The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter

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"The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle notable for introducing Holmes’s brother Mycroft and involving a mysterious kidnapping case centered on a multilingual interpreter.

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The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sherlock Holmes short story
detective fiction short story
author Arthur Conan Doyle
centralProfession interpreter
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Dr. John Watson
linked to: Dr. Watson

Harold Latimer
Mr. Melas
Mycroft Holmes
Paul Kratides
Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes

Sophia Kratides
Wilson Kemp
fictionalUniverse Sherlock Holmes universe
firstPublicationYear 1893
firstPublishedIn The Strand Magazine
genre detective fiction
mystery fiction
hasAdaptation radio drama adaptations
television adaptations
hasTheme abuse of power
family loyalty
international intrigue
HolmesBrotherFeatured Mycroft Holmes
HolmesCanonCategory Memoirs stories
HolmesMethod deductive reasoning
HolmesStoryOrderInMemoirs early stories
introducesCharacter Mycroft Holmes
languageOfKeyCharacter Greek
MycroftAffiliation Diogenes Club
MycroftRole source of the case
narrator Dr. John Watson
linked to: Dr. Watson
notableFor first appearance of Mycroft Holmes in the Sherlock Holmes canon
originalLanguage English
originalMedium periodical publication
partOf The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
plotElement forced signing of documents
kidnapping case
use of a multilingual interpreter
publisherOfFirstBookCollection George Newnes
series Sherlock Holmes
linked to: Holmes
settingLocation Diogenes Club
London
linked to: London, England
timePeriodOfSetting late 19th century
victimNationality Greek
WatsonRole chronicler of the case
workForm short story

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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes containsStory The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
Inspector Gregson appearsIn The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter