The Adventure of the Illustrious Client
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"The Adventure of the Illustrious Client" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes confronts a dangerous Austrian nobleman to protect a young woman from a disastrous marriage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Adventure of the Illustrious Client canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10154546 — 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 Illustrious Client Context triple: [The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, containsStory, The Adventure of the Illustrious Client]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring Holmes and Dr. Watson investigating a seemingly incriminating disappearance and suspected murder in the London suburb of Norwood.
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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 Red Circle
The Adventure of the Red Circle is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a mysterious lodger and uncovers a case involving secret societies and hidden danger.
- 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 Illustrious Client Target entity description: "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes confronts a dangerous Austrian nobleman to protect a young woman from a disastrous marriage.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring Holmes and Dr. Watson investigating a seemingly incriminating disappearance and suspected murder in the London suburb of Norwood.
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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 Red Circle
The Adventure of the Red Circle is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a mysterious lodger and uncovers a case involving secret societies and hidden danger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
ⓘ
detective fiction short story ⓘ |
| antagonist | Baron Adelbert Gruner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clientOfHolmes | an illustrious but unnamed client ⓘ |
| collection | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Baron Adelbert Gruner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. John H. Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitty Winter NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir James Damery NERFINISHED ⓘ Violet de Merville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio drama adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| includesTheme |
dangerous relationships
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deception ⓘ protection of the innocent ⓘ |
| literaryUniverse | Sherlock Holmes canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Dr. John H. Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement | Holmes confronts a dangerous Austrian nobleman ⓘ |
| plotFocus | preventing a disastrous marriage ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | consulting detective ⓘ |
| series | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Adventure of the Illustrious Client Description of subject: "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes confronts a dangerous Austrian nobleman to protect a young woman from a disastrous marriage.
Referenced by (1)
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