The Sense of the Past
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The Sense of the Past is an unfinished time-travel novel by Henry James about a modern man who is mysteriously transported into early 19th-century London.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Sense of the Past canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10493404 — 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 Sense of the Past Context triple: [Berkeley Square (film), basedOn, The Sense of the Past]
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A.
Sleeping with the Past
Sleeping with the Past is a 1989 studio album by Elton John that draws heavily on 1960s soul influences and features hits like "Sacrifice."
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B.
Between Past and Future
"Between Past and Future" is a collection of political and philosophical essays by Hannah Arendt that examines the crises of modernity and the challenges of freedom, authority, and tradition in contemporary society.
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C.
A People Without a Past
"A People Without a Past" is a section of Jaan Kross’s historical novel cycle "Between Three Plagues," focusing on life in 16th-century Estonia under shifting foreign powers.
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D.
Monuments to an Elegy
Monuments to an Elegy is a 2014 alternative rock album by The Smashing Pumpkins that blends guitar-driven songs with electronic elements as part of the band’s Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project.
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E.
The Past is Ours
"The Past is Ours" is the motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization's focus on preserving and promoting a particular memory of the Confederate past.
- 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 Sense of the Past Target entity description: The Sense of the Past is an unfinished time-travel novel by Henry James about a modern man who is mysteriously transported into early 19th-century London.
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A.
Sleeping with the Past
Sleeping with the Past is a 1989 studio album by Elton John that draws heavily on 1960s soul influences and features hits like "Sacrifice."
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B.
Between Past and Future
"Between Past and Future" is a collection of political and philosophical essays by Hannah Arendt that examines the crises of modernity and the challenges of freedom, authority, and tradition in contemporary society.
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C.
A People Without a Past
"A People Without a Past" is a section of Jaan Kross’s historical novel cycle "Between Three Plagues," focusing on life in 16th-century Estonia under shifting foreign powers.
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D.
Monuments to an Elegy
Monuments to an Elegy is a 2014 alternative rock album by The Smashing Pumpkins that blends guitar-driven songs with electronic elements as part of the band’s Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project.
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E.
The Past is Ours
"The Past is Ours" is the motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization's focus on preserving and promoting a particular memory of the Confederate past.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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time travel novel ⓘ unfinished novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film "Berkeley Square" (1933)
NERFINISHED
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film "Berkeley Square" (1951, as "The House in the Square") NERFINISHED ⓘ stage play "Berkeley Square" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Henry James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
clash between past and present
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historical consciousness ⓘ identity ⓘ romantic relationships across time ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| completionStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
fantasy fiction
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supernatural fiction ⓘ time travel fiction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
body exchange across time
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time displacement without machinery ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptForm |
authorial notes and outlines
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incomplete draft ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
American expatriate background
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sensitivity to historical atmosphere ⓘ |
| influencedWork | Berkeley Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
contrast between social manners of different periods
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double life across eras ⓘ time-slip ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | literary modernism ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | minor work in Henry James's oeuvre ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ralph Pendrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A modern American man is mysteriously transported into early 19th-century London and assumes the life of one of his ancestors. ⓘ |
| posthumousPublication | true ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Jolly Corner
NERFINISHED
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The Sense of the Past (play adaptation source for "Berkeley Square") NERFINISHED ⓘ The Turn of the Screw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingTimePeriod |
Edwardian era (frame in the early 20th century)
NERFINISHED
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| workPeriodOfAuthor | late phase of Henry James's career ⓘ |
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