Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton was a prolific 19th-century English novelist, playwright, and politician, best known for coining phrases like “the pen is mightier than the sword” and for his influential popular fiction.
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Target entity: Edward Bulwer-Lytton Context triple: [Henry Colburn, notableAuthorPublished, Edward Bulwer-Lytton]
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Sheridan Le Fanu
Sheridan Le Fanu was a 19th-century Irish writer best known for his influential Gothic and ghost stories, including the vampire novella "Carmilla."
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Charles Maturin
Charles Maturin was an Irish Protestant clergyman and early 19th-century novelist best known for his influential Gothic novel "Melmoth the Wanderer."
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Henry Brougham
Henry Brougham was a prominent 19th-century British statesman, lawyer, and reformer who played a key role in the abolition of slavery and the passing of the 1832 Reform Act.
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Horace Walpole
Horace Walpole was an 18th-century English writer, art historian, and politician best known for pioneering the Gothic novel with "The Castle of Otranto" and for his extensive correspondence.
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William Irving
William Irving was the brother of famed American author Washington Irving and a member of the prominent Irving family of early 19th-century New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edward Bulwer-Lytton Target entity description: Edward Bulwer-Lytton was a prolific 19th-century English novelist, playwright, and politician, best known for coining phrases like “the pen is mightier than the sword” and for his influential popular fiction.
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A.
Sheridan Le Fanu
Sheridan Le Fanu was a 19th-century Irish writer best known for his influential Gothic and ghost stories, including the vampire novella "Carmilla."
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B.
Charles Maturin
Charles Maturin was an Irish Protestant clergyman and early 19th-century novelist best known for his influential Gothic novel "Melmoth the Wanderer."
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C.
Henry Brougham
Henry Brougham was a prominent 19th-century British statesman, lawyer, and reformer who played a key role in the abolition of slavery and the passing of the 1832 Reform Act.
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D.
Horace Walpole
Horace Walpole was an 18th-century English writer, art historian, and politician best known for pioneering the Gothic novel with "The Castle of Otranto" and for his extensive correspondence.
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E.
William Irving
William Irving was the brother of famed American author Washington Irving and a member of the prominent Irving family of early 19th-century New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baron
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Member of Parliament ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1803-05-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| child |
Emily Bulwer-Lytton
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Baron Lytton ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Bulwer-Lytton
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| coinedPhrase |
dweller on the threshold
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pursuit of the almighty dollar ⓘ the great unwashed ⓘ the pen is mightier than the sword ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1873-01-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Devon
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England ⓘ Torquay ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Trinity College, Cambridge
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Trinity Hall, Cambridge ⓘ |
| familyName |
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bulwer-Lytton
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| fullName |
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton
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| genre |
Gothic fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasSignatureWork |
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935 film)
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surface form:
The Last Days of Pompeii
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| influenced |
early science fiction writers
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popular Victorian fiction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gothic fiction
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early science fiction themes ⓘ popular historical novels ⓘ silver-fork novels ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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House of Lords ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| nationality |
British
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English ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Lord Lytton
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surface form:
1st Baron Lytton
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| notableWork |
A Strange Story
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Ernest Maltravers ⓘ Eugene Aram ⓘ Money ⓘ Night and Morning ⓘ Paul Clifford ⓘ Pelham ⓘ Richelieu; or, The Conspiracy ⓘ Rienzi ⓘ
surface form:
Rienzi, the Last of the Roman Tribunes
The Caxtons ⓘ The Coming Race ⓘ The Lady of Lyons ⓘ The Last Days of Pompeii (1935 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Last Days of Pompeii
Zanoni ⓘ |
| occupation |
dramatist
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novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parodiedBy | Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire
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Member of Parliament for Lincoln ⓘ Member of Parliament for St Ives ⓘ Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ |
| spouse | Rosina Bulwer Lytton ⓘ |
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