The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
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"The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a seemingly supernatural case involving a mother accused of vampirism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10154550 — 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 Sussex Vampire Context triple: [The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, containsStory, The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire]
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A.
The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot
The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a series of mysterious deaths linked to a deadly exotic poison in Cornwall.
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B.
The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual
"The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes solves an old family mystery involving a cryptic ancestral ritual and a hidden treasure.
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C.
The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
"The Adventure of the Abbey Grange" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the violent death of a baronet at a country estate, uncovering a truth that challenges the strict application of the law.
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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 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 Sussex Vampire Target entity description: "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a seemingly supernatural case involving a mother accused of vampirism.
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A.
The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot
The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a series of mysterious deaths linked to a deadly exotic poison in Cornwall.
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B.
The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual
"The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes solves an old family mystery involving a cryptic ancestral ritual and a hidden treasure.
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C.
The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
"The Adventure of the Abbey Grange" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the violent death of a baronet at a country estate, uncovering a truth that challenges the strict application of the law.
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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 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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
ⓘ
detective fiction short story ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
family conflict
ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ rational explanation of seemingly supernatural events ⓘ |
| companionCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Jacky Ferguson ⓘ Mrs. Ferguson ⓘ Robert Ferguson ⓘ Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
baby Ferguson ⓘ |
| fictionalInvestigator |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| fictionalSetting |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Sussex ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInCollection | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
audio drama adaptation
ⓘ
radio adaptation ⓘ television adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCrimeElement | suspected child abuse ⓘ |
| hasVampireMotif | yes ⓘ |
| HolmesClient | Robert Ferguson ⓘ |
| HolmesMethod |
logical reasoning
ⓘ
observation and deduction ⓘ |
| HolmesResidenceInStory | 221B Baker Street ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCharacter |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| literaryGenreMovement |
Golden Age of detective fiction (broadly associated)
ⓘ
linked to:
Golden Age of Detective Fiction
|
| literaryTradition | Victorian and Edwardian detective fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| narrator |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| partOf | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes story cycle ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Sherlock Holmes investigates a case in which a woman is suspected of vampirism after being seen apparently sucking blood from her baby ⓘ |
| publicationType | short story ⓘ |
| resolutionType | non-criminal misunderstanding revealed ⓘ |
| series |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| supernaturalExplainedNaturalistically | yes ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | late 19th century ⓘ |
| usesMotif | vampirism as misdirection ⓘ |
| workInCanon | Sherlock Holmes canon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire Description of subject: "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a seemingly supernatural case involving a mother accused of vampirism.
Referenced by (3)
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