Frenchman’s Creek
E655327
Frenchman’s Creek is a historical romance novel by Daphne du Maurier about an aristocratic woman who escapes her stifling life to embark on a passionate adventure with a French pirate in 17th-century Cornwall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frenchman’s Creek canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7298102 — 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: Frenchman’s Creek Context triple: [Daphne du Maurier, notableWork, Frenchman’s Creek]
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A.
L’Amour fou
L’Amour fou is a seminal Surrealist text by André Breton that explores the concept of mad love as a revolutionary force in art and life.
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B.
Brigadoon
Brigadoon is a 1954 MGM musical fantasy film, directed by Vincente Minnelli and based on the Lerner and Loewe stage musical, about a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every hundred years.
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C.
Warm Creek
Warm Creek is a watercourse in Southern California that flows through the San Bernardino Valley.
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D.
Le Rosey
Le Rosey is an elite Swiss boarding school renowned for its international student body, bilingual education, and reputation as one of the most exclusive schools in the world.
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E.
Corinne
Corinne is a feminine given name of French origin, often considered a variant of Corine and derived from the Greek name Korinna.
- 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: Frenchman’s Creek Target entity description: Frenchman’s Creek is a historical romance novel by Daphne du Maurier about an aristocratic woman who escapes her stifling life to embark on a passionate adventure with a French pirate in 17th-century Cornwall.
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A.
L’Amour fou
L’Amour fou is a seminal Surrealist text by André Breton that explores the concept of mad love as a revolutionary force in art and life.
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B.
Brigadoon
Brigadoon is a 1954 MGM musical fantasy film, directed by Vincente Minnelli and based on the Lerner and Loewe stage musical, about a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every hundred years.
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C.
Warm Creek
Warm Creek is a watercourse in Southern California that flows through the San Bernardino Valley.
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D.
Le Rosey
Le Rosey is an elite Swiss boarding school renowned for its international student body, bilingual education, and reputation as one of the most exclusive schools in the world.
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E.
Corinne
Corinne is a feminine given name of French origin, often considered a variant of Corine and derived from the Greek name Korinna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical romance novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Daphne du Maurier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOtherWork |
Jamaica Inn
NERFINISHED
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My Cousin Rachel NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterOccupation | pirate ⓘ |
| featuresSettingElement |
Cornish creek
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country estate ⓘ |
| featuresSocialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ romance fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Frenchman’s Creek (1944 film)
NERFINISHED
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Frenchman’s Creek (1998 television film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Jean-Benoit Aubéry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Donna Maria St. Columb
NERFINISHED
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Jean-Benoit Aubéry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Cornish coastal setting
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portrayal of a rebellious aristocratic heroine ⓘ romanticized depiction of piracy ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Gollancz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Donna Maria St. Columb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| setInCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| theme |
adultery
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class and social convention ⓘ escape from domestic constraints ⓘ female autonomy ⓘ freedom and self-discovery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frenchman’s Creek Description of subject: Frenchman’s Creek is a historical romance novel by Daphne du Maurier about an aristocratic woman who escapes her stifling life to embark on a passionate adventure with a French pirate in 17th-century Cornwall.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.