The Return of Sherlock Holmes

collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a work of detective fiction.

It belongs to the genres of detective fiction.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is classified under the category of detective fiction.

The work is a representation of detective fiction.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Summary

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (628 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes authored Arthur Conan Doyle[3].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes's illustrator is recorded as Sidney Paget[5].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes was published by George Newnes[6].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes's genre is detective fiction[7].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes followed The Hound of the Baskervilles[8].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes was followed by The Valley of Fear[9].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes was followed by His Last Bow[10].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes's part of the series is recorded as canon of Sherlock Holmes[11].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes's part of the series is recorded as Sherlock Holmes novels[12].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes's Commons category is recorded as The Return of Sherlock Holmes[13].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[15].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes was released on 1905[16].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes's has edition or translation is recorded as The Return of Sherlock Holmes[17].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Return of Sherlock Holmes[18].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes's work available at URL is recorded as https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/arthur-conan-doyle/the-return-of-sherlock-holmes[19].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes'}[20].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes's copyright status is recorded as public domain[21].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes's copyright status is recorded as public domain[22].
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes's form of creative work is recorded as short story collection[23].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2849152a-ceb4-4738-a1f2-b32c3e9eb020[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Return of Sherlock Holmes authored Arthur Conan Doyle[3]. It was published by George Newnes[6].

Publication

The Return of Sherlock Holmes was released on 1905[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is detective fiction[7]. Series this is part of include canon of Sherlock Holmes[11] and Sherlock Holmes novels[12].

Subject and Themes

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

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Return of Sherlock Holmes followed The Hound of the Baskervilles[8]. Successors include The Valley of Fear[9] and His Last Bow[10].

Why It Matters

The Return of Sherlock Holmes ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (628 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  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] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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