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The Adventure of the Red-Headed League

short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes
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The Adventure of the Red-Headed League
Sidney Paget (1860 - 1908) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Adventure of the Red-Headed League

Summary

The Adventure of the Red-Headed League is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (808 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League authored Arthur Conan Doyle[3].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's illustrator is recorded as Sidney Paget[5].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's genre is detective literature[6].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League followed A Scandal in Bohemia[7].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League was followed by A Case of Identity[8].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's part of the series is recorded as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[9].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's part of the series is recorded as canon of Sherlock Holmes[10].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's place of publication is recorded as London[12].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's Commons category is recorded as The Red-Headed League[13].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[15].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League was published on 1891[16].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League was released on August 1891[17].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's characters is recorded as Sherlock Holmes[18].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's has edition or translation is recorded as L’Association des hommes roux[19].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's has edition or translation is recorded as Klub rudowłosych[20].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's has edition or translation is recorded as Liga czerwonowłosych[21].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's has edition or translation is recorded as Röda ligan[22].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's has edition or translation is recorded as The Red-Headed League[23].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's narrative location is recorded as London[24].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's work available at URL is recorded as https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/arthur-conan-doyle/the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes/text/the-redheaded-league[25].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's published in is recorded as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[26].
  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's published in is recorded as The Strand Magazine[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b910c2d1-76f5-41b4-b4ad-4317b8b8721d[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Adventure of the Red-Headed League authored Arthur Conan Doyle[3].

Publication

Publication dates include 1891[16] and August 1891[17]. Place of publication include United Kingdom[11] and London[12]. The Adventure of the Red-Headed League's language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is detective literature[6]. Series this is part of include The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[9] and canon of Sherlock Holmes[10].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[9] and canon of Sherlock Holmes[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Adventure of the Red-Headed League followed A Scandal in Bohemia[7]. It was followed by A Case of Identity[8].

Why It Matters

The Adventure of the Red-Headed League ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (808 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Arthur Conan Doyle A Scandal in Bohemia literary work London public domain Sidney Paget The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes United Kingdom

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . 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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  1. 9w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → A Case of Identity
    Copyright status → public domain, public domain
    Published in → The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Strand Magazine
    Language of work or name → English
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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