The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans

Summary

The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans authored Arthur Conan Doyle^[3].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's illustrator is recorded as Sidney Paget^[5].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's genre is detective fiction^[6].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's genre is crime fiction^[7].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans followed The Adventure of the Red Circle^[8].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans was followed by The Adventure of the Dying Detective^[9].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's part of the series is recorded as canon of Sherlock Holmes^[10].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's Commons category is recorded as The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans^[11].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[13].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans was published on December 1908^[14].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's characters is recorded as Inspector Lestrade^[15].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's has edition or translation is recorded as The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans^[16].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's has edition or translation is recorded as Q107413299^[17].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's has edition or translation is recorded as Q107413341^[18].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's published in is recorded as His Last Bow^[19].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans'}^[20].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London. From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses. The first day Holmes had spent in cross-indexing his huge book of references. The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby — the music of the Middle Ages.'}^[21].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Some weeks afterwards I learned incidentally that my friend spent a day at Windsor, whence he returned with a remarkably fine emerald tie-pin. When I asked him if he had bought it, he answered that it was a present from a certain gracious lady in whose interests he had once been fortunate enough to carry out a small commission. He said no more, but I fancy that I could guess at that lady’s august name, and I have little doubt that the emerald pin will forever recall to my friend’s memory the adventure of the Bruce-Partington plans.'}^[22].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's derivative work is recorded as The Twentieth Century Approaches^[23].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[24].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[25].
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans's form of creative work is recorded as novelette^[26].

Product Details

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• Release type: Prose^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: 992a24fa-1c90-4dba-bd07-7b1c0fcf0a8c^[28]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans authored Arthur Conan Doyle^[3].

Publication

The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans was released on December 1908^[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 Bruce-Partington Plans's part of the series is recorded as canon of Sherlock Holmes^[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans followed The Adventure of the Red Circle^[8]. It was followed by The Adventure of the Dying Detective^[9].

Why It Matters

The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]