The Adventure of the Second Stain
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"The Adventure of the Second Stain" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring a high-stakes case involving a missing diplomatic document that threatens international peace.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adventure of the Second Stain canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9112449 — 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 Second Stain Context triple: [Mrs. Hudson, appearsInWork, The Adventure of the Second Stain]
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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 the Devil’s Foot
The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a series of mysterious deaths linked to a deadly exotic poison in Cornwall.
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C.
The Adventure of the Dying Detective
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Second Stain Target entity description: "The Adventure of the Second Stain" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring a high-stakes case involving a missing diplomatic document that threatens international peace.
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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 the Devil’s Foot
The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a series of mysterious deaths linked to a deadly exotic poison in Cornwall.
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C.
The Adventure of the Dying Detective
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
ⓘ
detective fiction work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
radio drama
ⓘ
television episode ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| centralPlotElement | missing diplomatic letter ⓘ |
| conflictType | threat to international peace ⓘ |
| containsPlotPoint |
murder of Eduardo Lucas
ⓘ
recovery of the stolen letter ⓘ search of Lucas’s house ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Eduardo Lucas
ⓘ
Inspector Lestrade ⓘ Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope ⓘ Lord Holdhurst ⓘ Mycroft Holmes ⓘ Trelawney Hope ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeVersion | earlier version in The Strand Magazine (1904) ⓘ |
| hasLaterVersion | revised text in The Return of Sherlock Holmes collection ⓘ |
| HolmesClient |
Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope
ⓘ
Trelawney Hope ⓘ |
| HolmesMethod |
analysis of footprints and physical clues
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deductive reasoning ⓘ use of newspaper reports ⓘ |
| includesLocation |
221B Baker Street
ⓘ
Downing Street ⓘ Eduardo Lucas’s house in Godolphin Street ⓘ |
| investigationType | blackmail case ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCanonStatus | part of the Sherlock Holmes canon ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| narrator |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| partOfCollection | The Return of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| publicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| radioAdaptationProducer | BBC ⓘ |
| seriesOrderInCollection | 13 ⓘ |
| setting |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptation |
Granada Television Sherlock Holmes series
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linked to:
Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series)
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| theme |
international diplomacy
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marital trust and secrecy ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
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Subject: The Adventure of the Second Stain Description of subject: "The Adventure of the Second Stain" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring a high-stakes case involving a missing diplomatic document that threatens international peace.
Referenced by (6)
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