The Adventure of the Yellow Face
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"The Adventure of the Yellow Face" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a mysterious masked figure and, unusually, his deductions prove wrong, revealing a compassionate twist about secrecy and family.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes story
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detective fiction work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
radio drama
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television episode ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clientOfHolmes | Grant Munro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| companionOfProtagonist | Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Effie Munro
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Grant Munro NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| HolmesCaseOutcome | Holmes’s hypothesis is disproved ⓘ |
| HolmesReaction | Holmes acknowledges his error ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
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Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
Holmes’s deductions prove incorrect
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explores themes of secrecy and family ⓘ features an interracial family ⓘ |
| originalIllustrator | Sidney Paget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCanon | Sherlock Holmes canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
mysterious masked figure with a yellow face
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revelation that the masked figure is Effie’s mixed‑race daughter Lucy ⓘ secret kept by Effie Munro about her previous marriage ⓘ |
| protagonist | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | periodical ⓘ |
| series | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Norbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
compassion and understanding
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marital trust ⓘ racial prejudice ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | late 19th century ⓘ |
| workChronology |
follows "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual" in some collections
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precedes "The Adventure of the Stockbroker’s Clerk" in some collections ⓘ |
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