It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.

Sherlock Holmes

A Case of Identity

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Topic

Details The little things

Speaker

Sherlock Holmes

Author

Arthur Conan Doyle

Source

A Case of Identity

Medium

Short story Magazine

Genre

Detective fiction

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

English

Time

1891 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Doyle, Arthur Conan. "A Case of Identity." The Strand Magazine. London: Sept. 1891.

Current Citation

Doyle, Arthur Conan. "A Case of Identity." The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library. Detective Fiction, 2010.

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Time
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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Topic
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Author

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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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