St. Nicholas Magazine
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St. Nicholas Magazine was a popular late-19th- and early-20th-century American children's periodical known for publishing influential juvenile literature and illustrations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St. Nicholas Magazine canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10782112 — 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: St. Nicholas Magazine Context triple: [Little Lord Fauntleroy, firstPublicationMedium, St. Nicholas Magazine]
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A.
The Youth's Companion
The Youth's Companion was a popular late-19th- and early-20th-century American weekly magazine for young readers known for its patriotic and educational content.
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B.
Beeton's Christmas Annual
Beeton's Christmas Annual was a popular 19th-century British magazine best known for publishing Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story, "A Study in Scarlet," in its 1887 edition.
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C.
Collier’s magazine
Collier’s magazine was a popular American general-interest weekly periodical known for its fiction, investigative journalism, and influential illustrations during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
The Knickerbocker magazine
The Knickerbocker magazine was a 19th-century American literary periodical known for publishing prominent writers and shaping early U.S. literary culture.
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E.
Graham's Magazine
Graham's Magazine was a prominent 19th-century American literary periodical known for publishing works by major authors such as Edgar Allan Poe.
- 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: St. Nicholas Magazine Target entity description: St. Nicholas Magazine was a popular late-19th- and early-20th-century American children's periodical known for publishing influential juvenile literature and illustrations.
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A.
The Youth's Companion
The Youth's Companion was a popular late-19th- and early-20th-century American weekly magazine for young readers known for its patriotic and educational content.
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B.
Beeton's Christmas Annual
Beeton's Christmas Annual was a popular 19th-century British magazine best known for publishing Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story, "A Study in Scarlet," in its 1887 edition.
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C.
Collier’s magazine
Collier’s magazine was a popular American general-interest weekly periodical known for its fiction, investigative journalism, and influential illustrations during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
The Knickerbocker magazine
The Knickerbocker magazine was a 19th-century American literary periodical known for publishing prominent writers and shaping early U.S. literary culture.
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E.
Graham's Magazine
Graham's Magazine was a prominent 19th-century American literary periodical known for publishing works by major authors such as Edgar Allan Poe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American periodical
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children's magazine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator |
Scribner & Company
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linked to:
Charles Scribner's Sons
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| editorInChief | Mary Mapes Dodge ⓘ |
| editorTenureEnd | 1905 ⓘ |
| editorTenureStart | 1873 ⓘ |
| firstIssueDate | November 1873 ⓘ |
| format | illustrated magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
children's fiction
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children's non-fiction ⓘ juvenile literature ⓘ |
| hasEditor | Mary Mapes Dodge ⓘ |
| hasSection |
letters from readers
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non-fiction articles ⓘ poetry ⓘ puzzles and games ⓘ stories ⓘ |
| illustrationStyle | Victorian-era illustration ⓘ |
| inception | 1873 ⓘ |
| influenced | development of American children's literature ⓘ |
| intendedAgeRange |
older children
ⓘ
young adolescents ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high literary standards in children's literature
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high-quality illustrations ⓘ influential juvenile fiction ⓘ publishing works by prominent authors ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfPublisher | New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint Nicholas
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linked to:
Saint Nicholas of Myra
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| notableContributor |
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Joel Chandler Harris ⓘ L. Frank Baum ⓘ Laura E. Richards ⓘ Louisa May Alcott ⓘ Mark Twain ⓘ Rudyard Kipling ⓘ |
| notableIllustrator |
Howard Pyle
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Jessie Willcox Smith ⓘ Reginald Birch ⓘ |
| peakPopularityPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | monthly ⓘ |
| publisher |
Scribner & Company
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linked to:
Charles Scribner's Sons
The Century Company ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Nicholas Magazine Description of subject: St. Nicholas Magazine was a popular late-19th- and early-20th-century American children's periodical known for publishing influential juvenile literature and illustrations.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.