The Adventure of the Priory School
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The Adventure of the Priory School is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious disappearance of a schoolmaster and a nobleman’s son from an exclusive boarding school.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Adventure of the Priory School canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9445101 — 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 Priory School Context triple: [The Return of Sherlock Holmes, containsStory, The Adventure of the Priory School]
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A.
The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
"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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B.
The Adventure of the Reigate Squire
"The Adventure of the Reigate Squire" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes, while recuperating in the English countryside, uncovers a murder plot involving local gentry and forged documents.
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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 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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E.
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.
- 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 Priory School Target entity description: The Adventure of the Priory School is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious disappearance of a schoolmaster and a nobleman’s son from an exclusive boarding school.
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A.
The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
"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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B.
The Adventure of the Reigate Squire
"The Adventure of the Reigate Squire" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes, while recuperating in the English countryside, uncovers a murder plot involving local gentry and forged documents.
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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 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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes story
ⓘ
detective fiction work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| collectionPosition | one of 13 stories in The Return of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Dr. Thorneycroft Huxtable ⓘ Duke of Holdernesse ⓘ Heidegger ⓘ James Wilder ⓘ Lord Saltire ⓘ Reuben Hayes ⓘ Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| featuresCrime |
kidnapping
ⓘ
murder ⓘ |
| featuresDetective |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| fictionalSchoolType | exclusive boarding school ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
audio book adaptations
ⓘ
radio drama adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| HolmesMethod |
analysis of bicycle tracks
ⓘ
analysis of footprints ⓘ deduction from physical clues ⓘ |
| HolmesResidenceAppears | 221B Baker Street ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCanon |
Sherlock Holmes canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
|
| mainPlotElement |
blackmail involving a duke
ⓘ
disappearance of a nobleman’s son ⓘ disappearance of a schoolmaster ⓘ investigation of a kidnapping ⓘ use of bicycle tracks as clues ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class and aristocracy
ⓘ
family secrets ⓘ greed and ambition ⓘ |
| narrator |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| partOfSeries | The Return of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| publisher | George Newnes ⓘ |
| setInCountry | England ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Baker Street
ⓘ
North of England ⓘ
linked to:
Northern England
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| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
| workChronology |
follows "The Adventure of Black Peter" in some editions
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linked to:
The Adventure of Black Peter
precedes "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton" in some editions ⓘ |
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Subject: The Adventure of the Priory School Description of subject: The Adventure of the Priory School is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious disappearance of a schoolmaster and a nobleman’s son from an exclusive boarding school.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
later adventures of Sherlock Holmes