The Valley of Fear
E212755
The Valley of Fear is a Sherlock Holmes detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a mysterious murder linked to a secret society and a dark past in the American coalfields.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Valley of Fear canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1905647 — 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.
Target entity: The Valley of Fear Context triple: [Arthur Conan Doyle, notableWork, The Valley of Fear]
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A.
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward is a gothic horror novel by H. P. Lovecraft about a young man’s obsession with his necromancer ancestor and the dark secrets he uncovers in Providence, Rhode Island.
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B.
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair is a 1966 British spy thriller film, adapted from John le Carré’s novel "Call for the Dead" and directed by Sidney Lumet.
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C.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
"Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, starring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective in a World War II–era espionage story loosely based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."
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D.
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent is a 1907 political and psychological novel by Joseph Conrad that explores anarchism, terrorism, and espionage in late 19th-century London.
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E.
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, featuring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective investigating murders at a secluded English estate during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Valley of Fear Target entity description: The Valley of Fear is a Sherlock Holmes detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a mysterious murder linked to a secret society and a dark past in the American coalfields.
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A.
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward is a gothic horror novel by H. P. Lovecraft about a young man’s obsession with his necromancer ancestor and the dark secrets he uncovers in Providence, Rhode Island.
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B.
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair is a 1966 British spy thriller film, adapted from John le Carré’s novel "Call for the Dead" and directed by Sidney Lumet.
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C.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
"Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, starring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective in a World War II–era espionage story loosely based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."
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D.
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent is a 1907 political and psychological novel by Joseph Conrad that explores anarchism, terrorism, and espionage in late 19th-century London.
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E.
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, featuring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective investigating murders at a secluded English estate during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes story
ⓘ
detective novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cecil Barker
ⓘ
Inspector MacDonald ⓘ John Douglas ⓘ Jim Moriarty ⓘ
surface form:
Professor Moriarty
|
| firstPublicationYear |
1914
ⓘ
1915 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| follows | The Hound of the Baskervilles ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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radio adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| HolmesCanonCategory | Sherlock Holmes novel ⓘ |
| involves |
coded message
ⓘ
infiltration of a criminal organization ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late Victorian and Edwardian detective fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. Watson
ⓘ
surface form:
Dr. John Watson
Holmes ⓘ
surface form:
Sherlock Holmes
|
| narrator |
Dr. Watson
ⓘ
surface form:
Dr. John Watson
|
| numberInHolmesNovels | fourth Sherlock Holmes novel ⓘ |
| part |
Part I: The Tragedy of Birlstone
ⓘ
Part II: The Scowrers ⓘ |
| plotElement |
criminal brotherhood called the Scowrers
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secret society ⓘ |
| plotFocus | mysterious murder at Birlstone Manor ⓘ |
| precedes | His Last Bow ⓘ |
| publisher | George Newnes ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Study in Scarlet
ⓘ
The Hound of the Baskervilles ⓘ The Sign of Four ⓘ |
| series |
Holmes
ⓘ
surface form:
Sherlock Holmes
|
| setting |
American coalfields
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Birlstone Manor House ⓘ Sussex ⓘ Vermissa Valley ⓘ |
| structure | two-part novel ⓘ |
| theme |
identity and disguise
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justice ⓘ power of criminal organizations ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
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Subject: The Valley of Fear Description of subject: The Valley of Fear is a Sherlock Holmes detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a mysterious murder linked to a secret society and a dark past in the American coalfields.
Referenced by (6)
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