Little Dorrit
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Little Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens that critiques Victorian society and the debtors' prison system through the life of its impoverished heroine, Amy Dorrit.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Little Dorrit canonical | 11 |
| Little Dorrit (1920 film) | 1 |
| Little Dorrit (1924 film) | 1 |
| Little Dorrit (1987 film) | 1 |
| Little Dorrit (2008 TV serial) – score | 1 |
| Little Dorrit (2008 TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2604998 — 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: Little Dorrit Context triple: [Charles Dickens, notableWork, Little Dorrit]
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Bleak House
Bleak House is a BBC television adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel, known for its ensemble cast and serialized, fast-paced retelling of the classic Victorian story.
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B.
Oliver Twist
"Oliver Twist" is a 2012 Afrobeats hit single by Nigerian artist D'banj that gained international popularity for its catchy rhythm and playful lyrics.
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C.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations is a program section of the Telluride Film Festival that highlights notable and anticipated films.
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D.
Great Expectations
"Great Expectations" is a popular rock song by American band The Gaslight Anthem, known for its Springsteen-influenced sound and nostalgic, storytelling lyrics.
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E.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations is a classic 1861 novel by Charles Dickens that follows the coming-of-age journey of an orphan named Pip as he navigates social class, ambition, and personal growth in Victorian England.
- 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 Dorrit Target entity description: Little Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens that critiques Victorian society and the debtors' prison system through the life of its impoverished heroine, Amy Dorrit.
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A.
Bleak House
Bleak House is a BBC television adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel, known for its ensemble cast and serialized, fast-paced retelling of the classic Victorian story.
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B.
Oliver Twist
"Oliver Twist" is a 2012 Afrobeats hit single by Nigerian artist D'banj that gained international popularity for its catchy rhythm and playful lyrics.
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C.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations is a program section of the Telluride Film Festival that highlights notable and anticipated films.
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D.
Great Expectations
"Great Expectations" is a popular rock song by American band The Gaslight Anthem, known for its Springsteen-influenced sound and nostalgic, storytelling lyrics.
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E.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations is a classic 1861 novel by Charles Dickens that follows the coming-of-age journey of an orphan named Pip as he navigates social class, ambition, and personal growth in Victorian England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Little Dorrit
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Little Dorrit (1920 film)
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Little Dorrit (1924 film)
Little Dorrit (1934 film) ⓘ Little Dorrit self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Little Dorrit (1987 film)
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Little Dorrit (2008 TV series)
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| alsoKnownAs | Little Dorrit; A Novel ⓘ |
| author | Charles Dickens ⓘ |
| character |
Flora Finching
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Mr. Merdle ⓘ Mrs. Clennam ⓘ Pancks ⓘ Rigaud ⓘ William Dorrit ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1857 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiquesInstitution |
Victorian bureaucracy
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debtors' prison system ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1855 ⓘ |
| followedBy | A Tale of Two Cities ⓘ |
| genre |
Victorian novel
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satirical novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | Hablot Knight Browne ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780141439969 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Poverty
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The Riches ⓘ
surface form:
Riches
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| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Amy Dorrit
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Arthur Clennam ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalSerializationMedium | periodical ⓘ |
| originalSerialPublication | Household Words ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | later work of Charles Dickens ⓘ |
| precededBy | Hard Times ⓘ |
| protagonist | Amy Dorrit ⓘ |
| publisher | Bradbury and Evans ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Marshalsea debtors' prison ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
bureaucracy and government inefficiency
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class and social mobility ⓘ critique of Victorian society ⓘ debt and imprisonment ⓘ economic speculation ⓘ family responsibility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Dorrit Description of subject: Little Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens that critiques Victorian society and the debtors' prison system through the life of its impoverished heroine, Amy Dorrit.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Little Dorrit (1987 film)
this entity surface form:
Little Dorrit (2008 TV series)
this entity surface form:
Little Dorrit (1920 film)
this entity surface form:
Little Dorrit (1924 film)
subject surface form:
Tom Courtenay
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Little Dorrit (2008 TV serial) – score