The Adventure of the Creeping Man
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"The Adventure of the Creeping Man" is a late Sherlock Holmes short story by Arthur Conan Doyle in which Holmes investigates a professor’s bizarre, animal-like behavior linked to a dangerous rejuvenation experiment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
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detective fiction work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
radio drama
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television episode ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the Sherlock Holmes canon ⓘ |
| centralMystery | Professor Presbury’s bizarre, ape-like conduct ⓘ |
| collection | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| companionOfInvestigator | Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Professor Presbury
NERFINISHED
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Roy (Professor Presbury’s dog) NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Sherlock Holmes universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Hearst’s International (US)
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The Strand Magazine (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedByInCollection | The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Sherlock Holmes canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationInOriginalMagazine | yes ⓘ |
| hasRejuvenationSerumSource | experiments involving monkey glands GENERATED ⓘ |
| investigator | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
NERFINISHED
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Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalForm | periodical publication ⓘ |
| originalPublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
animal-like behavior of a human
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mysterious nocturnal prowling ⓘ rejuvenation experiment ⓘ violent reaction of a dog to its master ⓘ |
| precededByInCollection | The Adventure of the Three Garridebs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| series | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Camford (fictional university town) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
dangers of scientific overreach
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ethical limits of medical experimentation ⓘ |
| workOf | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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