The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
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The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the mysterious vanishing of an aristocratic Englishwoman in continental Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8935143 — 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 Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax Context triple: [His Last Bow, hasPart, The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax]
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A.
The Case of the Missing Marquess
The Case of the Missing Marquess is the first novel in Nancy Springer’s Enola Holmes mystery series, introducing Sherlock Holmes’s younger sister as a resourceful teenage detective in Victorian England.
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B.
The Case of Mrs. Clive
"The Case of Mrs. Clive" is a work associated with 18th-century English actress and comic performer Kitty Clive, reflecting her prominence and controversies in the Georgian theatrical world.
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C.
Murder at Moorstones Manor
"Murder at Moorstones Manor" is a comedic mystery episode of the British television series *Ripping Yarns*, parodying classic country-house whodunits.
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D.
The Murders at Fleat House
The Murders at Fleat House is a crime novel by Lucinda Riley that follows the investigation of a suspicious death at an English boarding school, blending classic whodunit elements with atmospheric suspense.
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E.
The Lady’s Trial
The Lady’s Trial is a Caroline-era tragicomedy by English playwright John Ford that explores themes of marital fidelity, honor, and social reputation.
- 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 Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax Target entity description: The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the mysterious vanishing of an aristocratic Englishwoman in continental Europe.
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A.
The Case of the Missing Marquess
The Case of the Missing Marquess is the first novel in Nancy Springer’s Enola Holmes mystery series, introducing Sherlock Holmes’s younger sister as a resourceful teenage detective in Victorian England.
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B.
The Case of Mrs. Clive
"The Case of Mrs. Clive" is a work associated with 18th-century English actress and comic performer Kitty Clive, reflecting her prominence and controversies in the Georgian theatrical world.
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C.
Murder at Moorstones Manor
"Murder at Moorstones Manor" is a comedic mystery episode of the British television series *Ripping Yarns*, parodying classic country-house whodunits.
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D.
The Murders at Fleat House
The Murders at Fleat House is a crime novel by Lucinda Riley that follows the investigation of a suspicious death at an English boarding school, blending classic whodunit elements with atmospheric suspense.
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E.
The Lady’s Trial
The Lady’s Trial is a Caroline-era tragicomedy by English playwright John Ford that explores themes of marital fidelity, honor, and social reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
ⓘ
detective fiction short story ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
radio drama
ⓘ
television episode ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | late in Sherlock Holmes series ⓘ |
| collection | His Last Bow ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dr. John H. Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Lady Frances Carfax ⓘ Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| fictionalEvent | mysterious disappearance of an English aristocrat in Europe ⓘ |
| fictionalVictim | Lady Frances Carfax ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAristocraticCharacter | Lady Frances Carfax ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse |
Sherlock Holmes universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
|
| investigatedBy |
Dr. John H. Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCanon |
Sherlock Holmes canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
|
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. John H. Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| narrator |
Dr. John H. Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| partOf |
The Strand Magazine Sherlock Holmes series
ⓘ
linked to:
The Strand Magazine
|
| protagonistRole | Sherlock Holmes investigates a disappearance ⓘ |
| publisher | George Newnes ⓘ |
| series |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| setting |
England
ⓘ
continental Europe ⓘ |
| theme |
abduction
ⓘ
crime investigation ⓘ deception ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Lady Frances Carfax ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax Description of subject: The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the mysterious vanishing of an aristocratic Englishwoman in continental Europe.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
later adventures of Sherlock Holmes