The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist

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"The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious pursuit of a young woman by a menacing cyclist on lonely country roads.

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The Adventure of the Nocturnal Cyclist 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sherlock Holmes short story
detective fiction short story
adaptation radio drama adaptations
television adaptations
author Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED
character Bob Carruthers NERFINISHED
Cyril Morton NERFINISHED
Jack Woodley NERFINISHED
Ralph Smith NERFINISHED
collection The Return of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
features bicycling as a central motif
firstPublicationCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
firstPublicationDate 1903-12
firstPublicationMedium The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED
genre detective fiction
mystery fiction
hasAntagonist Bob Carruthers NERFINISHED
Jack Woodley NERFINISHED
hasVictim Violet Smith NERFINISHED
HolmesCanonOrder one of the stories in The Return of Sherlock Holmes
HolmesClient Violet Smith NERFINISHED
HolmesResidenceMentioned 221B Baker Street NERFINISHED
investigator Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
language English
laterPublicationFormat short story collection
literaryPeriod Edwardian era
mainCharacter Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED
Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
Violet Smith NERFINISHED
narrator Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED
partOf Sherlock Holmes canon NERFINISHED
plotElement forced marriage attempt
inheritance scheme involving South African fortune
mysterious cyclist following a young woman
protagonist Violet Smith NERFINISHED
publicationFormat periodical
publisher George Newnes Ltd. NERFINISHED
series Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
setting England
London, England
surface form: London

Surrey countryside
theme deception
greed
protection of the vulnerable
timePeriodOfSetting late 19th century

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The Return of Sherlock Holmes containsStory The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
Men and Cartoons hasPart The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
this entity surface form: The Adventure of the Nocturnal Cyclist