Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Little Lord Fauntleroy is an 1886 children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett about a kind-hearted American boy who unexpectedly inherits an English earldom and transforms his curmudgeonly grandfather.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2305411 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Little Lord Fauntleroy Context triple: [Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921 film), basedOn, Little Lord Fauntleroy]
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A Little Princess
A Little Princess is a 1995 fantasy drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel, and acclaimed for its lush, imaginative visual style.
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Little Men
Little Men is a classic 19th-century novel by Louisa May Alcott that follows the lives and moral growth of a group of boys at a progressive school run by Jo March and her husband.
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The Gingham Girl
The Gingham Girl is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film starring Australian actress Lotus Thompson.
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D.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a 1938 musical film adaptation of Kate Douglas Wiggin’s novel, best known for starring Shirley Temple as the spirited orphan Rebecca.
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The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper is a historical novel by Mark Twain that tells the story of two boys—one a prince and the other a poor commoner—who swap identities in 16th-century England to explore themes of class and social justice.
- 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: Little Lord Fauntleroy Target entity description: Little Lord Fauntleroy is an 1886 children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett about a kind-hearted American boy who unexpectedly inherits an English earldom and transforms his curmudgeonly grandfather.
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A.
A Little Princess
A Little Princess is a 1995 fantasy drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel, and acclaimed for its lush, imaginative visual style.
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B.
Little Men
Little Men is a classic 19th-century novel by Louisa May Alcott that follows the lives and moral growth of a group of boys at a progressive school run by Jo March and her husband.
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C.
The Gingham Girl
The Gingham Girl is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film starring Australian actress Lotus Thompson.
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D.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a 1938 musical film adaptation of Kate Douglas Wiggin’s novel, best known for starring Shirley Temple as the spirited orphan Rebecca.
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E.
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper is a historical novel by Mark Twain that tells the story of two boys—one a prince and the other a poor commoner—who swap identities in 16th-century England to explore themes of class and social justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921 film)
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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936 film) ⓘ Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980 television film) ⓘ Little Lord Fauntleroy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Little Lord Fauntleroy (Japanese anime series)
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| alternateFormOfTitleCharacter | Lord Fauntleroy ⓘ |
| author | Frances Hodgson Burnett ⓘ |
| centralConflict | inheritance of the Dorincourt earldom and acceptance of Cedric and his mother ⓘ |
| character |
Cedric Errol
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Dearest ⓘ Dick Tipton ⓘ Earl of Dorincourt ⓘ Mr. Hobbs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | commercially successful in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serialized ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | St. Nicholas Magazine ⓘ |
| firstPublished | 1885–1886 ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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sentimental fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Reginald B. Birch ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Little Lord Fauntleroy self-link ⓘ |
| influenced | boys' fashion in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| inLiteraryCanon | classic of children's literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Cedric Errol ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the Fauntleroy suit for boys ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An American boy discovers he is heir to an English earldom and softens his harsh grandfather's character. ⓘ |
| protagonist | Cedric Errol ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1886 ⓘ |
| publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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rural England ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| theme |
class differences
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kindness ⓘ moral influence of children ⓘ social responsibility of the aristocracy ⓘ |
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Subject: Little Lord Fauntleroy Description of subject: Little Lord Fauntleroy is an 1886 children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett about a kind-hearted American boy who unexpectedly inherits an English earldom and transforms his curmudgeonly grandfather.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Little Lord Fauntleroy (stage and film adaptations)
this entity surface form:
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980 TV series)
this entity surface form:
Little Lord Fauntleroy (Japanese anime series)
subject surface form:
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921 film)
this entity surface form:
novel "Little Lord Fauntleroy" by Frances Hodgson Burnett
this entity surface form:
Little Lord Fauntleroy (novel)
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Little Lord Fauntleroy universe
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Little Lord Fauntleroy universe
this entity surface form:
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886)
subject surface form:
Frances Hodgson Burnett
subject surface form:
Frances Hodgson Burnett
subject surface form:
Frances Hodgson Burnett
subject surface form:
Frances Hodgson Burnett