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.

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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
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

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The Return of Sherlock Holmes containsStory The Adventure of Black Peter