The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
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"The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious pursuit of a young woman by a menacing cyclist on lonely country roads.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist canonical | 2 |
| The Adventure of the Nocturnal Cyclist | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9445100 — 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 Solitary Cyclist Context triple: [The Return of Sherlock Holmes, containsStory, The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist]
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A.
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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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 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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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 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.
- 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 Solitary Cyclist Target entity description: "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious pursuit of a young woman by a menacing cyclist on lonely country roads.
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A.
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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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 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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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 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
ⓘ
detective fiction short story ⓘ |
| adaptation |
radio drama adaptations
ⓘ
television adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| character |
Bob Carruthers
ⓘ
Cyril Morton ⓘ Jack Woodley ⓘ Ralph Smith ⓘ |
| collection | The Return of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| features | bicycling as a central motif ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1903-12 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist |
Bob Carruthers
ⓘ
Jack Woodley ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Violet Smith ⓘ |
| HolmesCanonOrder | one of the stories in The Return of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| HolmesClient | Violet Smith ⓘ |
| HolmesResidenceMentioned | 221B Baker Street ⓘ |
| investigator |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublicationFormat | short story collection ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Edwardian era ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
Violet Smith ⓘ |
| narrator |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| partOf |
Sherlock Holmes canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
|
| plotElement |
forced marriage attempt
ⓘ
inheritance scheme involving South African fortune ⓘ mysterious cyclist following a young woman ⓘ |
| protagonist | Violet Smith ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | periodical ⓘ |
| publisher |
George Newnes Ltd.
ⓘ
linked to:
George Newnes
|
| series |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| setting |
England
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Surrey countryside ⓘ |
| theme |
deception
ⓘ
greed ⓘ protection of the vulnerable ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist Description of subject: "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious pursuit of a young woman by a menacing cyclist on lonely country roads.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
subject linked to:
later adventures of Sherlock Holmes