The Adventure of the Dancing Men

short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Adventure of the Dancing Men
Sidney Paget (1860 - 1908) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Adventure of the Dancing Men

Summary

The Adventure of the Dancing Men is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (533 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men authored Arthur Conan Doyle[3].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's illustrator is recorded as Sidney Paget[5].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's genre is detective fiction[6].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's genre is crime literature[7].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's genre is cryptologic fiction[8].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men followed The Adventure of the Norwood Builder[9].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men was followed by The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist[10].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's part of the series is recorded as The Return of Sherlock Holmes[11].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's part of the series is recorded as canon of Sherlock Holmes[12].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's Commons category is recorded as The Adventure of the Dancing Men[13].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • 1903 marks the founding of The Adventure of the Dancing Men[15].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men was published on 1905[16].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's has edition or translation is recorded as The Adventure of the Dancing Men[17].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's work available at URL is recorded as https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/arthur-conan-doyle/the-return-of-sherlock-holmes/text/the-adventure-of-the-dancing-men[18].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Adventure of the Dancing Men'}[19].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's derivative work is recorded as Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon[20].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's derivative work is recorded as The Blind Banker[21].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's copyright status is recorded as public domain[22].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's copyright status is recorded as public domain[23].
  • The Adventure of the Dancing Men's form of creative work is recorded as short story[24].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 14aa78aa-565a-4d1d-bf53-574c34bd4eae[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Adventure of the Dancing Men authored Arthur Conan Doyle[3].

Publication

The Adventure of the Dancing Men was released on 1905[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include detective fiction[6], crime literature[7], and cryptologic fiction[8]. Series this is part of include The Return of Sherlock Holmes[11] and canon of Sherlock Holmes[12].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include The Return of Sherlock Holmes[11] and canon of Sherlock Holmes[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Adventure of the Dancing Men followed The Adventure of the Norwood Builder[9]. It was followed by The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist[10].

Why It Matters

The Adventure of the Dancing Men ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (533 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The Return of Sherlock Holmes. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
    Publication date +1905-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Part of the series The Return of Sherlock Holmes, canon of Sherlock Holmes
    Language of work or name English
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