The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane

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"The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane" is one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s later Sherlock Holmes short stories, notable for being narrated by Holmes himself and involving a mysterious seaside death linked to an unusual natural cause.

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instanceOf Sherlock Holmes short story
detective fiction short story
adaptedAs radio drama
television episode
author Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED
causeOfDeathInStory sting of a lion’s mane jellyfish
centralMystery mysterious seaside death of Fitzroy McPherson
collectedIn The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (book form) NERFINISHED
collection The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Fitzroy McPherson NERFINISHED
Harold Stackhurst NERFINISHED
Ian Murdoch NERFINISHED
Maud Bellamy NERFINISHED
Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1926
firstPublishedIn The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED
genre detective fiction
mystery fiction
hasForm short story
HolmesLifePeriod retirement in Sussex
HolmesResidenceInStory Sussex cottage
HolmesStatus semi-retired
investigationType sudden unexplained death
involves marine biology
natural, non-human cause of death
language English
literaryPeriod late Sherlock Holmes canon
narrator Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
notableFeature narrated by Sherlock Holmes in first person
one of the few Sherlock Holmes stories not narrated by Dr. Watson
originalMedium print
protagonistOccupation consulting detective
publisher George Newnes (Strand Magazine publisher) NERFINISHED
series Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED
settingLocation England NERFINISHED
Sussex coast NERFINISHED
storyOrderInCollection later story in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
structure first-person retrospective account by Holmes
suspectedCharacter Ian Murdoch NERFINISHED
televisionAdaptation Granada Television Sherlock Holmes series NERFINISHED
theme limits of human perception of natural dangers
misdirection in apparent murder cases
timePeriodSetting early 20th century
victimName Fitzroy McPherson NERFINISHED
workOf Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED

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The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes containsStory The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane