Mostly Harmless
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Mostly Harmless is the fifth and final novel in Douglas Adams's comic science fiction series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, continuing the misadventures of Arthur Dent in an absurd and satirical universe.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mostly Harmless canonical | 20 |
| Bistromathic Drive | 1 |
| Earth: "Mostly harmless" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T44784 — 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: Mostly Harmless Context triple: [Douglas Adams, notableWork, Mostly Harmless]
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A.
Life, the Universe and Everything
Life, the Universe and Everything is the third comedic science fiction novel in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, continuing the absurd adventures of Arthur Dent and his companions.
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B.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction series following the misadventures of an unwitting human and his alien friend as they travel through an absurd and satirical universe.
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C.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" is the fourth comedic science fiction novel in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, following Arthur Dent's return to a mysteriously restored Earth and his romance with the enigmatic Fenchurch.
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D.
Enquire Within Upon Everything
Enquire Within Upon Everything is a 19th-century British household reference book offering practical advice and information on a vast range of everyday topics.
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E.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is a comic science fiction novel by Douglas Adams, serving as the second book in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series and continuing the absurd adventures of Arthur Dent and his companions.
- 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: Mostly Harmless Target entity description: Mostly Harmless is the fifth and final novel in Douglas Adams's comic science fiction series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, continuing the misadventures of Arthur Dent in an absurd and satirical universe.
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A.
Life, the Universe and Everything
Life, the Universe and Everything is the third comedic science fiction novel in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, continuing the absurd adventures of Arthur Dent and his companions.
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B.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction series following the misadventures of an unwitting human and his alien friend as they travel through an absurd and satirical universe.
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C.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" is the fourth comedic science fiction novel in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, following Arthur Dent's return to a mysteriously restored Earth and his romance with the enigmatic Fenchurch.
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D.
Enquire Within Upon Everything
Enquire Within Upon Everything is a 19th-century British household reference book offering practical advice and information on a vast range of everyday topics.
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E.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is a comic science fiction novel by Douglas Adams, serving as the second book in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series and continuing the absurd adventures of Arthur Dent and his companions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic science fiction novel
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novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Douglas Adams ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Peter Cross ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
alternative timelines
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parallel universes ⓘ |
| follows | So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (in-universe book)
Vogon bureaucracy ⓘ |
| hasSequel | And Another Thing... (by Eoin Colfer) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
absurdity of the universe
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chance and randomness ⓘ family relationships ⓘ satire of bureaucracy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeriesFinaleOf | original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book series by Douglas Adams ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arthur Dent
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Ford Prefect ⓘ Random Dent ⓘ Tricia McMillan ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the fifth book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ |
| precededBy | So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harmony Books
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William Heinemann ⓘ
surface form:
Heinemann
|
| seriesNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| setIn | fictional universe of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | phrase used in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy entry for Earth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mostly Harmless Description of subject: Mostly Harmless is the fifth and final novel in Douglas Adams's comic science fiction series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, continuing the misadventures of Arthur Dent in an absurd and satirical universe.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bistromathic Drive
this entity surface form:
Earth: "Mostly harmless"
subject surface form:
And Another Thing...
subject surface form:
Heart of Gold