David Balfour series
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The David Balfour series is a pair of adventure novels by Robert Louis Stevenson, following the exploits of young Scotsman David Balfour in and after the events of Kidnapped.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Balfour series canonical | 1 |
| Kidnapped series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13437602 — 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: David Balfour series Context triple: [Catriona, literarySeries, David Balfour series]
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A.
Waverley Novels
The Waverley Novels are a celebrated series of historical novels by Sir Walter Scott that helped establish the genre and profoundly influenced 19th-century literature.
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B.
Waverley
Waverley is a suburban community within the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada, known historically for its gold mining and lakeside setting.
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C.
Waverley
Waverley is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England, known for its market towns, rural landscapes, and part of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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D.
Waverley
Waverley is an 1814 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, often regarded as one of the first major works of historical fiction in English literature.
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E.
Waverley
Waverley is a coastal suburb in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, noted for its historic cemetery, proximity to Bondi Beach, and scenic ocean views.
- 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: David Balfour series Target entity description: The David Balfour series is a pair of adventure novels by Robert Louis Stevenson, following the exploits of young Scotsman David Balfour in and after the events of Kidnapped.
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A.
Waverley Novels
The Waverley Novels are a celebrated series of historical novels by Sir Walter Scott that helped establish the genre and profoundly influenced 19th-century literature.
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B.
Waverley
Waverley is a suburban community within the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada, known historically for its gold mining and lakeside setting.
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C.
Waverley
Waverley is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England, known for its market towns, rural landscapes, and part of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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D.
Waverley
Waverley is an 1814 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, often regarded as one of the first major works of historical fiction in English literature.
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E.
Waverley
Waverley is a coastal suburb in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, noted for its historic cemetery, proximity to Bondi Beach, and scenic ocean views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
novel series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
David Balfour duology
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David Balfour novels ⓘ Kidnapped series ⓘ
linked to:
David Balfour series
|
| author | Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstWorkPublicationYear | 1886 ⓘ |
| followsEventsOf | Kidnapped ⓘ |
| genre | adventure fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Catriona
ⓘ
David Balfour ⓘ Kidnapped ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coming of age
ⓘ
justice ⓘ loyalty ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | David Balfour ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 2 ⓘ |
| protagonistName | David Balfour ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| publisher |
Cassell & Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Cassell
|
| relatedAuthor | Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Catriona
ⓘ
Kidnapped ⓘ |
| secondWorkPublicationYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 18th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ the Highlands ⓘ
linked to:
Highlands
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Balfour series Description of subject: The David Balfour series is a pair of adventure novels by Robert Louis Stevenson, following the exploits of young Scotsman David Balfour in and after the events of Kidnapped.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: David Balfour series