The Adventure of the Crooked Man
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"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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Adventure of the Crooked Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9256362 — 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 Crooked Man Context triple: [The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, containsStory, The Adventure of the Crooked Man]
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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 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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C.
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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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 Gloria Scott
"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.
- 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 Crooked Man Target entity description: "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.
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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 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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C.
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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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 Gloria Scott
"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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
ⓘ
detective fiction short story ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
betrayal
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domestic tragedy ⓘ guilt ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| collectionOrderInMemoirs | 4 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Colonel James Barclay
ⓘ
Dr. John Watson ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
Henry Wood ⓘ Nancy Barclay ⓘ Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
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| firstPublicationYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptation
ⓘ
television adaptation ⓘ |
| historicalBackground |
Indian Mutiny of 1857
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Rebellion of 1857
|
| HolmesStoryType | non-murder case ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCanon |
Sherlock Holmes canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes stories
|
| narrator |
Dr. John Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
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| originalIllustrator | Sidney Paget ⓘ |
| partOf | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| plotElement |
encounter with a deformed former soldier
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investigation of Colonel Barclay’s mysterious death ⓘ revelation of a long-buried betrayal during the Indian Mutiny ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| publicationMedium | periodical ⓘ |
| series |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| settingLocation | Aldershot ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The Adventure of the Crooked Man Description of subject: "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.
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