The Adventure of the Abbey Grange

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"The Adventure of the Abbey Grange" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the violent death of a baronet at a country estate, uncovering a truth that challenges the strict application of the law.

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The Adventure of the Abbey Grange canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sherlock Holmes short story ⓘ
detective fiction short story ⓘ
actualPerpetrator Captain Jack Crocker ⓘ
adaptation radio adaptations ⓘ
television adaptations ⓘ
author Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ
canonicalOrderInReturnOfSherlockHolmes second story ⓘ
collection The Return of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
containsElement false burglary scene ⓘ
interrogation of key witnesses ⓘ
locked-room–like country house mystery ⓘ
countryOfFirstPublication United Kingdom ⓘ
crimeType murder investigation ⓘ
featuresCharacter Captain Jack Crocker ⓘ
Dr. John Watson ⓘ
linked to: Dr. Watson

Inspector Stanley Hopkins ⓘ
Lady Mary Brackenstall ⓘ
Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to: Holmes

Sir Eustace Brackenstall ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1904 ⓘ
firstPublishedIn The Strand Magazine ⓘ
genre crime fiction ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ
HolmesAttitudeToPolice Holmes withholds the full truth from Inspector Hopkins ⓘ
HolmesDecision Holmes decides not to turn Captain Crocker over to the police ⓘ
HolmesMethod careful examination of physical clues at Abbey Grange ⓘ
psychological analysis of Lady Brackenstall and Captain Crocker ⓘ
HolmesViewOfLaw Holmes prioritizes moral justice over strict legal enforcement ⓘ
initialSuspects Randall gang ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literarySignificance often cited as an example of Holmes bending the law for justice ⓘ
narrator Dr. John Watson ⓘ
linked to: Dr. Watson
partOf Sherlock Holmes canon ⓘ
plotSummary Holmes investigates the apparent murder of Sir Eustace Brackenstall at Abbey Grange and uncovers a truth that leads him to shield the real culprit from the law. ⓘ
protagonist Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to: Holmes
publisherOfFirstBookForm George Newnes ⓘ
series Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to: Holmes
settingLocation Abbey Grange ⓘ
settingRegion Kent ⓘ
televisionAdaptation The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV) episode ⓘ
theme conflict between law and justice ⓘ
domestic violence ⓘ
moral responsibility ⓘ
timePeriodSetting late 19th century ⓘ
victim Sir Eustace Brackenstall ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes → containsStory → The Adventure of the Abbey Grange ⓘ
The Later Adventures of Sherlock Holmes → includesWork → The Adventure of the Abbey Grange ⓘ
Stanley Hopkins → appearsIn → The Adventure of the Abbey Grange ⓘ
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter → isFollowedByInCollection → The Adventure of the Abbey Grange ⓘ