The Sign of Four
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The Sign of Four is a classic Sherlock Holmes detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring a complex mystery involving stolen treasure, a secret pact, and the deepening partnership between Holmes and Dr. Watson.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sign of Four canonical | 19 |
| The Sign of the Four | 3 |
| "The Sign of Four" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1905642 — 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 Sign of Four Context triple: [Arthur Conan Doyle, notableWork, The Sign of Four]
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A.
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, featuring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective investigating murders at a secluded English estate during World War II.
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B.
Holmes and Holmes
Holmes and Holmes is a Canadian home renovation reality TV series featuring contractor Mike Holmes working alongside his son to repair and improve houses.
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C.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
"Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, starring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective in a World War II–era espionage story loosely based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."
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D.
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet is the 1887 detective novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, launching Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous series.
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E.
The Valley of Fear
The Valley of Fear is a Sherlock Holmes detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a mysterious murder linked to a secret society and a dark past in the American coalfields.
- 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 Sign of Four Target entity description: The Sign of Four is a classic Sherlock Holmes detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring a complex mystery involving stolen treasure, a secret pact, and the deepening partnership between Holmes and Dr. Watson.
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A.
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, featuring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective investigating murders at a secluded English estate during World War II.
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B.
Holmes and Holmes
Holmes and Holmes is a Canadian home renovation reality TV series featuring contractor Mike Holmes working alongside his son to repair and improve houses.
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C.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
"Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, starring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective in a World War II–era espionage story loosely based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."
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D.
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet is the 1887 detective novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, launching Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous series.
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E.
The Valley of Fear
The Valley of Fear is a Sherlock Holmes detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a mysterious murder linked to a secret society and a dark past in the American coalfields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes story
ⓘ
detective novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film
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stage play ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
exoticism linked to the British Empire
ⓘ
locked-room style mystery elements ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Inspector Athelney Jones
ⓘ
Jonathan Small ⓘ Mary Morstan ⓘ Tonga ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Sherlock Holmes universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
|
| firstPublicationYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| form | prose narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasDetective |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| hasOpeningLine | “Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece…” ⓘ |
| hasSidekick |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
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| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | classic of detective fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| narrator |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| notableAspect |
depiction of Holmes’s use of cocaine
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development of the partnership between Holmes and Watson ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Sign of the Four
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linked to:
The Sign of Four
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| plotElement |
romance between Dr. Watson and Mary Morstan
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secret pact ⓘ stolen treasure ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | second Sherlock Holmes novel ⓘ |
| precededBy | A Study in Scarlet ⓘ |
| publisher | Spencer Blackett ⓘ |
| series |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| settingLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| settingPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism
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greed ⓘ justice and revenge ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sign of Four Description of subject: The Sign of Four is a classic Sherlock Holmes detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring a complex mystery involving stolen treasure, a secret pact, and the deepening partnership between Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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