The Log of the Snark
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The Log of the Snark is a travel narrative by Bessie Maddern London recounting the around-the-world voyage she undertook with her husband, writer Jack London, aboard their small yacht, the Snark.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Log of the Snark canonical | 3 |
| The Cruise of the Snark | 1 |
| voyage of the Snark | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5859284 — 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 Log of the Snark Context triple: [Bessie Maddern London, notableWork, The Log of the Snark]
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A.
The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark is a nonsensical narrative poem by Lewis Carroll that follows a crew of eccentric characters on a surreal and ultimately futile quest to hunt a mysterious creature called the Snark.
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B.
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
The Gashlycrumb Tinies is a darkly comic, alphabet-based picture book by Edward Gorey that depicts the morbidly humorous deaths of 26 children, each corresponding to a letter.
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C.
The Oyster Eater
The Oyster Eater is a celebrated painting by Belgian artist James Ensor that depicts an intimate interior scene of a woman eating oysters, showcasing his early use of light, color, and bourgeois subject matter.
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D.
Jabberwocky
"Jabberwocky" is a 1977 British fantasy film by Terry Gilliam that offers a darkly comic, surreal take on medieval adventure inspired by Lewis Carroll’s poem.
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E.
Fludd
Fludd is a darkly comic novel by Hilary Mantel that explores faith, doubt, and small-town Catholic life in a remote English village.
- 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 Log of the Snark Target entity description: The Log of the Snark is a travel narrative by Bessie Maddern London recounting the around-the-world voyage she undertook with her husband, writer Jack London, aboard their small yacht, the Snark.
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A.
The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark is a nonsensical narrative poem by Lewis Carroll that follows a crew of eccentric characters on a surreal and ultimately futile quest to hunt a mysterious creature called the Snark.
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B.
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
The Gashlycrumb Tinies is a darkly comic, alphabet-based picture book by Edward Gorey that depicts the morbidly humorous deaths of 26 children, each corresponding to a letter.
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C.
The Oyster Eater
The Oyster Eater is a celebrated painting by Belgian artist James Ensor that depicts an intimate interior scene of a woman eating oysters, showcasing his early use of light, color, and bourgeois subject matter.
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D.
Jabberwocky
"Jabberwocky" is a 1977 British fantasy film by Terry Gilliam that offers a darkly comic, surreal take on medieval adventure inspired by Lewis Carroll’s poem.
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E.
Fludd
Fludd is a darkly comic novel by Hilary Mantel that explores faith, doubt, and small-town Catholic life in a remote English village.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
ⓘ
travel narrative ⓘ |
| about |
Bessie Maddern London
ⓘ
Jack London ⓘ around-the-world voyage of the yacht Snark ⓘ |
| author | Bessie Maddern London ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describesEvent |
cruise through the South Seas
ⓘ
voyage across the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bessie Maddern London
ⓘ
Jack London ⓘ |
| featuresVessel |
Snark
ⓘ
linked to:
the Snark
|
| genre |
adventure literature
ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ |
| hasMainSetting | aboard the yacht Snark ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Pacific islands
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Islands
South Seas ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Bessie Maddern London
ⓘ
Jack London ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Cruise of the Snark
ⓘ
linked to:
The Log of the Snark
|
| subjectMatter |
exploration
ⓘ
maritime travel ⓘ married life at sea ⓘ sea voyages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Log of the Snark Description of subject: The Log of the Snark is a travel narrative by Bessie Maddern London recounting the around-the-world voyage she undertook with her husband, writer Jack London, aboard their small yacht, the Snark.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.