Mr Mulliner stories
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The Mr Mulliner stories are a series of humorous short tales by P. G. Wodehouse in which the garrulous Mr Mulliner recounts the absurd misadventures of his extensive family, often set in English country and clubland milieus.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mr Mulliner | 21 |
| Mr Mulliner stories canonical | 5 |
| Mr Mulliner universe | 3 |
| Meet Mr Mulliner | 1 |
| Mr Mulliner Speaking | 1 |
| Mr Mulliner canon | 1 |
| Mulliner Nights | 1 |
| Wodehouse Mulliner universe | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Mr Mulliner stories Context triple: [P. G. Wodehouse, notableWork, Mr Mulliner stories]
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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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B.
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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Blandings Castle series
The Blandings Castle series is a collection of comic novels and stories by P. G. Wodehouse centered on the amiably absent-minded Lord Emsworth, his eccentric family, and the idyllic Shropshire estate of Blandings Castle.
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D.
Barchester Towers
Barchester Towers is an 1857 Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that satirically portrays clerical politics and social maneuvering in the fictional English cathedral town of Barchester.
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E.
Psmith series
The Psmith series is a collection of humorous novels and stories by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the charming, unflappable, and loquacious character Rupert Psmith in various comic adventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mr Mulliner stories Target entity description: The Mr Mulliner stories are a series of humorous short tales by P. G. Wodehouse in which the garrulous Mr Mulliner recounts the absurd misadventures of his extensive family, often set in English country and clubland milieus.
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A.
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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Blandings Castle series
The Blandings Castle series is a collection of comic novels and stories by P. G. Wodehouse centered on the amiably absent-minded Lord Emsworth, his eccentric family, and the idyllic Shropshire estate of Blandings Castle.
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D.
Barchester Towers
Barchester Towers is an 1857 Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that satirically portrays clerical politics and social maneuvering in the fictional English cathedral town of Barchester.
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E.
Psmith series
The Psmith series is a collection of humorous novels and stories by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the charming, unflappable, and loquacious character Rupert Psmith in various comic adventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humorous fiction
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short story cycle ⓘ work by P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ |
| author | P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | magazines ⓘ |
| frameDevice | Mr Mulliner recounts family anecdotes ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fiction
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humour ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | members of the Mulliner family ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Mr Mulliner stories
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surface form:
Meet Mr Mulliner
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Mr Mulliner Speaking
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surface form:
Mulliner Nights
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| hasProtagonistOccupation | storyteller in a pub ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Came the Dawn
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Honeysuckle Cottage ⓘ Open House ⓘ The Bishop’s Move ⓘ The Code of the Mulliners ⓘ The Reverent Wooing of Archibald ⓘ The Story of William ⓘ The Truth About George ⓘ The Voice from the Past ⓘ Unpleasantness at Bludleigh Court ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Edwardian and interwar British society ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | British comic short stories ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Mr Mulliner stories
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surface form:
Mr Mulliner
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| narrativeForm | frame narrative ⓘ |
| notableMagazine |
Cosmopolitan magazine
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surface form:
Cosmopolitan
Liberty ⓘ The Strand Magazine ⓘ |
| partOf |
P. G. Wodehouse universe
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surface form:
P. G. Wodehouse canon
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| periodOfPublication |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ |
| recurringLocation | Anglers’ Rest ⓘ |
| recurringMotif |
eccentric relatives
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implausible but earnest boasting ⓘ |
| setting |
English countryside
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London clubland ⓘ |
| style |
comic exaggeration
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verbal wit ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| tone | light-hearted ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
farce
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romantic entanglements ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
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