Mr. and Mrs. Elliot
E307922
"Mr. and Mrs. Elliot" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of marriage, disillusionment, and unfulfilled desire, collected in his 1925 volume In Our Time.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr. Elliot | 1 |
| Mr. and Mrs. Elliot canonical | 1 |
| Mrs. Elliot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2880995 — 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: Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Context triple: [In Our Time, hasPart, Mr. and Mrs. Elliot]
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A.
Edward Austen Knight
Edward Austen Knight was Jane Austen’s wealthy older brother who was adopted by rich relatives, inherited large estates, and provided her with the Chawton cottage where she wrote and revised many of her novels.
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B.
Fanny
Fanny is a 1961 romantic drama film adaptation of Marcel Pagnol’s works, best known for starring French actress Leslie Caron.
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C.
Fanny
Fanny is one of the central child protagonists in Enid Blyton’s classic fantasy series "The Magic Faraway Tree," known for her adventurous spirit and explorations of the magical lands at the top of the tree.
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D.
Fanny
Fanny is a feminine given name commonly used in various European and English-speaking countries.
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E.
Francis William Austen
Francis William Austen was a British Royal Navy officer and admiral, best known as the seafaring brother of novelist Jane Austen.
- 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: Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Target entity description: "Mr. and Mrs. Elliot" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of marriage, disillusionment, and unfulfilled desire, collected in his 1925 volume In Our Time.
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A.
Edward Austen Knight
Edward Austen Knight was Jane Austen’s wealthy older brother who was adopted by rich relatives, inherited large estates, and provided her with the Chawton cottage where she wrote and revised many of her novels.
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B.
Fanny
Fanny is a 1961 romantic drama film adaptation of Marcel Pagnol’s works, best known for starring French actress Leslie Caron.
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C.
Fanny
Fanny is one of the central child protagonists in Enid Blyton’s classic fantasy series "The Magic Faraway Tree," known for her adventurous spirit and explorations of the magical lands at the top of the tree.
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D.
Fanny
Fanny is a feminine given name commonly used in various European and English-speaking countries.
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E.
Francis William Austen
Francis William Austen was a British Royal Navy officer and admiral, best known as the seafaring brother of novelist Jane Austen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Hemingway ⓘ |
| character |
Cornelia Elliot
ⓘ
Cornelia’s friend ⓘ Hubert Elliot ⓘ |
| collection | In Our Time ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| explores |
gap between romantic ideals and reality
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sexual frustration ⓘ social expectations of marriage ⓘ strain in marital relationships ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | In Our Time ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist fiction
ⓘ
short fiction ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
Mr. and Mrs. Elliot
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mr. Elliot
Mr. and Mrs. Elliot self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mrs. Elliot
|
| hasTone |
detached
ⓘ
ironic ⓘ |
| includedIn | 1925 New York edition of In Our Time ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cornelia Elliot
ⓘ
Hubert Elliot ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorPeriod | Hemingway’s early work ⓘ |
| protagonist | Hubert Elliot ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Boni & Liveright ⓘ |
| settingCountry | France ⓘ |
| theme |
disillusionment
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emotional distance ⓘ failed expectations ⓘ infertility ⓘ marriage ⓘ unfulfilled desire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Description of subject: "Mr. and Mrs. Elliot" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of marriage, disillusionment, and unfulfilled desire, collected in his 1925 volume In Our Time.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mr. Elliot
this entity surface form:
Mrs. Elliot