A Case of Identity
"A Case of Identity" is a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in The Strand Magazine, London, in September 1891 with Sidney Paget illustrations. A young woman asks Holmes to find her fiancé, who disappeared on the morning of their wedding.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First published
- The Strand Magazine (George Newnes), London, 1891
- Series
- canon of Sherlock Holmes
Which edition do you have?
Editions
- The Boston Sunday Post1911 Hardback · canon of Sherlock Holmes I own A Case of Identity, The Boston Sunday Post 1911 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Set in
- London
- Characters
- Sherlock Holmes
- Genre
- detective fiction, crime fiction
Read next
- Comes after
- The Adventure of the Red-Headed League
- Followed by
- The Boscombe Valley Mystery
In print
- Editions recorded
- 14 on Open Library, 9 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 28 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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How many editions of A Case of Identity are there?
We track 1 edition of A Case of Identity. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was A Case of Identity first published?
A Case of Identity by Arthur Conan Doyle was first published in 1891.
What should I read after A Case of Identity?
In order, it follows The Adventure of the Red-Headed League and it is followed by The Boscombe Valley Mystery, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- A Case of Identity, Wikipedia, 2026 (en.wikipedia.org)
- A Case of Identity, The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia (arthur-conan-doyle.com)
- The Strand Magazine, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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