Friendly Persuasion (novel)
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Friendly Persuasion (novel) is a 1945 book by Jessamyn West that portrays the lives, faith, and moral dilemmas of a Quaker family in Indiana during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Friendly Persuasion (novel) canonical | 6 |
| Friendly Persuasion | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3022993 — 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: Friendly Persuasion (novel) Context triple: [Friendly Persuasion, basedOn, Friendly Persuasion (novel)]
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A.
The Persuasions
The Persuasions are an American a cappella group renowned for their soulful, harmony-rich interpretations of R&B, gospel, and pop songs.
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B.
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.
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C.
Kings Row
Kings Row is a 1942 American drama film set in a small Midwestern town, known for its dark exploration of social hypocrisy and psychological trauma.
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D.
My Favorite Husband
My Favorite Husband is a late-1940s American radio sitcom starring Lucille Ball that served as a precursor to and inspiration for the television series I Love Lucy.
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E.
Fair Game (novel)
Fair Game is a 1974 thriller novel by Paula Gosling, best known as the source material for multiple film adaptations, including the 1986 Sylvester Stallone movie "Cobra."
- 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: Friendly Persuasion (novel) Target entity description: Friendly Persuasion (novel) is a 1945 book by Jessamyn West that portrays the lives, faith, and moral dilemmas of a Quaker family in Indiana during the American Civil War.
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A.
The Persuasions
The Persuasions are an American a cappella group renowned for their soulful, harmony-rich interpretations of R&B, gospel, and pop songs.
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B.
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.
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C.
Kings Row
Kings Row is a 1942 American drama film set in a small Midwestern town, known for its dark exploration of social hypocrisy and psychological trauma.
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D.
My Favorite Husband
My Favorite Husband is a late-1940s American radio sitcom starring Lucille Ball that served as a precursor to and inspiration for the television series I Love Lucy.
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E.
Fair Game (novel)
Fair Game is a 1974 thriller novel by Paula Gosling, best known as the source material for multiple film adaptations, including the 1986 Sylvester Stallone movie "Cobra."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedTo | film ⓘ |
| author | Jessamyn West ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
conflict between pacifism and military service
ⓘ
effects of the American Civil War on civilians ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | book ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
religious fiction ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Friendly Persuasion (1956 film) ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Eliza Birdwell
ⓘ
Jess Birdwell ⓘ their children ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Religious Society of Friends
ⓘ
surface form:
Society of Friends (Quakers)
|
| hasTitle | Friendly Persuasion ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short story cycle ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Religious Society of Friends
ⓘ
surface form:
Quaker faith
family life ⓘ moral dilemmas of war ⓘ pacifism ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Quaker family in Indiana ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harcourt Brace & World
ⓘ
surface form:
Harcourt, Brace and Company
|
| setInPeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Indiana ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfNarrative | American Civil War era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Friendly Persuasion (novel) Description of subject: Friendly Persuasion (novel) is a 1945 book by Jessamyn West that portrays the lives, faith, and moral dilemmas of a Quaker family in Indiana during the American Civil War.
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Friendly Persuasion