The Adventure of Black Peter
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"The Adventure of Black Peter" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the brutal harpooning of a retired sea captain known as Black Peter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adventure of Black Peter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9445102 — 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 Black Peter Context triple: [The Return of Sherlock Holmes, containsStory, The Adventure of Black Peter]
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A.
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a bizarre disappearance and murder linked to a sinister foreign cult.
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B.
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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C.
The Adventure of the Priory School
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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D.
The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for its dark themes involving adultery, jealousy, and a gruesome murder revealed through a mysterious parcel.
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E.
The Adventure of the Crooked Man
"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.
- 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 Black Peter Target entity description: "The Adventure of Black Peter" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the brutal harpooning of a retired sea captain known as Black Peter.
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A.
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a bizarre disappearance and murder linked to a sinister foreign cult.
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B.
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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C.
The Adventure of the Priory School
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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D.
The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for its dark themes involving adultery, jealousy, and a gruesome murder revealed through a mysterious parcel.
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E.
The Adventure of the Crooked Man
"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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
ⓘ
detective fiction short story ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
radio drama
ⓘ
television episode ⓘ |
| assistsInvestigation |
Dr. John Watson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inspector Stanley Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralObject | whaling harpoon ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
greed
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ justice ⓘ |
| collection | The Return of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| detective | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Black Peter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Inspector Stanley Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hopley Neligan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ Nellie Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | magazine ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsInCollection | The Adventure of the Dancing Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ |
| investigator | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalIllustrator | Sidney Paget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Sherlock Holmes canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
harpooning of a retired sea captain
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murder investigation ⓘ |
| policeInspector | Inspector Stanley Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesInCollection | The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| publisher | George Newnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Forest Row, Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| victim | Peter Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimAlias | Black Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Adventure of Black Peter Description of subject: "The Adventure of Black Peter" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates the brutal harpooning of a retired sea captain known as Black Peter.
Referenced by (1)
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