Tess of the D’Urbervilles
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Tess of the D’Urbervilles is a classic 1891 novel by Thomas Hardy that follows the tragic life of Tess Durbeyfield, a young woman struggling against social injustice, fate, and moral hypocrisy in rural Victorian England.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tess of the d'Urbervilles | 2 |
| Tess of the d’Urbervilles | 2 |
| Tess of the D’Urbervilles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9246644 — 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: Tess of the D’Urbervilles Context triple: [Ruth Jones, starredIn, Tess of the D’Urbervilles]
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A.
The Return of the Native
The Return of the Native is a classic 1878 novel by Thomas Hardy that explores passion, fate, and social constraint amid the bleak landscape of Egdon Heath in rural England.
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B.
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure is a bleak Victorian novel by Thomas Hardy that follows the tragic life and thwarted ambitions of a working-class man striving for education and social mobility.
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C.
Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd is an 1874 novel by Thomas Hardy that follows the romantic and social entanglements of the independent Bathsheba Everdene in rural Victorian England.
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D.
Tess
Tess is a central character in the musical film "Burlesque," serving as the tough but caring owner and manager of the struggling burlesque club.
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E.
Tess
Tess is a character in the action film "Fast X," part of the long-running Fast & Furious franchise.
- 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: Tess of the D’Urbervilles Target entity description: Tess of the D’Urbervilles is a classic 1891 novel by Thomas Hardy that follows the tragic life of Tess Durbeyfield, a young woman struggling against social injustice, fate, and moral hypocrisy in rural Victorian England.
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A.
The Return of the Native
The Return of the Native is a classic 1878 novel by Thomas Hardy that explores passion, fate, and social constraint amid the bleak landscape of Egdon Heath in rural England.
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B.
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure is a bleak Victorian novel by Thomas Hardy that follows the tragic life and thwarted ambitions of a working-class man striving for education and social mobility.
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C.
Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd is an 1874 novel by Thomas Hardy that follows the romantic and social entanglements of the independent Bathsheba Everdene in rural Victorian England.
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D.
Tess
Tess is a central character in the musical film "Burlesque," serving as the tough but caring owner and manager of the struggling burlesque club.
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E.
Tess
Tess is a character in the action film "Fast X," part of the long-running Fast & Furious franchise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
initially controversial
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now regarded as a classic of English literature ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1891 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | serial in The Graphic ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs | serialised novel ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
realist novel
ⓘ
social novel ⓘ tragic novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Tess (1979 film)
NERFINISHED
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Tess of the d’Urbervilles (1913 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tess of the d’Urbervilles (1924 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tess of the d’Urbervilles (2008 TV serial) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tess of the d’Urbervilles (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Izz Huett
NERFINISHED
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Joan Durbeyfield NERFINISHED ⓘ John Durbeyfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Liza-Lu Durbeyfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Marian NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercy Chant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
naturalism
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realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alec d’Urberville
NERFINISHED
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Angel Clare NERFINISHED ⓘ Tess Durbeyfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial treatment of female sexuality
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critique of Victorian morality ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Thomas Hardy’s Wessex novels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of Thomas Hardy’s major novels ⓘ |
| protagonist | Tess Durbeyfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1891 ⓘ |
| publisher | Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Wessex
NERFINISHED
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rural England ⓘ |
| theme |
class and social status
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fate ⓘ moral hypocrisy ⓘ religion and morality ⓘ rural life and industrialization ⓘ sexual double standard ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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