Coningsby, or The New Generation
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Coningsby, or The New Generation is a political novel by Benjamin Disraeli that critiques early 19th-century British politics and society through the coming-of-age story of a young aristocrat.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Coningsby, or The New Generation Context triple: [Benjamin Disraeli, notableWork, Coningsby, or The New Generation]
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The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now is a satirical Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that critiques the greed, corruption, and social pretensions of 19th-century British society.
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B.
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
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C.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch is a classic 19th-century English novel renowned for its intricate portrayal of provincial life, complex characters, and exploration of social and moral issues.
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Representative Men
Representative Men is a collection of biographical essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the character and influence of six great historical figures as models of human potential and leadership.
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The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table is a series of humorous and reflective conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in the 1850s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coningsby, or The New Generation Target entity description: Coningsby, or The New Generation is a political novel by Benjamin Disraeli that critiques early 19th-century British politics and society through the coming-of-age story of a young aristocrat.
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A.
The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now is a satirical Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that critiques the greed, corruption, and social pretensions of 19th-century British society.
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B.
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
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C.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch is a classic 19th-century English novel renowned for its intricate portrayal of provincial life, complex characters, and exploration of social and moral issues.
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D.
Representative Men
Representative Men is a collection of biographical essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the character and influence of six great historical figures as models of human potential and leadership.
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E.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table is a series of humorous and reflective conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in the 1850s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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political novel ⓘ |
| author | Benjamin Disraeli ⓘ |
| authorLaterPosition | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | British politician ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques |
British social structure
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early 19th-century British politics ⓘ |
| depicts |
Tory Party politics
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Whig Party politics ⓘ parliamentary elections ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Edith Millbank
ⓘ
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Monmouth
Oswald Millbank ⓘ Sidonia ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | three-volume novel ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInCity |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| followedBy |
Sybil, or The Two Nations
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Tancred, or The New Crusade ⓘ |
| genre |
Bildungsroman
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political novel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Coningsby, or The New Generation
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surface form:
Coningsby
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| influencedBy | British Conservative thought ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Young England movement ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
important Victorian political novel
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key text of the Young England movement ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Harry Coningsby ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
conflict between old and new political ideas
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education of a young aristocrat ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Disraeli political trilogy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Henrietta Temple ⓘ |
| protagonist | Harry Coningsby ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1844 ⓘ |
| publisher | Henry Colburn ⓘ |
| settingCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| structure | multi-part narrative ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| themes |
British politics
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aristocracy ⓘ coming of age ⓘ conservatism ⓘ political corruption ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | post-Reform Act era ⓘ |
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Coningsby; or, The New Generation
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Coningsby was first published in 1844