Sherlock Holmes at Reichenbach Falls (apparent death)
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Sherlock Holmes at Reichenbach Falls (apparent death) refers to the famous climactic confrontation in Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories where Holmes seemingly perishes during a deadly struggle with his arch-nemesis at Switzerland’s Reichenbach Falls.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apparent death scene
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climactic confrontation ⓘ fictional event ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Great Hiatus in Sherlock Holmes chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
Holmes’s attempt to neutralize Moriarty’s criminal network
ⓘ
Moriarty’s pursuit of Holmes ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInCanon | occurs before Holmes’s three-year absence ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Professor Moriarty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| depictedIn | The Final Problem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceOfEvent |
note left for Dr. Watson
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traces of struggle at the cliff edge ⓘ |
| fandomImpact | strong public demand for Holmes’s return ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Professor Moriarty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Adventure of the Empty House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
revelation of Holmes’s survival ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Holmes’s apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls
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Reichenbach Falls confrontation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
final showdown with arch-nemesis
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hero’s apparent death ⓘ sacrifice for the greater good ⓘ |
| initialPublicReaction | belief that Holmes was dead ⓘ |
| inspired | numerous adaptations in film and television ⓘ |
| inUniverseTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| involves |
fall into the chasm
ⓘ
hand-to-hand struggle ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | English ⓘ |
| laterRetconnedBy | explanation of Holmes’s survival in The Adventure of the Empty House ⓘ |
| location |
Meiringen
NERFINISHED
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Reichenbach Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| metaNarrativeCause | Arthur Conan Doyle’s desire to end the series ⓘ |
| metaNarrativeFunction | temporary conclusion of the Holmes stories ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sherlock Holmes canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedBy | Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
apparent death of Sherlock Holmes
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presumed death of Professor Moriarty ⓘ |
| series | Sherlock Holmes short stories ⓘ |
| settingType | mountain waterfall ⓘ |
| symbolizes | apparent end of the great detective ⓘ |
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