The Adventure of the Resident Patient
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"The Adventure of the Resident Patient" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious behavior and subsequent disappearance of a nervous doctor’s wealthy patient.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adventure of the Resident Patient canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9256363 — 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 Resident Patient Context triple: [The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, containsStory, The Adventure of the Resident Patient]
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A.
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.
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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 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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D.
The Adventure of the Crooked Man
"The Adventure of the Crooked Man" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes unravels a seemingly inexplicable domestic tragedy involving a deformed former soldier and a long-buried betrayal from the Indian Mutiny.
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E.
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.
- 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 Resident Patient Target entity description: "The Adventure of the Resident Patient" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious behavior and subsequent disappearance of a nervous doctor’s wealthy patient.
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A.
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.
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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 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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D.
The Adventure of the Crooked Man
"The Adventure of the Crooked Man" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes unravels a seemingly inexplicable domestic tragedy involving a deformed former soldier and a long-buried betrayal from the Indian Mutiny.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
ⓘ
detective fiction short story ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
blackmail
ⓘ
crime investigation ⓘ identity concealment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Blessington
ⓘ
Dr. Percy Trevelyan ⓘ |
| fictionalMedicalProfessional |
Dr. Percy Trevelyan
ⓘ
resident patient (Blessington) ⓘ |
| fictionalSettingCity |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| fictionalSettingCountry | England ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasDetective |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| hasForm | short story ⓘ |
| hasSidekick |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| HolmesClient | Dr. Percy Trevelyan ⓘ |
| HolmesResidence | 221B Baker Street ⓘ |
| HolmesStoryOrderInCollection | one of the later stories in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| includedIn | canonical Sherlock Holmes stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCanonPosition | one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| literaryUniverse |
Sherlock Holmes universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
|
| mainCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| narrator |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| narratorOccupation | medical doctor ⓘ |
| originalIllustrator | Sidney Paget ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | periodical ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | George Newnes ⓘ |
| partOfCollection | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| plotElement |
Holmes investigates a nervous doctor’s situation
ⓘ
disappearance of a resident patient ⓘ mysterious behavior of a wealthy patient ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | consulting detective ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalEvents | late 19th century ⓘ |
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