The Adventure of the Six Napoleons

short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
VisualArtwork literary_work Q3235556
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
Sidney Paget (1860 - 1908) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Adventure of the Six Napoleons

Summary

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons authored Arthur Conan Doyle[3].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's illustrator is recorded as Sidney Paget[5].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's genre is detective fiction[6].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's genre is crime fiction[7].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons followed The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton[8].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons was followed by The Adventure of the Three Students[9].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's part of the series is recorded as canon of Sherlock Holmes[10].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's Commons category is recorded as The Adventure of the Six Napoleons[11].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons was published on April 30, 1904[14].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's characters is recorded as Inspector Lestrade[15].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's characters is recorded as Sherlock Holmes[16].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's has edition or translation is recorded as Q51284781[17].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's published in is recorded as The Return of Sherlock Holmes[18].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Adventure of the Six Napoleons'}[19].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's derivative work is recorded as The Pearl of Death[20].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's derivative work is recorded as The Six Thatchers[21].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's copyright status is recorded as public domain[22].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's copyright status is recorded as public domain[23].
  • The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's form of creative work is recorded as short story[24].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 744badaa-0847-484f-93c6-f6ab7cccd065[26]

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Authorship and Creation

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons authored Arthur Conan Doyle[3].

Publication

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons was released on April 30, 1904[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include detective fiction[6] and crime fiction[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as canon of Sherlock Holmes[10].

Subject and Themes

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons's part of the series is recorded as canon of Sherlock Holmes[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons followed The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton[8]. It was followed by The Adventure of the Three Students[9].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The Adventure of the Six Napoleons include The Six Thatchers[27], a television series episode[28], directed by Rachel Talalay[29].

Why It Matters

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include The Six Thatchers[27], a television series episode[28], directed by Rachel Talalay[29].

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.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The Return of Sherlock Holmes. 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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. 8w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Characters Inspector Lestrade, Sherlock Holmes
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