His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes
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"His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, notable for depicting an older Holmes engaged in espionage on the eve of World War I.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| His Last Bow | 3 |
| His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes canonical | 2 |
| His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8935145 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes Context triple: [His Last Bow, hasPart, His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes]
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A.
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.
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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.
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 Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a 1970 mystery-comedy film directed by Billy Wilder that offers a more human and introspective portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes Target entity description: "His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, notable for depicting an older Holmes engaged in espionage on the eve of World War I.
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A.
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.
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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.
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 Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a 1970 mystery-comedy film directed by Billy Wilder that offers a more human and introspective portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes story
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | prelude to World War I ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dr. John H. Watson
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linked to:
Dr. Watson
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| featuresOlderVersionOf |
Sherlock Holmes
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linked to:
Holmes
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| fictionalUniverse |
Sherlock Holmes universe
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linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
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| firstPublicationYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | His Last Bow ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | His Last Bow ⓘ |
| hasCollectionRole | title story of the collection His Last Bow ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRole | British intelligence agent ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Sherlock Holmes
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linked to:
Holmes
|
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting an older Sherlock Holmes engaged in espionage
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patriotic wartime tone ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sherlock Holmes canon
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linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
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| series |
Sherlock Holmes
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linked to:
Holmes
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| settingPeriod | eve of World War I ⓘ |
| settingYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| theme |
approach of World War I
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espionage ⓘ patriotism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes Description of subject: "His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, notable for depicting an older Holmes engaged in espionage on the eve of World War I.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes
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The Adventure of the Dying Detective
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His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes
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linked to: His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes