The Adventure of the Red Circle
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The Adventure of the Red Circle is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a mysterious lodger and uncovers a case involving secret societies and hidden danger.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adventure of the Red Circle canonical | 4 |
| The Adventure of the Red Circle (short story) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8935140 — 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 Adventure of the Red Circle Context triple: [His Last Bow, hasPart, The Adventure of the Red Circle]
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A.
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a bizarre disappearance and murder linked to a sinister foreign cult.
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B.
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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C.
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a classic American radio drama series that brought Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories to life for mid-20th-century audiences, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes.
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D.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final collection of Sherlock Holmes detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring some of the darker and more experimental tales in the series.
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E.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle that marks the celebrated comeback of his iconic sleuth after an apparent death at Reichenbach Falls.
- 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 Adventure of the Red Circle Target entity description: The Adventure of the Red Circle is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a mysterious lodger and uncovers a case involving secret societies and hidden danger.
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A.
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a bizarre disappearance and murder linked to a sinister foreign cult.
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B.
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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C.
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a classic American radio drama series that brought Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories to life for mid-20th-century audiences, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes.
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D.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final collection of Sherlock Holmes detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring some of the darker and more experimental tales in the series.
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E.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle that marks the celebrated comeback of his iconic sleuth after an apparent death at Reichenbach Falls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
ⓘ
detective fiction short story ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
radio drama
ⓘ
television episode ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| centralConflict | flight from a murderous secret society ⓘ |
| companionOfDetective |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
John Watson
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| detective |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| featuresCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Emilia Lucca ⓘ Gennaro Lucca ⓘ Inspector Gregson ⓘ Mrs. Warren ⓘ Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| fictionalTimePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Sherlock Holmes universe ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Collier's Weekly (US)
ⓘ
linked to:
Collier’s magazine
The Strand Magazine (UK) ⓘ
linked to:
The Strand Magazine
|
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasInvestigationType | private investigation ⓘ |
| hasMotive | protection from a criminal society ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFrame | Watson recounting a past case ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
hidden identity
ⓘ
marital loyalty ⓘ organized crime ⓘ secret societies ⓘ |
| involvesOrganization | Red Circle secret society ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Edwardian era ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| narrator |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfCollection | His Last Bow ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Sherlock Holmes canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
|
| plotElement |
coded signals
ⓘ
mysterious lodger ⓘ surveillance of a boarding house ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | consulting detective ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Baker Street
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| supportingCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| workChronology | later Sherlock Holmes short story ⓘ |
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Subject: The Adventure of the Red Circle Description of subject: The Adventure of the Red Circle is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a mysterious lodger and uncovers a case involving secret societies and hidden danger.
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