Fairy Tales (book)
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Fairy Tales is a whimsical and darkly comic collection of subversive, irreverent retellings of traditional fairy stories written by British comedian and Monty Python member Terry Jones.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fairy Tales (book) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7767437 — 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: Fairy Tales (book) Context triple: [Terence Graham Parry Jones, notableWork, Fairy Tales (book)]
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A.
The Lilac Fairy Book
The Lilac Fairy Book is a classic 1910 collection of fairy tales from around the world, compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.
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B.
Fairy Tales Told for Children
Fairy Tales Told for Children is a seminal collection of literary fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen that introduced many of his most famous stories, including early versions of classics like "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Little Mermaid."
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C.
The Violet Fairy Book
The Violet Fairy Book is a collection of international folk and fairy tales compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.
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D.
The Grey Fairy Book
The Grey Fairy Book is a volume in Andrew Lang’s famous Fairy Books series, collecting a diverse range of lesser-known folk and fairy tales from around the world.
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E.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Yellow Fairy Book is a classic 1894 collection of traditional fairy tales from various cultures, compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.
- 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: Fairy Tales (book) Target entity description: Fairy Tales is a whimsical and darkly comic collection of subversive, irreverent retellings of traditional fairy stories written by British comedian and Monty Python member Terry Jones.
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A.
The Lilac Fairy Book
The Lilac Fairy Book is a classic 1910 collection of fairy tales from around the world, compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.
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B.
Fairy Tales Told for Children
Fairy Tales Told for Children is a seminal collection of literary fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen that introduced many of his most famous stories, including early versions of classics like "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Little Mermaid."
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C.
The Violet Fairy Book
The Violet Fairy Book is a collection of international folk and fairy tales compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.
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D.
The Grey Fairy Book
The Grey Fairy Book is a volume in Andrew Lang’s famous Fairy Books series, collecting a diverse range of lesser-known folk and fairy tales from around the world.
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E.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Yellow Fairy Book is a classic 1894 collection of traditional fairy tales from various cultures, compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British comedy
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Monty Python style humor ⓘ |
| author | Terry Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAffiliation | Monty Python NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
comedian
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writer ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional fairy tales ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fiction
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fairy tale retelling ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | fairy tale characters ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Terry Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fantasy adventure
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humor ⓘ parody of fairy tale tropes ⓘ subversion of traditional narratives ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
darkly comic
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irreverent ⓘ subversive ⓘ whimsical ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | short stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
humorous reinterpretation of fairy tale conventions
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subversive retellings of traditional fairy stories ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children and adults
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general audience ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Terry Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fairy Tales (book) Description of subject: Fairy Tales is a whimsical and darkly comic collection of subversive, irreverent retellings of traditional fairy stories written by British comedian and Monty Python member Terry Jones.
Referenced by (1)
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