The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane
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"The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s later Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for being narrated by Holmes himself and involving a mysterious seaside death linked to an unusual natural cause.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane canonical | 3 |
| follows "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual" in some collections | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10154554 — 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 Lion’s Mane Context triple: [The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, containsStory, The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane]
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A.
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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B.
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
"The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious disappearance of a star rugby player on the eve of an important match.
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C.
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client
"The Adventure of the Illustrious Client" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes confronts a dangerous Austrian nobleman to protect a young woman from a disastrous marriage.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Lion’s Mane Target entity description: "The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s later Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for being narrated by Holmes himself and involving a mysterious seaside death linked to an unusual natural cause.
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A.
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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B.
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
"The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious disappearance of a star rugby player on the eve of an important match.
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C.
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client
"The Adventure of the Illustrious Client" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes confronts a dangerous Austrian nobleman to protect a young woman from a disastrous marriage.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
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detective fiction short story ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
radio drama
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television episode ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathInStory | sting of a lion’s mane jellyfish ⓘ |
| centralMystery | mysterious seaside death of Fitzroy McPherson ⓘ |
| collectedIn |
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (book form)
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linked to:
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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| collection | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Fitzroy McPherson
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Harold Stackhurst ⓘ Ian Murdoch ⓘ Maud Bellamy ⓘ Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
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| firstPublicationYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | short story ⓘ |
| HolmesLifePeriod | retirement in Sussex ⓘ |
| HolmesResidenceInStory | Sussex cottage ⓘ |
| HolmesStatus | semi-retired ⓘ |
| investigationType | sudden unexplained death ⓘ |
| involves |
marine biology
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natural, non-human cause of death ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late Sherlock Holmes canon ⓘ |
| narrator |
Sherlock Holmes
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linked to:
Holmes
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| notableFeature |
narrated by Sherlock Holmes in first person
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one of the few Sherlock Holmes stories not narrated by Dr. Watson ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | consulting detective ⓘ |
| publisher |
George Newnes (Strand Magazine publisher)
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linked to:
George Newnes
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| series |
Sherlock Holmes
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linked to:
Holmes
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| settingLocation |
England
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Sussex coast ⓘ |
| storyOrderInCollection | later story in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| structure | first-person retrospective account by Holmes ⓘ |
| suspectedCharacter | Ian Murdoch ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptation |
Granada Television Sherlock Holmes series
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linked to:
Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series)
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| theme |
limits of human perception of natural dangers
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misdirection in apparent murder cases ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| victimName | Fitzroy McPherson ⓘ |
| workOf | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane Description of subject: "The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s later Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for being narrated by Holmes himself and involving a mysterious seaside death linked to an unusual natural cause.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
later adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Yellow Face
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workChronology
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follows "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual" in some collections
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linked to: The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane