The Adventure of the Dying Detective
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The Adventure of the Dying Detective is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes feigns a deadly illness to trap a murderer.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
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detective fiction short story ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| antagonist | Culverton Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
deception as an investigative tool
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loyalty and trust between Holmes and Watson ⓘ |
| collection | His Last Bow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| companionCharacter | Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crimeType | murder ⓘ |
| culminatingEvent | Culverton Smith’s confession ⓘ |
| detective | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Culverton Smith
NERFINISHED
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Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalAddressFeatured | 221B Baker Street, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalDiseaseUsed | rare tropical illness ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio drama
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stage play ⓘ television episode ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Dying Detective NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HolmesStatusInStory | pretends to be at death’s door ⓘ |
| illustratorForFirstStrandPublication | Walter Paget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInBookEdition | His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Edwardian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfDetection | psychological manipulation of suspect ⓘ |
| narrator | Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | magazine short story ⓘ |
| partOfCanon | Sherlock Holmes canon ⓘ |
| plotDevice | feigned illness ⓘ |
| protagonist | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | periodical ⓘ |
| publisher | George Newnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
221B Baker Street
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| WatsonRole | unwitting accomplice in Holmes’s ruse ⓘ |
| workOf | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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