The Perfume of the Lady in Black
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The Perfume of the Lady in Black is a 1908 mystery novel by French writer Gaston Leroux, featuring journalist-detective Joseph Rouletabille in a sequel to The Mystery of the Yellow Room.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Perfume of the Lady in Black canonical | 6 |
| The Perfume of the Lady in Black (novel) | 2 |
| Le Parfum de la dame en noir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10352106 — 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 Perfume of the Lady in Black Context triple: [Gaston Leroux, notableWork, The Perfume of the Lady in Black]
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A.
Lady of Perfume
Lady of Perfume is an epithet of the Egyptian goddess Bastet, highlighting her association with fragrance, sensuality, and protective femininity.
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B.
The Lady in White
The Lady in White is a 1988 supernatural mystery-horror film in which Lukas Haas stars as a young boy who witnesses a ghostly apparition and uncovers a long-buried murder.
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C.
The Mysterious Lady
The Mysterious Lady is a 1928 silent romantic spy film starring Greta Garbo, directed by Fred Niblo.
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D.
The Mysterious Lady
The Mysterious Lady is a 19th-century painting by the Italian artist Giovanni Boldini, renowned for its elegant portrayal of an enigmatic female figure.
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E.
Le Parfum
Le Parfum is an intense, long-lasting version of Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre fragrance, offering a richer and more concentrated interpretation of the original scent.
- 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 Perfume of the Lady in Black Target entity description: The Perfume of the Lady in Black is a 1908 mystery novel by French writer Gaston Leroux, featuring journalist-detective Joseph Rouletabille in a sequel to The Mystery of the Yellow Room.
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A.
Lady of Perfume
Lady of Perfume is an epithet of the Egyptian goddess Bastet, highlighting her association with fragrance, sensuality, and protective femininity.
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B.
The Lady in White
The Lady in White is a 1988 supernatural mystery-horror film in which Lukas Haas stars as a young boy who witnesses a ghostly apparition and uncovers a long-buried murder.
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C.
The Mysterious Lady
The Mysterious Lady is a 1928 silent romantic spy film starring Greta Garbo, directed by Fred Niblo.
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D.
The Mysterious Lady
The Mysterious Lady is a 19th-century painting by the Italian artist Giovanni Boldini, renowned for its elegant portrayal of an enigmatic female figure.
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E.
Le Parfum
Le Parfum is an intense, long-lasting version of Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre fragrance, offering a richer and more concentrated interpretation of the original scent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Gaston Leroux ⓘ |
| authorNationality | French ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | journalist-detective ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Joseph Rouletabille ⓘ |
| fictionalGenre | crime fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Gaston Leroux ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Joseph Rouletabille ⓘ |
| isSequelTo | The Mystery of the Yellow Room ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | popular fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Joseph Rouletabille ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | French mystery literature ⓘ |
| prequel | The Mystery of the Yellow Room ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| series | Joseph Rouletabille series ⓘ |
| settingCountry | France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Perfume of the Lady in Black Description of subject: The Perfume of the Lady in Black is a 1908 mystery novel by French writer Gaston Leroux, featuring journalist-detective Joseph Rouletabille in a sequel to The Mystery of the Yellow Room.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1931 film)
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The Perfume of the Lady in Black (novel)
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linked to: The Perfume of the Lady in Black