The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
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"The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a reclusive, disfigured woman whose tragic past is gradually revealed to Holmes and Watson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9112488 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger Context triple: [Inspector Lestrade, appearsIn, The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger]
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A.
The Adventure of the Second Stain
"The Adventure of the Second Stain" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring a high-stakes case involving a missing diplomatic document that threatens international peace.
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B.
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring Holmes and Dr. Watson investigating a seemingly incriminating disappearance and suspected murder in the London suburb of Norwood.
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C.
The Adventure of the Red Circle
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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D.
The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot
The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a series of mysterious deaths linked to a deadly exotic poison in Cornwall.
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E.
The Adventure of the Dying Detective
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger Target entity description: "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a reclusive, disfigured woman whose tragic past is gradually revealed to Holmes and Watson.
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A.
The Adventure of the Second Stain
"The Adventure of the Second Stain" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring a high-stakes case involving a missing diplomatic document that threatens international peace.
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B.
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring Holmes and Dr. Watson investigating a seemingly incriminating disappearance and suspected murder in the London suburb of Norwood.
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C.
The Adventure of the Red Circle
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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D.
The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot
The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a series of mysterious deaths linked to a deadly exotic poison in Cornwall.
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E.
The Adventure of the Dying Detective
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
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short story ⓘ |
| adaptedFor |
radio
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
domestic abuse
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guilt ⓘ secrecy ⓘ suicide ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dr. John H. Watson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eugenia Ronder NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Merrilow NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Sherlock Holmes universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | magazine ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasVeiledCharacter | Eugenia Ronder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HolmesApproach | compassionate counseling ⓘ |
| HolmesCanonPeriod | late stories ⓘ |
| HolmesCollectionOrder | included in final Holmes collection ⓘ |
| HolmesRole | advisor rather than investigator ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late Victorian and Edwardian crime fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
scarred face
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veil concealing identity ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | Watson recounts a past case ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Dr. John H. Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | George Newnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCollection | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
confession of a tragic past
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disfigured woman living in seclusion ⓘ lion attack at a circus ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| series | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
| WatsonRole | observer and recorder ⓘ |
| workInPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger Description of subject: "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a reclusive, disfigured woman whose tragic past is gradually revealed to Holmes and Watson.
Referenced by (2)
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