The Fortunes of Nigel
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The Fortunes of Nigel is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in early 17th-century London, exploring themes of honor, financial ruin, and social ambition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fortunes of Nigel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fortunes of Nigel Context triple: [Sir Walter Scott, notableWork, The Fortunes of Nigel]
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A.
The Eustace Diamonds
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B.
The Doubtful Heir
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C.
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D.
The Winslow Boy
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E.
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- 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 Fortunes of Nigel Target entity description: The Fortunes of Nigel is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in early 17th-century London, exploring themes of honor, financial ruin, and social ambition.
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A.
The Eustace Diamonds
The Eustace Diamonds is a Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that satirically explores greed, social ambition, and moral ambiguity through the controversy surrounding a disputed family heirloom.
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B.
The Doubtful Heir
The Doubtful Heir is a Caroline-era tragicomedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, centered on courtly intrigue, disputed succession, and romantic entanglements.
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C.
House of the Blackheads
The House of the Blackheads is a richly ornamented historic guild building in Riga, Latvia, renowned for its striking Renaissance-style façade and role as a symbol of the city’s medieval mercantile past.
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D.
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
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E.
The Pleasure of His Company
The Pleasure of His Company is a 1961 romantic comedy film featuring Fred Astaire as a charming, sophisticated playboy who returns to reconnect with his estranged daughter on the eve of her wedding.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical novel ⓘ |
| author |
Sir Walter Scott
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Sir Walter Scott ⓘ
surface form:
Walter Scott
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| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| explores |
social mobility in early modern London
ⓘ
the relationship between debt and honor ⓘ urban life in Stuart London ⓘ |
| featuresHistoricalFigure |
George Heriot
ⓘ
James VI and I ⓘ
surface form:
James I of England
|
| featuresLocation |
The Strand
ⓘ
Whitehall ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInSeries |
Chronicles of the Canongate (later grouping)
ⓘ
surface form:
Chronicles of the Canongate (first series contextually related)
|
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
London citizens
ⓘ
Scottish nobleman protagonist ⓘ moneylenders ⓘ royal courtiers ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Fortunes of Nigel self-link ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nigel Olifaunt ⓘ |
| mainCharacterTitle | Lord Glenvarloch ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
financial ruin
ⓘ
honor ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
court life of James I
ⓘ
patronage and corruption at court ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Waverley Novels ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Scott’s later Waverley novels ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| publisher |
Archibald Constable & Co.
ⓘ
surface form:
Archibald Constable and Co.
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| settingPlace |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| settingTime | early 17th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | reign of James I of England ⓘ |
| workOf | Sir Walter Scott ⓘ |
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