A Question of Proof
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A Question of Proof is a 1935 detective novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake and introducing his amateur sleuth Nigel Strangeways.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Question of Proof canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5884990 — 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: A Question of Proof Context triple: [Cecil Day-Lewis, notableWork, A Question of Proof]
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A.
The Burden of Proof
The Burden of Proof is a 1992 television miniseries adaptation of Scott Turow’s legal thriller novel, starring Brian Dennehy as a defense attorney investigating his wife’s mysterious death.
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B.
The Appeal
The Appeal is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that explores corporate corruption and the manipulation of the judicial system through a high-stakes Mississippi court case.
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C.
The Triumph of Justice
The Triumph of Justice is a Baroque-era religious and allegorical painting by French artist Jean Jouvenet, exemplifying his dramatic composition and expressive style.
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D.
The Deposition
The Deposition is a renowned High Renaissance altarpiece by Raphael depicting the mournful transport of Christ’s body after the Crucifixion.
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E.
Law of Suspects
The Law of Suspects was a sweeping French Revolutionary decree that enabled the mass arrest and prosecution of perceived enemies of the Revolution during the Reign of Terror.
- 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: A Question of Proof Target entity description: A Question of Proof is a 1935 detective novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake and introducing his amateur sleuth Nigel Strangeways.
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A.
The Burden of Proof
The Burden of Proof is a 1992 television miniseries adaptation of Scott Turow’s legal thriller novel, starring Brian Dennehy as a defense attorney investigating his wife’s mysterious death.
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B.
The Appeal
The Appeal is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that explores corporate corruption and the manipulation of the judicial system through a high-stakes Mississippi court case.
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C.
The Triumph of Justice
The Triumph of Justice is a Baroque-era religious and allegorical painting by French artist Jean Jouvenet, exemplifying his dramatic composition and expressive style.
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D.
The Deposition
The Deposition is a renowned High Renaissance altarpiece by Raphael depicting the mournful transport of Christ’s body after the Crucifixion.
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E.
Law of Suspects
The Law of Suspects was a sweeping French Revolutionary decree that enabled the mass arrest and prosecution of perceived enemies of the Revolution during the Reign of Terror.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime fiction work
ⓘ
detective novel ⓘ |
| author |
Cecil Day-Lewis
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Nicholas Blake ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | poet ⓘ |
| authorPseudonymOf | Cecil Day-Lewis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Nigel Strangeways ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | print ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasInvestigatorType | amateur sleuth ⓘ |
| hasMotiveElement | school scandal ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
justice
ⓘ
murder investigation ⓘ school life ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter | Nigel Strangeways ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of detective fiction ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist | Nigel Strangeways ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first novel in the Nigel Strangeways series ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| series | Nigel Strangeways series ⓘ |
| setting | English preparatory school ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | interwar period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Question of Proof Description of subject: A Question of Proof is a 1935 detective novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake and introducing his amateur sleuth Nigel Strangeways.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.