The Prophet of Berkeley Square
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The Prophet of Berkeley Square is a 1901 satirical novel by Robert Hichens that follows a self-styled prophet whose supposed foresight entangles him in the social intrigues of fashionable London.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Prophet of Berkeley Square canonical | 1 |
| the Prophet of Berkeley Square | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13037005 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Prophet of Berkeley Square Context triple: [Robert Hichens, notableWork, The Prophet of Berkeley Square]
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A.
The Man Who Was Thursday
The Man Who Was Thursday is a 1908 metaphysical thriller by G. K. Chesterton that blends detective fiction, political satire, and philosophical allegory in a surreal tale about an undercover poet-detective infiltrating a council of anarchists.
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B.
The Dark Eyes of London
The Dark Eyes of London is a 1924 crime novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, centered on a sinister insurance fraud scheme and notorious for its blend of mystery and horror.
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C.
The Hand of Ethelberta
The Hand of Ethelberta is a novel by Thomas Hardy that blends social comedy and romance in following a resourceful young poetess navigating class and family secrets in Victorian society.
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D.
The Owl Service
The Owl Service is a 1967 young adult fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends Welsh mythology with psychological tension in a contemporary rural setting.
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E.
The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter is a 1948 novel by Graham Greene that explores moral conflict, guilt, and faith through the story of a conflicted British colonial officer in West Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Prophet of Berkeley Square Target entity description: The Prophet of Berkeley Square is a 1901 satirical novel by Robert Hichens that follows a self-styled prophet whose supposed foresight entangles him in the social intrigues of fashionable London.
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A.
The Man Who Was Thursday
The Man Who Was Thursday is a 1908 metaphysical thriller by G. K. Chesterton that blends detective fiction, political satire, and philosophical allegory in a surreal tale about an undercover poet-detective infiltrating a council of anarchists.
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B.
The Dark Eyes of London
The Dark Eyes of London is a 1924 crime novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, centered on a sinister insurance fraud scheme and notorious for its blend of mystery and horror.
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C.
The Hand of Ethelberta
The Hand of Ethelberta is a novel by Thomas Hardy that blends social comedy and romance in following a resourceful young poetess navigating class and family secrets in Victorian society.
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D.
The Owl Service
The Owl Service is a 1967 young adult fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends Welsh mythology with psychological tension in a contemporary rural setting.
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E.
The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter is a 1948 novel by Graham Greene that explores moral conflict, guilt, and faith through the story of a conflicted British colonial officer in West Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Robert Hichens ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
fashionable London society
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upper-class social life ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
ⓘ
social comedy ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
claims gift of foresight
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entangled in social schemes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
celebrity and notoriety
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class and social status ⓘ pretension and self-delusion ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
the Prophet of Berkeley Square
ⓘ
linked to:
The Prophet of Berkeley Square
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacterRole | self-styled prophet ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | social intrigues of fashionable London ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1901 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Berkeley Square
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| settingTime | Edwardian era ⓘ |
| workOf | Robert Hichens ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Prophet of Berkeley Square Description of subject: The Prophet of Berkeley Square is a 1901 satirical novel by Robert Hichens that follows a self-styled prophet whose supposed foresight entangles him in the social intrigues of fashionable London.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Prophet of Berkeley Square