Narrow Dog to Wigan Pier
E1044009
Narrow Dog to Wigan Pier is a humorous travel memoir by Terry Darlington recounting his adventures journeying by narrowboat across England’s canals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Narrow Dog to Wigan Pier canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13509662 — 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: Narrow Dog to Wigan Pier Context triple: [Terry Darlington, notableWork, Narrow Dog to Wigan Pier]
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A.
Ace the Greyhound
Ace the Greyhound is the costumed canine mascot representing the University of Indianapolis at its athletic events and campus activities.
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B.
The Fox and Hounds
The Fox and Hounds is a traditional English pub located in the village of Hunsdon, Hertfordshire.
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C.
Road-side Dog
Road-side Dog is a collection of short, reflective prose pieces and aphorisms by Nobel Prize–winning Polish writer Czesław Miłosz, blending memoir, philosophy, and observation.
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D.
The Dogs
The Dogs is a nickname commonly used for sports teams or groups whose mascots or identities are associated with dogs, often evoking toughness and loyalty.
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E.
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
"Mad Dogs and Englishmen" is a satirical comic song by Noël Coward that humorously critiques British colonial attitudes and their absurd behavior in tropical climates.
- 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: Narrow Dog to Wigan Pier Target entity description: Narrow Dog to Wigan Pier is a humorous travel memoir by Terry Darlington recounting his adventures journeying by narrowboat across England’s canals.
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A.
Ace the Greyhound
Ace the Greyhound is the costumed canine mascot representing the University of Indianapolis at its athletic events and campus activities.
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B.
The Fox and Hounds
The Fox and Hounds is a traditional English pub located in the village of Hunsdon, Hertfordshire.
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C.
Road-side Dog
Road-side Dog is a collection of short, reflective prose pieces and aphorisms by Nobel Prize–winning Polish writer Czesław Miłosz, blending memoir, philosophy, and observation.
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D.
The Dogs
The Dogs is a nickname commonly used for sports teams or groups whose mascots or identities are associated with dogs, often evoking toughness and loyalty.
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E.
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
"Mad Dogs and Englishmen" is a satirical comic song by Noël Coward that humorously critiques British colonial attitudes and their absurd behavior in tropical climates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
humorous book ⓘ travel memoir ⓘ |
| about |
British waterways culture
ⓘ
life aboard a narrowboat ⓘ |
| author | Terry Darlington ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Monica Darlington
ⓘ
Terry Darlington ⓘ their whippet ⓘ |
| follows | Narrow Dog to Carcassonne ⓘ |
| genre |
humour
ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
ebook
ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle | self-deprecating humour ⓘ |
| hasPart | narrowboat journey across England ⓘ |
| hasSequelRelationTo | Narrow Dog to Carcassonne ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAllusionTo | The Road to Wigan Pier ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
English canals
ⓘ
canal boating ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| publisher | Bantam Press ⓘ |
| setting |
England
ⓘ
Wigan Pier ⓘ |
| titleReference | The Road to Wigan Pier ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Narrow Dog to Wigan Pier Description of subject: Narrow Dog to Wigan Pier is a humorous travel memoir by Terry Darlington recounting his adventures journeying by narrowboat across England’s canals.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.