The Room in the Dragon Volant
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The Room in the Dragon Volant is a gothic mystery novella by Sheridan Le Fanu that follows a young Englishman entangled in deception, romance, and apparent supernatural intrigue at a sinister French inn.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Room in the Dragon Volant canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11203611 — 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 Room in the Dragon Volant Context triple: [In a Glass Darkly, containsWork, The Room in the Dragon Volant]
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A.
The Enchanted Room
The Enchanted Room is a metaphysical painting by Italian artist Carlo Carrà that exemplifies his exploration of dreamlike, enigmatic interior spaces.
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B.
The Secret Room
The Secret Room is a literary work by American poet and publisher James Laughlin, reflecting his distinctive modernist style and sensibility.
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C.
The Secret of the Tower
The Secret of the Tower is a lesser-known adventure novel by British author Anthony Hope, best known for his classic romance The Prisoner of Zenda.
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D.
The Seventh Room
The Seventh Room is a 1995 biographical drama film about the life and martyrdom of Hungarian nun and poet Edith Stein, in which Maia Morgenstern plays the lead role.
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E.
Here Be Dragons
Here Be Dragons is an immersive media and virtual reality production studio known for creating innovative, story-driven experiences.
- 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 Room in the Dragon Volant Target entity description: The Room in the Dragon Volant is a gothic mystery novella by Sheridan Le Fanu that follows a young Englishman entangled in deception, romance, and apparent supernatural intrigue at a sinister French inn.
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A.
The Enchanted Room
The Enchanted Room is a metaphysical painting by Italian artist Carlo Carrà that exemplifies his exploration of dreamlike, enigmatic interior spaces.
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B.
The Secret Room
The Secret Room is a literary work by American poet and publisher James Laughlin, reflecting his distinctive modernist style and sensibility.
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C.
The Secret of the Tower
The Secret of the Tower is a lesser-known adventure novel by British author Anthony Hope, best known for his classic romance The Prisoner of Zenda.
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D.
The Seventh Room
The Seventh Room is a 1995 biographical drama film about the life and martyrdom of Hungarian nun and poet Edith Stein, in which Maia Morgenstern plays the lead role.
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E.
Here Be Dragons
Here Be Dragons is an immersive media and virtual reality production studio known for creating innovative, story-driven experiences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gothic fiction work
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mystery fiction work ⓘ novella ⓘ |
| author | Sheridan Le Fanu ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
apparent supernatural phenomena
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crime and conspiracy ⓘ deception ⓘ illusion versus reality ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| containsPlotDevice |
elaborate criminal conspiracy
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feigned supernatural occurrences ⓘ unreliable perceptions of the narrator ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serial publication ⓘ |
| genre |
gothic fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ sensation fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Colonel Gaillarde
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Richard Beckett ⓘ the Count de St. Alyre ⓘ the Countess de St. Alyre ⓘ the Marquis d’Harmonville ⓘ the landlord of the Dragon Volant ⓘ |
| hasElement |
apparent supernatural events later rationally explained
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criminal plot ⓘ gothic atmosphere ⓘ romantic intrigue ⓘ suspense ⓘ twist ending ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
buried alive or premature burial imagery
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drugging and abduction ⓘ masked identity ⓘ secret passages and hidden rooms ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | sensation fiction movement ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | classic of gothic mystery fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| primarySetting | an inn called the Dragon Volant ⓘ |
| protagonist | Richard Beckett ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Carmilla
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In a Glass Darkly ⓘ Uncle Silas ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
France
ⓘ
Versailles region ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | post-Napoleonic era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Room in the Dragon Volant Description of subject: The Room in the Dragon Volant is a gothic mystery novella by Sheridan Le Fanu that follows a young Englishman entangled in deception, romance, and apparent supernatural intrigue at a sinister French inn.
Referenced by (3)
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