The Adventure of the Red Circle

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sherlock Holmes short story
detective fiction short story
adaptedAs radio drama
television episode
author Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED
centralConflict flight from a murderous secret society
companionOfDetective Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
detective Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED
Emilia Lucca NERFINISHED
Gennaro Lucca NERFINISHED
Inspector Gregson NERFINISHED
Mrs. Warren NERFINISHED
Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
fictionalTimePeriod late 19th century
fictionalUniverse Sherlock Holmes universe
firstPublicationYear 1911
firstPublishedIn Collier's Weekly (US) NERFINISHED
The Strand Magazine (UK) NERFINISHED
form prose
genre detective fiction
mystery fiction
hasInvestigationType private investigation
hasMotive protection from a criminal society
hasNarrativeFrame Watson recounting a past case
hasNarrativePerspective first-person narration
hasTheme hidden identity
marital loyalty
organized crime
secret societies
involvesOrganization Red Circle secret society NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod Edwardian era NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
narrator Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
partOfCollection His Last Bow NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Sherlock Holmes canon NERFINISHED
plotElement coded signals
mysterious lodger
surveillance of a boarding house
protagonistRole consulting detective
publicationMedium The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED
settingLocation Baker Street NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
supportingCharacter Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED
workChronology later Sherlock Holmes short story

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His Last Bow hasPart The Adventure of the Red Circle
Inspector Lestrade appearsIn The Adventure of the Red Circle