The Phantom Rickshaw
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The Phantom Rickshaw is a ghostly short story by Rudyard Kipling that blends psychological horror with themes of guilt and obsession in colonial India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Tales | 3 |
| The Phantom Rickshaw canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11824381 — 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 Phantom Rickshaw Context triple: [Plain Tales from the Hills, hasPart, The Phantom Rickshaw]
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A.
Kickshaw
Kickshaw is a character in James Shirley’s Caroline-era comedy "The Lady of Pleasure," contributing to the play’s satirical portrayal of decadent aristocratic society.
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B.
The Phantom Express
The Phantom Express is a 1930s American mystery film centered on a series of strange train accidents and the investigation that uncovers the truth behind a supposedly haunted locomotive.
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C.
The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room
"The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room" is a playful, tropical-themed song featuring singing birds and island rhythms, best known as the signature tune of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room attraction.
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D.
Stiltsville
Stiltsville is a historic collection of wooden stilt houses built over the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay near Miami, Florida.
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E.
The Baikie Charivari
The Baikie Charivari is a lesser-known play by Scottish dramatist James Bridie, reflecting his characteristic blend of wit and psychological insight.
- 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 Phantom Rickshaw Target entity description: The Phantom Rickshaw is a ghostly short story by Rudyard Kipling that blends psychological horror with themes of guilt and obsession in colonial India.
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A.
Kickshaw
Kickshaw is a character in James Shirley’s Caroline-era comedy "The Lady of Pleasure," contributing to the play’s satirical portrayal of decadent aristocratic society.
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B.
The Phantom Express
The Phantom Express is a 1930s American mystery film centered on a series of strange train accidents and the investigation that uncovers the truth behind a supposedly haunted locomotive.
-
C.
The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room
"The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room" is a playful, tropical-themed song featuring singing birds and island rhythms, best known as the signature tune of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room attraction.
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D.
Stiltsville
Stiltsville is a historic collection of wooden stilt houses built over the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay near Miami, Florida.
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E.
The Baikie Charivari
The Baikie Charivari is a lesser-known play by Scottish dramatist James Bridie, reflecting his characteristic blend of wit and psychological insight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost story
ⓘ
short story ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Rudyard Kipling ⓘ |
| collection |
The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Tales
ⓘ
linked to:
The Phantom Rickshaw
|
| copyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | British India ⓘ |
| features | ghostly rickshaw ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Tales
ⓘ
linked to:
The Phantom Rickshaw
|
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
ghost fiction
ⓘ
horror fiction ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio drama adaptations
ⓘ
stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | yes ⓘ |
| hasMoralFocus |
consequences of emotional cruelty
ⓘ
responsibility for past actions ⓘ |
| hasTone |
eerie
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ melancholic ⓘ |
| includedIn | Rudyard Kipling short story collections ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Anglo-Indian literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
frame narrative elements
ⓘ
unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jack
ⓘ
Kitty ⓘ Mrs. Wessington ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of psychological and supernatural horror
ⓘ
portrayal of Anglo-Indian colonial life ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1888 ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | early works of Rudyard Kipling ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Allahabad ⓘ |
| publisher | A. H. Wheeler & Co. ⓘ |
| setting |
Simla
ⓘ
linked to:
Shimla
colonial India ⓘ |
| theme |
colonial society
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ obsession ⓘ psychological breakdown ⓘ supernatural vs. psychological explanation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The Phantom Rickshaw Description of subject: The Phantom Rickshaw is a ghostly short story by Rudyard Kipling that blends psychological horror with themes of guilt and obsession in colonial India.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: The Phantom Rickshaw
linked to: The Phantom Rickshaw