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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes short story
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detective fiction short story ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
radio drama
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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
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Harold Stackhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Murdoch NERFINISHED ⓘ Maud Bellamy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Strand Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | short story ⓘ |
| HolmesLifePeriod | retirement in Sussex ⓘ |
| HolmesResidenceInStory | Sussex cottage ⓘ |
| HolmesStatus | semi-retired ⓘ |
| investigationType | sudden unexplained death ⓘ |
| involves |
marine biology
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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
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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
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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
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misdirection in apparent murder cases ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| victimName | Fitzroy McPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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