The Witches
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The Witches is a darkly comic children's fantasy novel by Roald Dahl about a young boy who discovers a secret society of child-hating witches plotting to eliminate all children.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Witches canonical | 7 |
| The Witches (novel) | 5 |
| The Witches (1983 novel) | 1 |
| The Witches (novel) by Roald Dahl | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5430878 — 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 Witches Context triple: [Roald Dahl, notableWork, The Witches]
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A.
The Witch in the Wood
The Witch in the Wood is a fantasy novel by T. H. White, later revised and republished as The Queen of Air and Darkness, that forms part of his Arthurian cycle The Once and Future King.
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B.
The Witch of Portobello
The Witch of Portobello is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores spirituality, identity, and the nature of love through the fragmented testimonies of people who knew its enigmatic heroine, Athena.
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C.
The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch is a British children's fantasy franchise, best known as a series of novels by Jill Murphy about a clumsy young witch attending a magical boarding school.
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D.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the famous nickname of Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, renowned for his exceptional defensive skills and acrobatic plays in Major League Baseball.
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E.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the enigmatic and ultimately humbug ruler of the Emerald City in L. Frank Baum’s classic tale "The Wizard of Oz."
- 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 Witches Target entity description: The Witches is a darkly comic children's fantasy novel by Roald Dahl about a young boy who discovers a secret society of child-hating witches plotting to eliminate all children.
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A.
The Witch in the Wood
The Witch in the Wood is a fantasy novel by T. H. White, later revised and republished as The Queen of Air and Darkness, that forms part of his Arthurian cycle The Once and Future King.
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B.
The Witch of Portobello
The Witch of Portobello is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores spirituality, identity, and the nature of love through the fragmented testimonies of people who knew its enigmatic heroine, Athena.
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C.
The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch is a British children's fantasy franchise, best known as a series of novels by Jill Murphy about a clumsy young witch attending a magical boarding school.
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D.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the famous nickname of Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, renowned for his exceptional defensive skills and acrobatic plays in Major League Baseball.
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E.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the enigmatic and ultimately humbug ruler of the Emerald City in L. Frank Baum’s classic tale "The Wizard of Oz."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark comedy
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The Witches (1990 film)
ⓘ
The Witches (2020 film) ⓘ The Witches stage adaptation ⓘ |
| ageGroup | middle grade readers ⓘ |
| antagonistGroup | witches ⓘ |
| author | Roald Dahl ⓘ |
| awardsAndHonors |
Whitbread Award (Children's Book, 1983, winner)
ⓘ
linked to:
Whitbread Children's Book of the Year
|
| containsElement |
magic
ⓘ
transformation into mice ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist |
Quentin Blake
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Quentin Blake
|
| genre |
children's fantasy
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy |
Quentin Blake
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Quentin Blake
|
| hasMoral | children should be wary and resourceful ⓘ |
| hasSequel | none ⓘ |
| illustrator |
Quentin Blake
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Quentin Blake
|
| isStandaloneWork | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
the Grand High Witch
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand High Witch
the boy's grandmother ⓘ unnamed boy narrator ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
the Grand High Witch
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand High Witch
|
| partOf | Roald Dahl bibliography ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
plan to eliminate all children
ⓘ
secret society of child-hating witches ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| setting |
England
ⓘ
Norway ⓘ a seaside hotel in England ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| theme |
appearance versus reality
ⓘ
child endangerment ⓘ courage ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Witches Description of subject: The Witches is a darkly comic children's fantasy novel by Roald Dahl about a young boy who discovers a secret society of child-hating witches plotting to eliminate all children.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Witches
linked to: The Witches
linked to: The Witches
linked to: The Witches
subject linked to:
Grandma
linked to: The Witches
linked to: The Witches
subject linked to:
The Witches (1990 film)
linked to: The Witches