The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
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"The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes confronts a ruthless blackmailer dubbed the "king of blackmailers."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9445103 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton Context triple: [The Return of Sherlock Holmes, containsStory, The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton]
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A.
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for its use of a stage-play–like narrative and Holmes’s clever recovery of a stolen crown jewel.
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B.
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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C.
The Adventure of the Three Gables
"The Adventure of the Three Gables" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle involving a peculiar property sale that leads Holmes into a case of blackmail, revenge, and literary theft.
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D.
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories
"Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories" is a collection of darkly comic and macabre short stories by Oscar Wilde that showcase his wit, satire, and fascination with Victorian morals and manners.
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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 Charles Augustus Milverton Target entity description: "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes confronts a ruthless blackmailer dubbed the "king of blackmailers."
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A.
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for its use of a stage-play–like narrative and Holmes’s clever recovery of a stolen crown jewel.
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B.
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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C.
The Adventure of the Three Gables
"The Adventure of the Three Gables" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle involving a peculiar property sale that leads Holmes into a case of blackmail, revenge, and literary theft.
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D.
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories
"Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories" is a collection of darkly comic and macabre short stories by Oscar Wilde that showcase his wit, satire, and fascination with Victorian morals and manners.
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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 (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 ⓘ |
| antagonist | Charles Augustus Milverton ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Holmes versus blackmailer Charles Augustus Milverton ⓘ |
| collection | The Return of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Agatha
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Inspector Lestrade ⓘ Lady Eva Blackwell ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Sherlock Holmes universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
|
| firstPublicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForCrime | financial gain through blackmail ⓘ |
| HolmesClient | Lady Eva Blackwell ⓘ |
| HolmesMethod |
burglary for investigation
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disguise ⓘ |
| HolmesOccupation | consulting detective ⓘ |
| HolmesResidence | 221B Baker Street ⓘ |
| HolmesViewOfMilverton | one of the most repellent men he ever met ⓘ |
| illustrator | Sidney Paget ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian/Edwardian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| MilvertonOccupation | professional blackmailer ⓘ |
| MilvertonResidence | Appledore Towers ⓘ |
| narrator |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
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| nicknameOfAntagonist | king of blackmailers ⓘ |
| originalMedium | magazine publication ⓘ |
| partOfCanon |
Sherlock Holmes canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
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| plotFocus |
blackmail
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burglary ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | illustrated magazine story ⓘ |
| series |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| settingLocation |
Baker Street
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| theme |
morality of lawbreaking for justice
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privacy and scandal ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
| WatsonOccupation | medical doctor ⓘ |
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Subject: The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton Description of subject: "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes confronts a ruthless blackmailer dubbed the "king of blackmailers."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Later Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
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subject linked to:
later adventures of Sherlock Holmes