The Coral Island
E509866
The Coral Island is an 1858 adventure novel by R. M. Ballantyne about three boys stranded on a Pacific island, known for its idealized portrayal of Christian morality and British imperial values.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Coral Island canonical | 1 |
| The Coral Island (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5310593 — 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: The Coral Island Context triple: [Lord of the Flies, inspiredBy, The Coral Island]
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A.
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson is a classic 1812 adventure novel by Johann David Wyss about a shipwrecked Swiss family who use ingenuity and cooperation to survive and build a new life on a deserted island.
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B.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island is a classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson that popularized many of the modern tropes of pirate fiction, including treasure maps, deserted islands, and one-legged seamen with parrots.
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C.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island is an artificial island in San Francisco Bay, originally built for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition and later used for military and residential purposes.
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D.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island is a popular small resort island in Fiji’s Mamanuca archipelago, known for its white-sand beaches, coral reefs, and tropical holiday accommodations.
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E.
The Pearl of Orr's Island
The Pearl of Orr's Island is a 19th-century novel set in coastal Maine that explores themes of morality, community, and Christian faith through the lives of its seafaring characters.
- 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: The Coral Island Target entity description: The Coral Island is an 1858 adventure novel by R. M. Ballantyne about three boys stranded on a Pacific island, known for its idealized portrayal of Christian morality and British imperial values.
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A.
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson is a classic 1812 adventure novel by Johann David Wyss about a shipwrecked Swiss family who use ingenuity and cooperation to survive and build a new life on a deserted island.
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B.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island is an artificial island in San Francisco Bay, originally built for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition and later used for military and residential purposes.
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C.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island is a classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson that popularized many of the modern tropes of pirate fiction, including treasure maps, deserted islands, and one-legged seamen with parrots.
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D.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island is a popular small resort island in Fiji’s Mamanuca archipelago, known for its white-sand beaches, coral reefs, and tropical holiday accommodations.
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E.
The Pearl of Orr's Island
The Pearl of Orr's Island is a 19th-century novel set in coastal Maine that explores themes of morality, community, and Christian faith through the lives of its seafaring characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | R. M. Ballantyne ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christianization of islanders
ⓘ
European contact with Polynesians ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jack Martin
ⓘ
Peterkin Gay ⓘ Ralph Rover ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
boys' adventure ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Coral Island (1916 film)
ⓘ
The Coral Island (1920 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Coral Island (1916 film)
The Coral Island (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Coral Island
|
| hasMoralPerspective | didactic Christian viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
British imperialism
ⓘ
Christian morality ⓘ adventure and exploration ⓘ civilization versus savagery ⓘ coming of age ⓘ friendship ⓘ missionary work ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lord of the Flies
ⓘ
Treasure Island ⓘ |
| influencedAuthor |
Robert Louis Stevenson
ⓘ
William Golding ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | young readers ⓘ |
| involves |
Pacific islanders
ⓘ
cannibals ⓘ missionaries ⓘ pirates ⓘ shipwreck ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | classic of Victorian boys' adventure fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jack Martin
ⓘ
Peterkin Gay ⓘ Ralph Rover ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator | Ralph Rover ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
idealized British imperial values
ⓘ
idealized Christian values ⓘ |
| protagonist | Ralph Rover ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1858 ⓘ |
| publisher | T. Nelson and Sons ⓘ |
| setting |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
desert island ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Coral Island Description of subject: The Coral Island is an 1858 adventure novel by R. M. Ballantyne about three boys stranded on a Pacific island, known for its idealized portrayal of Christian morality and British imperial values.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Coral Island