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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Adventure of the Three Students canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9445105 — 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 the Three Students Context triple: [The Return of Sherlock Holmes, containsStory, The Adventure of the Three Students]
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A.
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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B.
The Adventure of the German Student
"The Adventure of the German Student" is a Gothic short story by Washington Irving about a young scholar in Revolutionary Paris who encounters a mysterious woman with a macabre secret.
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C.
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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D.
The Adventure of the Second Stain
"The Adventure of the Second Stain" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring a high-stakes case involving a missing diplomatic document that threatens international peace.
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E.
The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
"The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a suspicious job offer made to a recently unemployed clerk, uncovering a criminal scheme.
- 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 the Three Students Target entity description: "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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A.
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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B.
The Adventure of the German Student
"The Adventure of the German Student" is a Gothic short story by Washington Irving about a young scholar in Revolutionary Paris who encounters a mysterious woman with a macabre secret.
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C.
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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D.
The Adventure of the Second Stain
"The Adventure of the Second Stain" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring a high-stakes case involving a missing diplomatic document that threatens international peace.
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E.
The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
"The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a suspicious job offer made to a recently unemployed clerk, uncovering a criminal scheme.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
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detective fiction short story ⓘ |
| adaptation |
radio adaptations
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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
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identification of Gilchrist as the student who saw the exam paper ⓘ |
| series | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
college rooms of Hilton Soames
NERFINISHED
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university town ⓘ |
| theme |
academic integrity
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ethical responsibility ⓘ honour and reputation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
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