The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
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"The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a suspicious job offer made to a recently unemployed clerk, uncovering a criminal scheme.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9256358 — 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 Stockbroker's Clerk Context triple: [The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, containsStory, The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk]
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A.
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring Holmes and Dr. Watson investigating a seemingly incriminating disappearance and suspected murder in the London suburb of Norwood.
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B.
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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C.
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
"The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a reclusive, disfigured woman whose tragic past is gradually revealed to Holmes and Watson.
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D.
The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for its dark themes involving adultery, jealousy, and a gruesome murder revealed through a mysterious parcel.
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E.
The Adventure of the Second Stain
"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.
- 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 Stockbroker's Clerk Target entity description: "The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a suspicious job offer made to a recently unemployed clerk, uncovering a criminal scheme.
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A.
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring Holmes and Dr. Watson investigating a seemingly incriminating disappearance and suspected murder in the London suburb of Norwood.
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B.
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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C.
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
"The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a reclusive, disfigured woman whose tragic past is gradually revealed to Holmes and Watson.
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D.
The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for its dark themes involving adultery, jealousy, and a gruesome murder revealed through a mysterious parcel.
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E.
The Adventure of the Second Stain
"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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
ⓘ
detective fiction short story ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
radio drama
ⓘ
television episode ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| characterRoleOfHallPycroft | victim of fraud ⓘ |
| collection | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| companion |
Dr. John H. Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| detective |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| detectivePartner |
Dr. John H. Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| featuresCharacter | Alexander Holder ⓘ |
| fictionalCrimeLocation | Birmingham office ⓘ |
| fictionalSetting |
Birmingham
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| firstPublicationMedium | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasCrimeType |
forgery
ⓘ
fraud ⓘ |
| hasDetectiveMethod | deductive reasoning ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
employment fraud
ⓘ
identity deception ⓘ white-collar crime ⓘ |
| HolmesClient | Hall Pycroft ⓘ |
| HolmesStoryOrderInMemoirs | one of the later stories in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCanon |
Sherlock Holmes canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
|
| literaryUniverse |
Sherlock Holmes universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
|
| mainCharacter |
Dr. John H. Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Hall Pycroft ⓘ Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| narrator |
Dr. John H. Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| plotElement |
criminal scheme involving a fake firm
ⓘ
impersonation of a stockbroker's clerk ⓘ suspicious job offer to an unemployed clerk ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | consulting detective ⓘ |
| publicationForm | periodical serial publication ⓘ |
| series |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| supportingCharacterOccupation | stockbroker's clerk ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk Description of subject: "The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a suspicious job offer made to a recently unemployed clerk, uncovering a criminal scheme.
Referenced by (1)
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