The Adventure of the Gloria Scott
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"The Adventure of the Gloria Scott" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for recounting Holmes’s first case from his university days and revealing a dark secret from his friend’s family past.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adventure of the Gloria Scott canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9256359 — 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 the Gloria Scott Context triple: [The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, containsStory, The Adventure of the Gloria Scott]
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A.
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.
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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 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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D.
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring Holmes and Dr. Watson investigating a seemingly incriminating disappearance and suspected murder in the London suburb of Norwood.
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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 Gloria Scott Target entity description: "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for recounting Holmes’s first case from his university days and revealing a dark secret from his friend’s family past.
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A.
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.
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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 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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D.
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring Holmes and Dr. Watson investigating a seemingly incriminating disappearance and suspected murder in the London suburb of Norwood.
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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
ⓘ
detective fiction short story ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| collection | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Hudson
ⓘ
Trevor senior ⓘ Victor Trevor ⓘ |
| featuresEvent | Holmes’s first case at university ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| firstPublicationYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs | magazine short story ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
audio book adaptations
ⓘ
radio drama adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasFictionalDocument | confessional letter by Trevor senior ⓘ |
| hasForm | short story ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of crime
ⓘ
guilt and redemption ⓘ identity and reinvention ⓘ secrets from the past ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublishedIn | short story collection ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| narrativeFrame | Holmes telling Watson about his first case ⓘ |
| narrator |
Dr. John H. Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
|
| notableFor |
recounting Sherlock Holmes’s first case
ⓘ
revealing a dark secret in Victor Trevor’s family ⓘ |
| originalIllustrator | Sidney Paget ⓘ |
| partOfCanon |
Sherlock Holmes canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
|
| plotElement |
decoded warning letter
ⓘ
hidden criminal past ⓘ transport ship mutiny ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | periodical ⓘ |
| series | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| setIn |
England
ⓘ
Norfolk ⓘ |
| shipTypeInStory | convict transport ship ⓘ |
| storyOrderInCollection | 2 ⓘ |
| timeOfHolmesLifeDepicted | university days ⓘ |
| titleCharacterOfShip | Gloria Scott ⓘ |
| toldAs | retrospective case recounted by Holmes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Adventure of the Gloria Scott Description of subject: "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for recounting Holmes’s first case from his university days and revealing a dark secret from his friend’s family past.
Referenced by (1)
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