The Adventure of the Crooked Man
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"The Adventure of the Crooked Man" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes unravels a seemingly inexplicable domestic tragedy involving a deformed former soldier and a long-buried betrayal from the Indian Mutiny.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
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detective fiction short story ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
betrayal
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domestic tragedy ⓘ guilt ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| collectionOrderInMemoirs | 4 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Colonel James Barclay
NERFINISHED
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Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Barclay NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptation
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television adaptation ⓘ |
| historicalBackground | Indian Mutiny of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HolmesStoryType | non-murder case ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCanon | Sherlock Holmes canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalIllustrator | Sidney Paget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
encounter with a deformed former soldier
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investigation of Colonel Barclay’s mysterious death ⓘ revelation of a long-buried betrayal during the Indian Mutiny ⓘ |
| protagonist | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | periodical ⓘ |
| series | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Aldershot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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