A Slight Trick of the Mind
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A Slight Trick of the Mind is a novel by Mitch Cullin that portrays an elderly, retired Sherlock Holmes grappling with memory loss as he revisits an unresolved case from his past.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Slight Trick of the Mind canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9778042 — 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: A Slight Trick of the Mind Context triple: [Mr. Holmes, basedOn, A Slight Trick of the Mind]
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A.
The Prestige
The Prestige is a 2006 psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan that follows the intense rivalry between two Victorian-era magicians obsessed with outdoing each other.
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B.
Derren Brown: The Heist
Derren Brown: The Heist is a British television special in which psychological illusionist Derren Brown uses suggestion and social compliance techniques to influence ordinary people into attempting a simulated armed robbery.
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C.
The Prestige (novel)
The Prestige (novel) is a 1995 epistolary science fiction and fantasy book by Christopher Priest about two rival stage magicians in Victorian England whose escalating obsession with outdoing each other leads to dark and uncanny consequences.
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D.
Spotless Mind
"Spotless Mind" is a mellow, introspective R&B track by Jhené Aiko that explores themes of emotional detachment and transient relationships.
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E.
Derren Brown: Svengali
Derren Brown: Svengali is a stage show and televised special by illusionist Derren Brown that blends psychological manipulation, mind-reading, and theatrical storytelling.
- 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: A Slight Trick of the Mind Target entity description: A Slight Trick of the Mind is a novel by Mitch Cullin that portrays an elderly, retired Sherlock Holmes grappling with memory loss as he revisits an unresolved case from his past.
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A.
The Prestige
The Prestige is a 2006 psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan that follows the intense rivalry between two Victorian-era magicians obsessed with outdoing each other.
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B.
Derren Brown: The Heist
Derren Brown: The Heist is a British television special in which psychological illusionist Derren Brown uses suggestion and social compliance techniques to influence ordinary people into attempting a simulated armed robbery.
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C.
The Prestige (novel)
The Prestige (novel) is a 1995 epistolary science fiction and fantasy book by Christopher Priest about two rival stage magicians in Victorian England whose escalating obsession with outdoing each other leads to dark and uncanny consequences.
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D.
Spotless Mind
"Spotless Mind" is a mellow, introspective R&B track by Jhené Aiko that explores themes of emotional detachment and transient relationships.
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E.
Derren Brown: Svengali
Derren Brown: Svengali is a stage show and televised special by illusionist Derren Brown that blends psychological manipulation, mind-reading, and theatrical storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Bill Condon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationLeadActor | Ian McKellen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Mitch Cullin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterCreatedBy | Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | elderly Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Mrs. Munro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roger Munro NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamiki Umezaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
mystery novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Mr. Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Holmes’s memory loss
ⓘ
an unresolved past case ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 21st century ⓘ |
| publisher | Nan A. Talese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | post-World War II period ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
identity ⓘ memory ⓘ regret ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Slight Trick of the Mind Description of subject: A Slight Trick of the Mind is a novel by Mitch Cullin that portrays an elderly, retired Sherlock Holmes grappling with memory loss as he revisits an unresolved case from his past.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mr. Holmes
subject surface form:
Mr. Holmes (film)