The Adventure of the Creeping Man

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"The Adventure of the Creeping Man" is a late Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a professor’s bizarre, animal-like behavior linked to a dangerous rejuvenation experiment.

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The Adventure of the Creeping Man canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sherlock Holmes short story ⓘ
detective fiction work ⓘ
short story ⓘ
adaptedAs radio drama ⓘ
television episode ⓘ
author Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ
canonicalStatus part of the Sherlock Holmes canon ⓘ
centralMystery Professor Presbury’s bizarre, ape-like conduct ⓘ
collection The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
companionOfInvestigator Dr. John Watson ⓘ
linked to: Dr. Watson
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ
featuresCharacter Professor Presbury ⓘ
Roy (Professor Presbury’s dog) ⓘ
Trevor Bennett ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Sherlock Holmes universe ⓘ
firstPublicationMedium The Strand Magazine ⓘ
firstPublishedIn Hearst’s International (US) ⓘ
The Strand Magazine (UK) ⓘ
linked to: The Strand Magazine
followedByInCollection The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane ⓘ
franchise Sherlock Holmes canon ⓘ
genre detective fiction ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ
hasIllustrationInOriginalMagazine yes ⓘ
hasRejuvenationSerumSource experiments involving monkey glands ⓘ
investigator Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to: Holmes
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod early 20th century literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Dr. John Watson ⓘ
linked to: Dr. Watson

Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to: Holmes
narrator Dr. John Watson ⓘ
linked to: Dr. Watson
originalForm periodical publication ⓘ
originalPublicationLanguage English ⓘ
partOf The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
plotElement animal-like behavior of a human ⓘ
mysterious nocturnal prowling ⓘ
rejuvenation experiment ⓘ
violent reaction of a dog to its master ⓘ
precededByInCollection The Adventure of the Three Garridebs ⓘ
protagonist Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to: Holmes
publicationYear 1923 ⓘ
series Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to: Holmes
settingCountry England ⓘ
settingLocation Camford (fictional university town) ⓘ
theme dangers of scientific overreach ⓘ
ethical limits of medical experimentation ⓘ
workOf Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ

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The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes → containsStory → The Adventure of the Creeping Man ⓘ
The Later Adventures of Sherlock Holmes → includesWork → The Adventure of the Creeping Man ⓘ