Jack Sheppard (1839 novel by William Harrison Ainsworth)
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"Jack Sheppard" is an 1839 historical crime novel by William Harrison Ainsworth that sensationalizes the life and exploits of the real 18th-century English thief and prison-breaker Jack Sheppard.
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| Jack Sheppard (1839 novel by William Harrison Ainsworth) canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Jack Sheppard (1839 novel by William Harrison Ainsworth) Context triple: [Jack Sheppard, inspiredWork, Jack Sheppard (1839 novel by William Harrison Ainsworth)]
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A.
Jack Sheppard
Jack Sheppard was a notorious early 18th-century English thief and prison-breaker whose daring escapes made him a legendary folk hero.
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B.
Jack Maggs
Jack Maggs is a historical novel by Peter Carey that reimagines and subverts the story of Dickens’s "Great Expectations" from the perspective of the convict benefactor.
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C.
Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams
Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams is a 1794 novel by William Godwin that combines political critique with a suspenseful narrative about persecution, power, and social injustice in late 18th-century England.
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D.
The Newgate Calendar
The Newgate Calendar is an 18th–19th century collection of crime reports and biographies of notorious criminals in England, widely known for its sensational and moralizing accounts of executions and offenses.
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E.
Ripper Street
Ripper Street is a British period crime drama television series set in Victorian-era London’s Whitechapel district in the aftermath of the Jack the Ripper murders.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jack Sheppard (1839 novel by William Harrison Ainsworth) Target entity description: "Jack Sheppard" is an 1839 historical crime novel by William Harrison Ainsworth that sensationalizes the life and exploits of the real 18th-century English thief and prison-breaker Jack Sheppard.
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A.
Jack Sheppard
Jack Sheppard was a notorious early 18th-century English thief and prison-breaker whose daring escapes made him a legendary folk hero.
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B.
Jack Maggs
Jack Maggs is a historical novel by Peter Carey that reimagines and subverts the story of Dickens’s "Great Expectations" from the perspective of the convict benefactor.
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C.
Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams
Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams is a 1794 novel by William Godwin that combines political critique with a suspenseful narrative about persecution, power, and social injustice in late 18th-century England.
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D.
The Newgate Calendar
The Newgate Calendar is an 18th–19th century collection of crime reports and biographies of notorious criminals in England, widely known for its sensational and moralizing accounts of executions and offenses.
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E.
Ripper Street
Ripper Street is a British period crime drama television series set in Victorian-era London’s Whitechapel district in the aftermath of the Jack the Ripper murders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
melodrama
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| author | William Harrison Ainsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Jack Sheppard (thief) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryReception |
commercial success
ⓘ
moral controversy ⓘ |
| contributedTo | popularity of Newgate novels ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | William Makepeace Thackeray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
London slums
ⓘ
Newgate Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Bentley’s Miscellany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | rise and fall of Jack Sheppard ⓘ |
| genre |
Newgate novel
ⓘ
crime fiction ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Blueskin
NERFINISHED
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Edgeworth Bess NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Wild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fate and free will
ⓘ
sensationalism of crime ⓘ social conditions in 18th-century London ⓘ |
| illustrator | George Cruikshank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Victorian crime fiction ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | life of Jack Sheppard ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literarySubject |
London underworld
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crime ⓘ prison escape ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jack Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in debates over the morality of Newgate fiction
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sensational depiction of a real criminal ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | early Victorian era ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| protagonistBasedOn | historical criminal ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | thief ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1839 ⓘ |
| publisher | Richard Bentley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serialization | serialized in Bentley’s Miscellany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | circa 1700s ⓘ |
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Subject: Jack Sheppard (1839 novel by William Harrison Ainsworth) Description of subject: "Jack Sheppard" is an 1839 historical crime novel by William Harrison Ainsworth that sensationalizes the life and exploits of the real 18th-century English thief and prison-breaker Jack Sheppard.
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