The Madness of Private Ortheris
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The Madness of Private Ortheris is a short story by Rudyard Kipling focusing on the psychological breakdown and emotional turmoil of a British soldier in colonial India.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Madness of Private Ortheris canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11824372 — 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 Madness of Private Ortheris Context triple: [Plain Tales from the Hills, hasPart, The Madness of Private Ortheris]
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A.
The Ill-Made Knight
The Ill-Made Knight is a 1940 fantasy novel by T. H. White that retells the life and inner struggles of Sir Lancelot within the larger Arthurian saga The Once and Future King.
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B.
Lord Strange’s Men
Lord Strange’s Men was a prominent late 16th-century English playing company associated with the early career of William Shakespeare and active in the London theatre scene.
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C.
The Cloven Viscount
The Cloven Viscount is a satirical fantasy novella by Italo Calvino that tells the story of a nobleman literally split into good and evil halves, exploring themes of identity, morality, and human nature.
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D.
Lord of Lambesc
Lord of Lambesc is a noble title historically associated with a cadet branch of the influential French House of Lorraine.
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E.
Prince of Squillace
The Prince of Squillace was an Italian Renaissance noble title in the Kingdom of Naples, notably held by Gioffre Borgia, the youngest son of Pope Alexander VI.
- 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 Madness of Private Ortheris Target entity description: The Madness of Private Ortheris is a short story by Rudyard Kipling focusing on the psychological breakdown and emotional turmoil of a British soldier in colonial India.
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A.
The Ill-Made Knight
The Ill-Made Knight is a 1940 fantasy novel by T. H. White that retells the life and inner struggles of Sir Lancelot within the larger Arthurian saga The Once and Future King.
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B.
Lord Strange’s Men
Lord Strange’s Men was a prominent late 16th-century English playing company associated with the early career of William Shakespeare and active in the London theatre scene.
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C.
The Cloven Viscount
The Cloven Viscount is a satirical fantasy novella by Italo Calvino that tells the story of a nobleman literally split into good and evil halves, exploring themes of identity, morality, and human nature.
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D.
Lord of Lambesc
Lord of Lambesc is a noble title historically associated with a cadet branch of the influential French House of Lorraine.
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E.
Prince of Squillace
The Prince of Squillace was an Italian Renaissance noble title in the Kingdom of Naples, notably held by Gioffre Borgia, the youngest son of Pope Alexander VI.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short story
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work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Rudyard Kipling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
British soldiers in India
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psychological strain of colonial service ⓘ |
| genre |
military fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Private Ortheris ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Private Ortheris ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Private Ortheris ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalSetting |
British India
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colonial India ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rudyard Kipling's Indian fiction
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linked to:
Rudyard Kipling
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| protagonistAffiliation | British Army ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | British soldier ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
British colonialism
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emotional turmoil ⓘ friendship among soldiers ⓘ isolation ⓘ life of soldiers ⓘ loyalty ⓘ mental health in the military ⓘ psychological breakdown ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Madness of Private Ortheris Description of subject: The Madness of Private Ortheris is a short story by Rudyard Kipling focusing on the psychological breakdown and emotional turmoil of a British soldier in colonial India.
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