The Clothes They Stood Up In
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The Clothes They Stood Up In is a darkly comic novella by British writer Alan Bennett about a middle-aged couple whose flat is completely stripped by thieves, forcing them to reassess their lives and values.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Clothes They Stood Up In canonical | 1 |
| The Clothes They Stood Up In (radio adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9016902 — 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: The Clothes They Stood Up In Context triple: [Alan Bennett, notableWork, The Clothes They Stood Up In]
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A.
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On is a 1941 Hollywood biographical Western film dramatizing the life and death of U.S. cavalry officer George Armstrong Custer.
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B.
Bury Me
"Bury Me" is a country song by Dwight Yoakam, featured on his debut album "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc."
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C.
Last Seen Wearing
"Last Seen Wearing" is a crime novel in Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse series, featuring the detective's investigation into the disappearance of a schoolgirl.
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D.
On These I Stand
On These I Stand is a posthumous collection of poems by Harlem Renaissance poet Countee Cullen that showcases his lyrical style, racial themes, and classical influences.
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E.
Baggy Trousers
"Baggy Trousers" is a 1980 ska/pop single by the British band Madness, celebrated for its nostalgic lyrics about school days and its energetic, bouncy rhythm.
- 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: The Clothes They Stood Up In Target entity description: The Clothes They Stood Up In is a darkly comic novella by British writer Alan Bennett about a middle-aged couple whose flat is completely stripped by thieves, forcing them to reassess their lives and values.
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A.
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On is a 1941 Hollywood biographical Western film dramatizing the life and death of U.S. cavalry officer George Armstrong Custer.
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B.
Bury Me
"Bury Me" is a country song by Dwight Yoakam, featured on his debut album "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc."
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C.
Last Seen Wearing
"Last Seen Wearing" is a crime novel in Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse series, featuring the detective's investigation into the disappearance of a schoolgirl.
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D.
On These I Stand
On These I Stand is a posthumous collection of poems by Harlem Renaissance poet Countee Cullen that showcases his lyrical style, racial themes, and classical influences.
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E.
Baggy Trousers
"Baggy Trousers" is a 1980 ska/pop single by the British band Madness, celebrated for its nostalgic lyrics about school days and its energetic, bouncy rhythm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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novella ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The Clothes They Stood Up In (radio adaptation)
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linked to:
The Clothes They Stood Up In
The Clothes They Stood Up In (stage adaptation) ⓘ |
| author | Alan Bennett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | hardback ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novella
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist |
David Hughes
ⓘ
linked to:
David A. Hughes
|
| isbn | 9781861971180 ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Mr Ransome
ⓘ
Mrs Ransome ⓘ |
| notableFor | satirical portrayal of a middle-class couple stripped of all possessions ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 96 ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A middle-aged couple return home to find their flat completely stripped by thieves, forcing them to reassess their lives and values. ⓘ |
| protagonistType | middle-aged couple ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Profile Books ⓘ |
| setting |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| theme |
consumerism
ⓘ
identity ⓘ loss and liberation ⓘ materialism ⓘ middle-class life ⓘ |
| tone | darkly comic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Clothes They Stood Up In Description of subject: The Clothes They Stood Up In is a darkly comic novella by British writer Alan Bennett about a middle-aged couple whose flat is completely stripped by thieves, forcing them to reassess their lives and values.
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linked to: The Clothes They Stood Up In