murders in the Rue Morgue is an 1841 short story by Edgar Allan Poe widely regarded as the first modern detective story, introducing the analytical sleuth C. Auguste Dupin.
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B.
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, featuring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective investigating murders at a secluded English estate during World War II.
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C.
Holmes and Holmes
Holmes and Holmes is a Canadian home renovation reality TV series featuring contractor Mike Holmes working alongside his son to repair and improve houses.
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D.
The Adventure of the German Student
"The Adventure of the German Student" is a Gothic short story by Washington Irving about a young scholar in Revolutionary Paris who encounters a mysterious woman with a macabre secret.
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E.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
"Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, starring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective in a World War II–era espionage story loosely based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
detective novel
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literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Inspector Gregson
ⓘ
Inspector Lestrade ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceOfCharacter |
Dr. Watson
ⓘ
surface form:
Dr. John H. Watson
Holmes ⓘ
surface form:
Sherlock Holmes
|
| firstEditionFormat | magazine annual ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Beeton's Christmas Annual ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Sign of Four ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
comic adaptations
ⓘ
film adaptations ⓘ radio adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | Jefferson Hope ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | D. H. Friston ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part I: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.
ⓘ
Part II: The Country of the Saints ⓘ |
| hasVictim |
Enoch Drebber
ⓘ
Joseph Stangerson ⓘ |
| laterEditionFormat | hardcover book ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | crime fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | launches the Sherlock Holmes canon ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. Watson
ⓘ
surface form:
Dr. John H. Watson
Holmes ⓘ
surface form:
Sherlock Holmes
|
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrator |
Dr. Watson
ⓘ
surface form:
Dr. John H. Watson
|
| notableFor |
first appearance of Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
first meeting of Holmes and Watson ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| positionInSeries | first Sherlock Holmes novel ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1887 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ward, Lock & Co. ⓘ |
| series |
Holmes
ⓘ
surface form:
Sherlock Holmes
|
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Utah ⓘ |
| structure | two-part novel ⓘ |
| subject |
Mormon community in Utah
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murder investigation ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | late 19th century ⓘ |
| titleOrigin |
A Study in Scarlet
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
phrase "a study in scarlet" used by Holmes to describe the case
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Study in Scarlet Description of subject: A Study in Scarlet is the 1887 detective novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, launching Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous series.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
phrase "a study in scarlet" used by Holmes to describe the case