The Adventure of the Three Students
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"The Adventure of the Three Students" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates an exam paper theft at a university.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Adventure of the Three Students canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9445105 — 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 Three Students Context triple: [The Return of Sherlock Holmes, containsStory, The Adventure of the Three Students]
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A.
The Adventure of the Priory School
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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B.
The Adventure of the German Student
"The Adventure of the German Student" is a Gothic short story by Washington Irving about a young scholar in Revolutionary Paris who encounters a mysterious woman with a macabre secret.
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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 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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E.
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.
- 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 Three Students Target entity description: "The Adventure of the Three Students" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates an exam paper theft at a university.
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A.
The Adventure of the Priory School
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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B.
The Adventure of the German Student
"The Adventure of the German Student" is a Gothic short story by Washington Irving about a young scholar in Revolutionary Paris who encounters a mysterious woman with a macabre secret.
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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 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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
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detective fiction short story ⓘ |
| adaptation |
radio adaptations
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television adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| centralEvent | theft of an examination paper ⓘ |
| characterRoleOfBannister | college servant and former valet ⓘ |
| characterRoleOfHiltonSoames | university tutor and examiner ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinSeries | one of the later Sherlock Holmes short stories ⓘ |
| collectedIn |
The Return of Sherlock Holmes short story collection
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linked to:
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bannister
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Daulat Ras ⓘ Dr. John Watson ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Gilchrist ⓘ Hilton Soames ⓘ Miles McLaren ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| HolmesMethod |
analysis of handwriting and footprints
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deductive reasoning ⓘ observation of physical clues ⓘ |
| HolmesResidenceMentioned | Baker Street ⓘ |
| investigationTarget | who tampered with the Greek examination proofs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCanon | part of the Sherlock Holmes canon ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Sherlock Holmes
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linked to:
Holmes
|
| narrator |
Dr. John Watson
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linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| originalIllustrator | Sidney Paget ⓘ |
| originalMedium | magazine ⓘ |
| partOf | The Return of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Sherlock Holmes
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linked to:
Holmes
|
| publicationType | short story ⓘ |
| publisher | George Newnes ⓘ |
| resolution |
Gilchrist decides to leave the university and join the Rhodesian police
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identification of Gilchrist as the student who saw the exam paper ⓘ |
| series |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
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| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
college rooms of Hilton Soames
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university town ⓘ |
| theme |
academic integrity
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ethical responsibility ⓘ honour and reputation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The Adventure of the Three Students Description of subject: "The Adventure of the Three Students" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates an exam paper theft at a university.
Referenced by (3)
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subject linked to:
later adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
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The Adventure of the Three Students
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