Young Folks magazine
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Young Folks magazine was a 19th-century British periodical for boys that serialized adventure stories and popular literature, including the first appearance of Robert Louis Stevenson’s "Treasure Island."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Young Folks magazine canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13437409 — 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: Young Folks magazine Context triple: [Treasure Island, firstPublishedIn, Young Folks magazine]
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A.
The Youth's Companion
The Youth's Companion was a popular late-19th- and early-20th-century American weekly magazine for young readers known for its patriotic and educational content.
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B.
St. Nicholas Magazine
St. Nicholas Magazine was a popular late-19th- and early-20th-century American children's periodical known for publishing influential juvenile literature and illustrations.
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C.
Collier’s magazine
Collier’s magazine was a popular American general-interest weekly periodical known for its fiction, investigative journalism, and influential illustrations during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Munsey's Magazine
Munsey's Magazine was a popular late 19th- and early 20th-century American general-interest periodical known for its mass-market appeal and role in the rise of inexpensive, widely circulated magazines.
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E.
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American general-interest periodical known for its literary fiction, essays, illustrations, and cultural commentary.
- 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: Young Folks magazine Target entity description: Young Folks magazine was a 19th-century British periodical for boys that serialized adventure stories and popular literature, including the first appearance of Robert Louis Stevenson’s "Treasure Island."
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A.
The Youth's Companion
The Youth's Companion was a popular late-19th- and early-20th-century American weekly magazine for young readers known for its patriotic and educational content.
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B.
St. Nicholas Magazine
St. Nicholas Magazine was a popular late-19th- and early-20th-century American children's periodical known for publishing influential juvenile literature and illustrations.
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C.
Collier’s magazine
Collier’s magazine was a popular American general-interest weekly periodical known for its fiction, investigative journalism, and influential illustrations during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Munsey's Magazine
Munsey's Magazine was a popular late 19th- and early 20th-century American general-interest periodical known for its mass-market appeal and role in the rise of inexpensive, widely circulated magazines.
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E.
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American general-interest periodical known for its literary fiction, essays, illustrations, and cultural commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boys' magazine
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magazine ⓘ periodical ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Young Folks Weekly Budget
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Young Folks' Paper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| editor |
Ernest James Brett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endOfPublication | 1897 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1881 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDateOf | Treasure Island 1881 GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOf | Treasure Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Young Folks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | weekly ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
boys' literature ⓘ popular literature ⓘ |
| hasPart | Treasure Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1871 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
adventure stories
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serial fiction ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableContributor | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkPublished |
The Black Arrow
NERFINISHED
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Treasure Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalAppearanceOf | Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson GENERATED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | James Henderson & Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serialized |
Kidnapped
NERFINISHED
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The Black Arrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Treasure Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | boys ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Young Folks magazine Description of subject: Young Folks magazine was a 19th-century British periodical for boys that serialized adventure stories and popular literature, including the first appearance of Robert Louis Stevenson’s "Treasure Island."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.