Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man
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"Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man" is a critically acclaimed biography by Claire Tomalin that explores the life, work, and inner conflicts of the English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10466910 — 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: Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man Context triple: [Claire Tomalin, notableWork, Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man]
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A.
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
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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B.
An Occasional Man
"An Occasional Man" is a lighthearted popular song from the mid-20th century American songbook, known for its playful, tropical-themed lyrics and catchy melody.
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C.
The British Recluse
The British Recluse is an early 18th-century amatory novella by Eliza Haywood that explores themes of female desire, secrecy, and social reputation.
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D.
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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E.
A Modern Man
A Modern Man is a rapid-fire comedic monologue by George Carlin in which he satirically lists the traits, contradictions, and buzzwords of contemporary life and identity.
- 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: Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man Target entity description: "Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man" is a critically acclaimed biography by Claire Tomalin that explores the life, work, and inner conflicts of the English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy.
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A.
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
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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B.
An Occasional Man
"An Occasional Man" is a lighthearted popular song from the mid-20th century American songbook, known for its playful, tropical-themed lyrics and catchy melody.
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C.
The British Recluse
The British Recluse is an early 18th-century amatory novella by Eliza Haywood that explores themes of female desire, secrecy, and social reputation.
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D.
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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E.
A Modern Man
A Modern Man is a rapid-fire comedic monologue by George Carlin in which he satirically lists the traits, contradictions, and buzzwords of contemporary life and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biography
ⓘ
book ⓘ |
| author | Claire Tomalin ⓘ |
| awarded |
Duff Cooper Prize
ⓘ
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Edwardian England
ⓘ
linked to:
Edwardian era
Victorian England ⓘ
linked to:
Victorian era
|
| exploresTheme |
class and social mobility
ⓘ
conflict between art and personal life ⓘ marriage and relationships ⓘ religion and loss of faith ⓘ rural versus urban life ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
inner conflicts of Thomas Hardy
ⓘ
life of Thomas Hardy ⓘ works of Thomas Hardy ⓘ |
| genre | literary biography ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeISBN | 9780141033869 ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780670914593 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 500 ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Dorset
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| includesAnalysisOf |
Far from the Madding Crowd
ⓘ
Jude the Obscure ⓘ Tess of the d’Urbervilles ⓘ
linked to:
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
The Mayor of Casterbridge ⓘ Thomas Hardy’s poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Thomas Hardy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical acclaim
ⓘ
detailed archival research ⓘ psychological portrait of Thomas Hardy ⓘ |
| partOf | Claire Tomalin’s body of biographical works ⓘ |
| portraysRelationshipWith |
Emma Gifford
ⓘ
Florence Dugdale ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Penguin Books
ⓘ
Viking ⓘ |
| reviewedIn |
The Guardian
ⓘ
The New York Times ⓘ The Times Literary Supplement ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
novelist
ⓘ
poet ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 1840s–1920s ⓘ |
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Subject: Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man Description of subject: "Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man" is a critically acclaimed biography by Claire Tomalin that explores the life, work, and inner conflicts of the English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy.
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