The Start of Things
E1043982
"The Start of Things" is a short story included in Somerset Maugham’s collection *The First Person and Other Stories*, exploring themes of human relationships and personal transformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Start of Things canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13509036 — 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 Start of Things Context triple: [The First Person and Other Stories, hasPart, The Start of Things]
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A.
The Beginning Place
The Beginning Place is a fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that follows two young adults who discover and share access to a mysterious otherworld that transforms their understanding of themselves and their reality.
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B.
In the Beginning
"In the Beginning" is a posthumously released live album capturing an early 1980 performance by blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band Double Trouble.
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C.
In the Beginning
"In the Beginning" is a jazz album by flutist Hubert Laws, showcasing his virtuosic playing and fusion of classical, jazz, and soul influences.
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D.
The Beginning
The Beginning is a studio album by American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas that continues their dance-pop and electronic sound following the success of The E.N.D.
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E.
The Beginning
"The Beginning" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album "Love in the Future."
- 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 Start of Things Target entity description: "The Start of Things" is a short story included in Somerset Maugham’s collection *The First Person and Other Stories*, exploring themes of human relationships and personal transformation.
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A.
The Beginning Place
The Beginning Place is a fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that follows two young adults who discover and share access to a mysterious otherworld that transforms their understanding of themselves and their reality.
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B.
In the Beginning
"In the Beginning" is a posthumously released live album capturing an early 1980 performance by blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band Double Trouble.
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C.
In the Beginning
"In the Beginning" is a jazz album by flutist Hubert Laws, showcasing his virtuosic playing and fusion of classical, jazz, and soul influences.
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D.
The Beginning
The Beginning is a studio album by American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas that continues their dance-pop and electronic sound following the success of The E.N.D.
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E.
The Beginning
"The Beginning" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album "Love in the Future."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | W. Somerset Maugham ⓘ |
| collection | The First Person and Other Stories ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | W. Somerset Maugham ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
short fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Somerset Maugham
ⓘ
linked to:
W. Somerset Maugham
|
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
inner life of characters
ⓘ
interpersonal dynamics ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Start of Things ⓘ |
| includedIn | The First Person and Other Stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | modern literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Maugham’s later short fiction ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional change
ⓘ
human relationships ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
| writtenBy | W. Somerset Maugham ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Start of Things Description of subject: "The Start of Things" is a short story included in Somerset Maugham’s collection *The First Person and Other Stories*, exploring themes of human relationships and personal transformation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.