A Case of Identity

short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1151528
A Case of Identity
Sidney Paget (1860 - 1908) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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A Case of Identity

Summary

A Case of Identity is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (301 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Case of Identity authored Arthur Conan Doyle[3].
  • A Case of Identity's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • A Case of Identity's illustrator is recorded as Sidney Paget[5].
  • A Case of Identity's genre is detective fiction[6].
  • A Case of Identity's genre is crime fiction[7].
  • A Case of Identity followed The Adventure of the Red-Headed League[8].
  • A Case of Identity was followed by The Boscombe Valley Mystery[9].
  • A Case of Identity's part of the series is recorded as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[10].
  • A Case of Identity's part of the series is recorded as canon of Sherlock Holmes[11].
  • A Case of Identity's Commons category is recorded as A Case of Identity[12].
  • A Case of Identity's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • A Case of Identity's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • A Case of Identity was published on September 1891[15].
  • A Case of Identity's characters is recorded as Sherlock Holmes[16].
  • A Case of Identity's has edition or translation is recorded as A Case of Identity[17].
  • A Case of Identity's has edition or translation is recorded as Q51284161[18].
  • A Case of Identity's has edition or translation is recorded as Q108888997[19].
  • A Case of Identity's has edition or translation is recorded as Q108889000[20].
  • A Case of Identity's has edition or translation is recorded as Q108889001[21].
  • A Case of Identity's has edition or translation is recorded as Q120722398[22].
  • A Case of Identity's narrative location is recorded as London[23].
  • A Case of Identity's published in is recorded as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[24].
  • A Case of Identity's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Case of Identity'}[25].
  • A Case of Identity's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Case of Identity'}[26].
  • A Case of Identity's copyright status is recorded as public domain[27].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c91014af-4fd0-4e4f-a5b5-d3ec226a8ad1[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Case of Identity authored Arthur Conan Doyle[3].

Publication

A Case of Identity was released on September 1891[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include detective fiction[6] and crime fiction[7]. Series this is part of include The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[10] and canon of Sherlock Holmes[11].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[10] and canon of Sherlock Holmes[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Case of Identity followed The Adventure of the Red-Headed League[8]. It was followed by The Boscombe Valley Mystery[9].

Why It Matters

A Case of Identity ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (301 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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