The Adventure of the Priory School
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The Adventure of the Priory School is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the mysterious disappearance of a schoolmaster and a nobleman’s son from an exclusive boarding school.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes story
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detective fiction work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionPosition | one of 13 stories in The Return of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
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Dr. Thorneycroft Huxtable NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Holdernesse NERFINISHED ⓘ Heidegger NERFINISHED ⓘ James Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Saltire NERFINISHED ⓘ Reuben Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCrime |
kidnapping
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murder ⓘ |
| featuresDetective | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalSchoolType | exclusive boarding school ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
audio book adaptations
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radio drama adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| HolmesMethod |
analysis of bicycle tracks
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analysis of footprints ⓘ deduction from physical clues ⓘ |
| HolmesResidenceAppears | 221B Baker Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCanon | Sherlock Holmes canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPlotElement |
blackmail involving a duke
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disappearance of a nobleman’s son ⓘ disappearance of a schoolmaster ⓘ investigation of a kidnapping ⓘ use of bicycle tracks as clues ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class and aristocracy
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family secrets ⓘ greed and ambition ⓘ |
| narrator | Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Return of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | George Newnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Baker Street
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North of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
| workChronology |
follows "The Adventure of Black Peter" in some editions
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precedes "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton" in some editions ⓘ |
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