A Case of Identity
short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
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Summary
A Case of Identity is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (801 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Arthur Conan Doyle[3]
- Illustrator: Sidney Paget[4]
- Genre: detective fiction[5], crime fiction[6]
- Follows: The Adventure of the Red-Headed League[7]
- Followed by: The Boscombe Valley Mystery[8]
- Part of the series: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[9], canon of Sherlock Holmes[10]
- Commons category: A Case of Identity[11]
- Language of work or name: English[12]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[13]
- Publication date: September 1891[14]
- Characters: Sherlock Holmes[15]
- Has edition or translation: A Case of Identity[16], Q51284161[17], Q108888997[18], Q108889000[19], Q108889001[20], Q120722398[21]
- Narrative location: London[22]
- Published in: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[23]
- Title: A Case of Identity[24]
- Native label: A Case of Identity[25]
- Copyright status: public domain[26]
- Form of creative work: short story[27]
Why It Matters
A Case of Identity has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]