What Maisie Knew
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What Maisie Knew is a novel by Henry James that follows a young girl caught between her divorced, self-absorbed parents, exploring themes of innocence, perception, and moral responsibility.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| What Maisie Knew canonical | 13 |
| What Maisie Knew (1897) | 3 |
| What Maisie Knew universe | 3 |
| What Maisie Knew (1897 novel) | 1 |
| What Maisie Knew (2012 film) | 1 |
| What Maisie Knew (novel) | 1 |
| What Maisie Knew: New York Edition text | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T402535 — 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: What Maisie Knew Context triple: [Henry James, notableWork, What Maisie Knew]
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A.
The Accused
The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film that powerfully examines sexual assault and victim-blaming, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Jodie Foster.
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B.
National Velvet
National Velvet is a classic 1944 family sports drama film about a young girl and her horse competing in the Grand National steeplechase.
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C.
Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
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D.
The Wife
"The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
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E.
Away We Go!
Away We Go! is the original working title of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!, used before the show was retitled for its Broadway debut.
- 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: What Maisie Knew Target entity description: What Maisie Knew is a novel by Henry James that follows a young girl caught between her divorced, self-absorbed parents, exploring themes of innocence, perception, and moral responsibility.
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A.
The Accused
The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film that powerfully examines sexual assault and victim-blaming, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Jodie Foster.
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B.
National Velvet
National Velvet is a classic 1944 family sports drama film about a young girl and her horse competing in the Grand National steeplechase.
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C.
Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
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D.
The Wife
"The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
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E.
Away We Go!
Away We Go! is the original working title of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!, used before the show was retitled for its Broadway debut.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film ⓘ |
| author | Henry James ⓘ |
| character |
Beale Farange
ⓘ
Ida Farange ⓘ Maisie Farange ⓘ Miss Overmore ⓘ Mrs. Wix ⓘ Sir Claude ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| explores |
moral ambiguity in adult behavior
ⓘ
the limits of a child’s understanding ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serial ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
The New Review
ⓘ
linked to:
The Fortnightly Review
|
| focusesOn | a young girl caught between divorced parents ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
What Maisie Knew (2012 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
What Maisie Knew
|
| hasCriticalReception | considered a classic of Henry James’s fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationBy | Clarence F. Underwood ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Maisie Farange ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Maisie Farange ⓘ |
| movement |
psychological realism
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | child’s point of view ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Henry James’s major phase ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| publicationYear | 1897 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Heinemann ⓘ |
| setting |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| structure | chronological narrative ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
effects of divorce on a child
ⓘ
moral development of a child ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood innocence
ⓘ
custody conflict ⓘ divorce ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ parental neglect ⓘ perception ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | Victorian era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: What Maisie Knew Description of subject: What Maisie Knew is a novel by Henry James that follows a young girl caught between her divorced, self-absorbed parents, exploring themes of innocence, perception, and moral responsibility.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Farange
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Farange
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