Master Humphrey's Clock
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Master Humphrey's Clock was a 19th-century weekly periodical by Charles Dickens that serialized several of his works, including the novel Barnaby Rudge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Master Humphrey's Clock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6267555 — 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: Master Humphrey's Clock Context triple: [Barnaby Rudge, firstPublishedIn, Master Humphrey's Clock]
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A.
Eastgate Clock
The Eastgate Clock is a prominent Victorian-era clock tower in Chester, England, often cited as one of the most photographed clocks in the United Kingdom after Big Ben.
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B.
Great Clock of Westminster
The Great Clock of Westminster is the iconic 19th-century clock mechanism that powers the famous Big Ben tower clock at the Palace of Westminster in London.
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C.
Albert Memorial Clock
The Albert Memorial Clock is a prominent 19th-century clock tower and landmark in central Belfast, built in Gothic style to commemorate Prince Albert.
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D.
The Bell-Tower
"The Bell-Tower" is a dark Gothic short story by Herman Melville that explores themes of hubris, technology, and doom through the tale of an architect obsessed with constructing a monumental bell tower.
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E.
Great Bell
The Great Bell, better known as Big Ben, is the iconic large hour bell housed in the Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in London.
- 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: Master Humphrey's Clock Target entity description: Master Humphrey's Clock was a 19th-century weekly periodical by Charles Dickens that serialized several of his works, including the novel Barnaby Rudge.
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A.
Eastgate Clock
The Eastgate Clock is a prominent Victorian-era clock tower in Chester, England, often cited as one of the most photographed clocks in the United Kingdom after Big Ben.
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B.
Great Clock of Westminster
The Great Clock of Westminster is the iconic 19th-century clock mechanism that powers the famous Big Ben tower clock at the Palace of Westminster in London.
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C.
Albert Memorial Clock
The Albert Memorial Clock is a prominent 19th-century clock tower and landmark in central Belfast, built in Gothic style to commemorate Prince Albert.
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D.
The Bell-Tower
"The Bell-Tower" is a dark Gothic short story by Herman Melville that explores themes of hubris, technology, and doom through the tale of an architect obsessed with constructing a monumental bell tower.
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E.
Great Bell
The Great Bell, better known as Big Ben, is the iconic large hour bell housed in the Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary magazine
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periodical ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Master Humphrey’s Clock (magazine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalPublicationDate | 1841-12-04 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1840-04-04 ⓘ |
| genre |
Victorian literature
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fiction periodical ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Barnaby Rudge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Master Humphrey's Clock frame narrative ⓘ The Old Curiosity Shop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illustrator |
George Cattermole
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hablot Knight Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | framed narrative periodical ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter | Master Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first serialization of Barnaby Rudge
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first serialization of The Old Curiosity Shop ⓘ |
| numberingScheme | continuous weekly numbers ⓘ |
| originalFormat | three-column weekly number ⓘ |
| originallySerialized |
Barnaby Rudge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Old Curiosity Shop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| publisher | Chapman & Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Master Humphrey's Clock Description of subject: Master Humphrey's Clock was a 19th-century weekly periodical by Charles Dickens that serialized several of his works, including the novel Barnaby Rudge.
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