Slammerkin
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"Slammerkin" is a historical novel by Emma Donoghue that follows a poor young woman's struggle for survival and autonomy in 18th-century Britain, exploring themes of class, gender, and desire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Slammerkin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10890483 — 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: Slammerkin Context triple: [Emma Donoghue, notableWork, Slammerkin]
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A.
Sli'merre
Sli'merre is a critically acclaimed collaborative mixtape by Atlanta rapper Young Nudy and producer Pi’erre Bourne, known for its atmospheric production and distinctive trap sound.
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B.
Smargadus
Smargadus was the exarch of Ravenna who commissioned the Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum in the early 7th century.
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C.
Scallabis
Scallabis was the ancient Roman name for the city now known as Santarém in central Portugal, an important settlement in the Roman province of Lusitania.
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D.
Salamas
Salamas is a town in northwestern Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province, known for its ethnolinguistic diversity and local dialects.
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E.
Throsk
Throsk is a small village in central Scotland situated on the River Forth within the Stirling council area.
- 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: Slammerkin Target entity description: "Slammerkin" is a historical novel by Emma Donoghue that follows a poor young woman's struggle for survival and autonomy in 18th-century Britain, exploring themes of class, gender, and desire.
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A.
Sli'merre
Sli'merre is a critically acclaimed collaborative mixtape by Atlanta rapper Young Nudy and producer Pi’erre Bourne, known for its atmospheric production and distinctive trap sound.
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B.
Smargadus
Smargadus was the exarch of Ravenna who commissioned the Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum in the early 7th century.
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C.
Scallabis
Scallabis was the ancient Roman name for the city now known as Santarém in central Portugal, an important settlement in the Roman province of Lusitania.
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D.
Salamas
Salamas is a town in northwestern Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province, known for its ethnolinguistic diversity and local dialects.
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E.
Throsk
Throsk is a small village in central Scotland situated on the River Forth within the Stirling council area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Emma Donoghue ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish-Canadian ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life murder case of Mary Saunders ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Doll Higgins
ⓘ
Mr. Jones ⓘ Mrs. Jones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| genre |
bildungsroman
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feminist fiction ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781860498802 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | realist ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mary Saunders ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of 18th-century urban life
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exploration of women’s economic vulnerability ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harcourt
ⓘ
linked to:
Harcourt Brace & World
Virago Press ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Monmouth ⓘ |
| settingTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| theme |
class
ⓘ
female autonomy ⓘ gender ⓘ poverty ⓘ prostitution ⓘ sexual desire ⓘ social mobility ⓘ violence against women ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | slang term for a loose gown or slovenly woman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Slammerkin Description of subject: "Slammerkin" is a historical novel by Emma Donoghue that follows a poor young woman's struggle for survival and autonomy in 18th-century Britain, exploring themes of class, gender, and desire.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.