The Adventure of the Three Students

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"The Adventure of the Three Students" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates an exam paper theft at a university.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sherlock Holmes short story
detective fiction short story
adaptation radio adaptations
television adaptations
author Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED
centralEvent theft of an examination paper
characterRoleOfBannister college servant and former valet
characterRoleOfHiltonSoames university tutor and examiner
chronologyWithinSeries one of the later Sherlock Holmes short stories
collectedIn The Return of Sherlock Holmes short story collection NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Bannister NERFINISHED
Daulat Ras NERFINISHED
Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED
Gilchrist NERFINISHED
Hilton Soames NERFINISHED
Miles McLaren NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1904
firstPublishedIn The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED
genre detective fiction
mystery fiction
HolmesMethod analysis of handwriting and footprints
deductive reasoning
observation of physical clues
HolmesResidenceMentioned Baker Street NERFINISHED
investigationTarget who tampered with the Greek examination proofs
language English
literaryCanon part of the Sherlock Holmes canon
mainCharacter Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
narrator Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED
originalIllustrator Sidney Paget NERFINISHED
originalMedium magazine
partOf The Return of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
protagonist Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
publicationType short story
publisher George Newnes NERFINISHED
resolution Gilchrist decides to leave the university and join the Rhodesian police NERFINISHED
identification of Gilchrist as the student who saw the exam paper
series Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
settingCountry England
settingLocation college rooms of Hilton Soames NERFINISHED
university town
theme academic integrity
ethical responsibility
honour and reputation
timePeriodOfSetting late 19th century

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The Return of Sherlock Holmes containsStory The Adventure of the Three Students