The House of Mirth (1981 television serial)
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The House of Mirth (1981 television serial) is a British TV adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, depicting the tragic social downfall of Lily Bart in New York high society at the turn of the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The House of Mirth (1981 television serial) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12889713 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The House of Mirth (1981 television serial) Context triple: [Eleanor Bron, notableWork, The House of Mirth (1981 television serial)]
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The House of Mirth (stage production)
The House of Mirth (stage production) is a theatrical adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel about New York socialite Lily Bart’s tragic struggle against the constraints of Gilded Age high society.
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B.
House of Mirth
House of Mirth is a 2000 period drama film adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel, starring Gillian Anderson as socialite Lily Bart in Gilded Age New York.
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C.
The Case of the Silk Stocking
The Case of the Silk Stocking is a 2004 British television crime drama and sequel to The Murder Room, featuring an investigation into a series of murders of young women in Edwardian London.
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D.
Lily Bart in The House of Mirth
Lily Bart in *The House of Mirth* is the tragic, socially ambitious New York socialite at the center of Edith Wharton’s novel, whose struggle between desire for luxury and need for independence leads to her downfall.
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E.
A Pair of Silk Stockings
A Pair of Silk Stockings is a 1918 silent comedy film starring Constance Talmadge, known for its lighthearted take on romance and social class.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The House of Mirth (1981 television serial) Target entity description: The House of Mirth (1981 television serial) is a British TV adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, depicting the tragic social downfall of Lily Bart in New York high society at the turn of the 20th century.
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A.
The House of Mirth (stage production)
The House of Mirth (stage production) is a theatrical adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel about New York socialite Lily Bart’s tragic struggle against the constraints of Gilded Age high society.
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B.
House of Mirth
House of Mirth is a 2000 period drama film adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel, starring Gillian Anderson as socialite Lily Bart in Gilded Age New York.
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C.
The Case of the Silk Stocking
The Case of the Silk Stocking is a 2004 British television crime drama and sequel to The Murder Room, featuring an investigation into a series of murders of young women in Edwardian London.
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D.
Lily Bart in The House of Mirth
Lily Bart in *The House of Mirth* is the tragic, socially ambitious New York socialite at the center of Edith Wharton’s novel, whose struggle between desire for luxury and need for independence leads to her downfall.
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E.
A Pair of Silk Stockings
A Pair of Silk Stockings is a 1918 silent comedy film starring Constance Talmadge, known for its lighthearted take on romance and social class.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
television adaptation
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television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOfGenre | novel ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The House of Mirth
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Mirth
|
| basedOnAuthor | Edith Wharton ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
period drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lily Bart
ⓘ
linked to:
Lily Bart in The House of Mirth
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| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC ⓘ |
| productionType | television serial ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| settingTime | turn of the 20th century ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialPublicationYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| theme |
New York high society
ⓘ
social downfall ⓘ |
| title |
The House of Mirth
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Mirth
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The House of Mirth (1981 television serial) Description of subject: The House of Mirth (1981 television serial) is a British TV adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, depicting the tragic social downfall of Lily Bart in New York high society at the turn of the 20th century.
Referenced by (1)
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