The Adventure of the Dying Detective
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The Adventure of the Dying Detective is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes feigns a deadly illness to trap a murderer.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Adventure of the Dying Detective canonical | 3 |
| "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8935142 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Adventure of the Dying Detective Context triple: [His Last Bow, hasPart, The Adventure of the Dying Detective]
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A.
The Adventure of the Red Circle
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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B.
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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C.
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
"The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the theft of top-secret submarine plans and the mysterious death of a government clerk.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Dying Detective Target entity description: The Adventure of the Dying Detective is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes feigns a deadly illness to trap a murderer.
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A.
The Adventure of the Red Circle
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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B.
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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C.
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
"The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the theft of top-secret submarine plans and the mysterious death of a government clerk.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
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detective fiction short story ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| antagonist | Culverton Smith ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
deception as an investigative tool
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loyalty and trust between Holmes and Watson ⓘ |
| collection | His Last Bow ⓘ |
| companionCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
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linked to:
Dr. Watson
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crimeType | murder ⓘ |
| culminatingEvent | Culverton Smith’s confession ⓘ |
| detective |
Sherlock Holmes
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linked to:
Holmes
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| featuresCharacter |
Culverton Smith
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Dr. John Watson ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Mrs. Hudson ⓘ |
| fictionalAddressFeatured |
221B Baker Street, London
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linked to:
221B Baker Street
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| fictionalDiseaseUsed | rare tropical illness ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio drama
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stage play ⓘ television episode ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Dying Detective ⓘ |
| HolmesStatusInStory | pretends to be at death’s door ⓘ |
| illustratorForFirstStrandPublication | Walter Paget ⓘ |
| includedInBookEdition | His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Edwardian era ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Sherlock Holmes
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linked to:
Holmes
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| methodOfDetection | psychological manipulation of suspect ⓘ |
| narrator |
Dr. John Watson
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linked to:
Dr. Watson
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| originalPublicationFormat | magazine short story ⓘ |
| partOfCanon | Sherlock Holmes canon ⓘ |
| plotDevice | feigned illness ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Sherlock Holmes
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linked to:
Holmes
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| publicationMedium | periodical ⓘ |
| publisher | George Newnes ⓘ |
| series |
Sherlock Holmes
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linked to:
Holmes
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| settingLocation |
221B Baker Street
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| WatsonRole | unwitting accomplice in Holmes’s ruse ⓘ |
| workOf | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
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subject linked to:
later adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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