Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones
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Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones was a prominent early 19th-century London publishing and bookselling firm known for issuing influential literary works, including major Romantic-era novels.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lackington, Allen & Co. | 1 |
| Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7279868 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones Context triple: [Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, firstEditionPublisher, Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones]
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A.
Lloyd, Morgan & Jones
Lloyd, Morgan & Jones was an architectural firm known for designing major mid-20th-century structures, including Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.
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B.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. was a 19th-century decorative arts firm founded by William Morris and his associates, renowned for its handcrafted designs and central role in the Arts and Crafts and Pre-Raphaelite movements.
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C.
Sidgwick & Jackson
Sidgwick & Jackson is a British publishing house known for producing a wide range of non-fiction and literary works, including notable political memoirs.
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D.
Gillespie, Kidd & Coia
Gillespie, Kidd & Coia was a renowned 20th-century Scottish architectural firm celebrated for its innovative Modernist and often Brutalist designs, particularly of Catholic churches and educational buildings.
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E.
Hugh Stubbins and Associates
Hugh Stubbins and Associates was an American architectural firm known for designing prominent public and institutional buildings in the late 20th century.
- 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: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones Target entity description: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones was a prominent early 19th-century London publishing and bookselling firm known for issuing influential literary works, including major Romantic-era novels.
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A.
Lloyd, Morgan & Jones
Lloyd, Morgan & Jones was an architectural firm known for designing major mid-20th-century structures, including Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.
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B.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. was a 19th-century decorative arts firm founded by William Morris and his associates, renowned for its handcrafted designs and central role in the Arts and Crafts and Pre-Raphaelite movements.
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C.
Sidgwick & Jackson
Sidgwick & Jackson is a British publishing house known for producing a wide range of non-fiction and literary works, including notable political memoirs.
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D.
Gillespie, Kidd & Coia
Gillespie, Kidd & Coia was a renowned 20th-century Scottish architectural firm celebrated for its innovative Modernist and often Brutalist designs, particularly of Catholic churches and educational buildings.
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E.
Hugh Stubbins and Associates
Hugh Stubbins and Associates was an American architectural firm known for designing prominent public and institutional buildings in the late 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bookselling firm
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business enterprise ⓘ publishing firm ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| businessActivity |
book publishing
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retail bookselling ⓘ wholesale bookselling ⓘ |
| businessModel | large-scale, low-price bookselling ⓘ |
| businessType | partnership ⓘ |
| city |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundedBy | James Lackington ⓘ |
| genrePublished |
Romantic literature
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novels ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasPartner |
Harding
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Hughes ⓘ Jones ⓘ Mavor ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Finsbury Square, London
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linked to:
Finsbury Square
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| historicalSignificance | contributed to wider circulation of literature in Britain ⓘ |
| industry |
bookselling
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publishing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
issuing influential literary works
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publishing Romantic-era novels ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| market | British book trade ⓘ |
| notableAuthorPublished | Mary Shelley ⓘ |
| notableWorkPublished | Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| partOf | history of British publishing ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Lackington, Allen & Co.
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linked to:
Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones
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| product |
books
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literary works ⓘ |
| reputation |
major Romantic-era publisher
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prominent London publisher ⓘ |
| roleInLiteraryHistory | publisher of major Romantic-era fiction ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones Description of subject: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones was a prominent early 19th-century London publishing and bookselling firm known for issuing influential literary works, including major Romantic-era novels.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
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firstEditionPublisher
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Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones
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linked to: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones