Fu Manchu stories
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The Fu Manchu stories are a series of early 20th-century adventure and crime novels by Sax Rohmer featuring the villainous Dr. Fu Manchu, a mastermind often cited as a classic example of the "Yellow Peril" stereotype in Western fiction.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fu Manchu film series | 2 |
| Fu Manchu novels | 1 |
| Fu Manchu stories canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4268959 — 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)
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Target entity: Fu Manchu stories Context triple: [Daughter of the Dragon, basedOn, Fu Manchu stories]
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The Mr. Moto film series
The Mr. Moto film series is a collection of 1930s–1940s mystery films centered on a clever Japanese detective and secret agent, adapted from John P. Marquand’s novels.
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B.
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
The Mysterious Mr. Wong is a 1934 American mystery film featuring Bela Lugosi as a sinister Chinatown crime lord seeking power through a series of murders.
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C.
Sherlock Holmes stories
Sherlock Holmes stories are a seminal series of detective tales by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the brilliant, analytical sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson, which helped define the modern mystery genre.
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D.
O Mandarim
O Mandarim is a satirical novella by Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós that explores greed, morality, and the consequences of wish fulfillment through a fantastical tale about a clerk who can gain a fortune by causing the death of a distant Chinese mandarin.
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E.
The Blue-Eyed Manchu
"The Blue-Eyed Manchu" is an early 20th-century adventure and mystery novel by Achmed Abdullah, featuring exotic intrigue and crime in an Orientalist setting.
- 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: Fu Manchu stories Target entity description: The Fu Manchu stories are a series of early 20th-century adventure and crime novels by Sax Rohmer featuring the villainous Dr. Fu Manchu, a mastermind often cited as a classic example of the "Yellow Peril" stereotype in Western fiction.
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A.
The Mr. Moto film series
The Mr. Moto film series is a collection of 1930s–1940s mystery films centered on a clever Japanese detective and secret agent, adapted from John P. Marquand’s novels.
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B.
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
The Mysterious Mr. Wong is a 1934 American mystery film featuring Bela Lugosi as a sinister Chinatown crime lord seeking power through a series of murders.
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C.
Sherlock Holmes stories
Sherlock Holmes stories are a seminal series of detective tales by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the brilliant, analytical sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson, which helped define the modern mystery genre.
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D.
O Mandarim
O Mandarim is a satirical novella by Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós that explores greed, morality, and the consequences of wish fulfillment through a fantastical tale about a clerk who can gain a fortune by causing the death of a distant Chinese mandarin.
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E.
The Blue-Eyed Manchu
"The Blue-Eyed Manchu" is an early 20th-century adventure and mystery novel by Achmed Abdullah, featuring exotic intrigue and crime in an Orientalist setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventure fiction
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crime fiction ⓘ novel ⓘ novel series ⓘ pulp fiction ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
comic strips
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films ⓘ radio dramas ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dr. Fu-Manchu series ⓘ |
| associatedStereotype | Yellow Peril ⓘ |
| author | Sax Rohmer ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
exoticism
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imperial anxiety ⓘ poisons and strange weapons ⓘ secret laboratories ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Sax Rohmer ⓘ |
| criticalReception | criticized for racist stereotyping ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dr. Petrie
ⓘ
Nayland Smith ⓘ |
| firstWork |
The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu
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linked to:
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
|
| genre |
adventure
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crime ⓘ mystery ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Nayland Smith ⓘ |
| hasVillain | Dr. Fu Manchu ⓘ |
| influenced | later villain archetypes in popular fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | popular fiction ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Yellow Peril fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dr. Fu Manchu ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter | Dr. Petrie ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of an Asian supervillain
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influence on Western perceptions of East Asia ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Dr. Fu Manchu as criminal mastermind
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global conspiracy ⓘ secret societies ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodEnd | 1959 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodStart | 1913 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| publisher | Methuen ⓘ |
| setting |
London
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linked to:
London, England
early 20th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century literature ⓘ |
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Subject: Fu Manchu stories Description of subject: The Fu Manchu stories are a series of early 20th-century adventure and crime novels by Sax Rohmer featuring the villainous Dr. Fu Manchu, a mastermind often cited as a classic example of the "Yellow Peril" stereotype in Western fiction.
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