Jonathan Small
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Jonathan Small is a vengeful, one-legged antagonist in Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes novel "The Sign of Four," whose backstory of betrayal and lost treasure drives the mystery’s central plot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Small canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Sherlock Holmes series
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The Sign of Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | The Great Agra Treasure (backstory chapter in The Sign of Four) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Agra treasure ⓘ |
| backstory | betrayed after helping steal the Agra treasure ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Inspector Athelney Jones
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Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confessesTo |
Dr. John Watson
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Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Bartholomew Sholto
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Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Sholto NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Sign of Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsAllianceWith |
Abdullah Khan
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Dost Akbar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahomet Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | detective fiction character ⓘ |
| hasAlias | none commonly used ⓘ |
| hasDisability | wooden leg ⓘ |
| hasMoralView | believes his vengeance is justified ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic | one-legged ⓘ |
| hasTrait | vengeful ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | Andaman Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | murder of Bartholomew Sholto ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| losesLegIn | crocodile attack ⓘ |
| motive |
recovery of lost treasure
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revenge ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives central mystery of The Sign of Four ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | convict ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pursuedBy |
Inspector Athelney Jones
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ⓘ
Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | antagonist ⓘ |
| seeksRevengeOn |
Bartholomew Sholto
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Major Sholto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Indian army (as a soldier before becoming a convict) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfBackstory | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyResolution | arrested and imprisoned at end of The Sign of Four ⓘ |
| throwsIntoRiver | Agra treasure ⓘ |
| transportMethod | boat Aurora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelsTo | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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