Mark the Match Boy
E1002896
Mark the Match Boy is a 19th-century children's novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that continues his rags-to-riches tales of impoverished New York City boys striving for honesty, hard work, and social mobility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mark the Match Boy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12799570 — 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: Mark the Match Boy Context triple: [Ragged Dick, hasSequel, Mark the Match Boy]
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A.
Going to the Match
"Going to the Match" is a famous painting by English artist L. S. Lowry depicting crowds of football supporters heading toward a stadium in his distinctive industrial, matchstick-figure style.
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B.
Matcham
Matcham is an English surname most notably associated with Frank Matcham, the celebrated Victorian-era theatre architect.
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C.
Blackball
Blackball is a track from DJ Khaled’s 2013 hip-hop album "Suffering from Success."
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D.
The Tournament
The Tournament is a creative work associated with Canadian composer and producer Ari Posner, likely a film or television project for which he provided the musical score.
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E.
The Ball
"The Ball" is a short story by renowned Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, reflecting his characteristic blend of psychological insight and modernist narrative style.
- 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: Mark the Match Boy Target entity description: Mark the Match Boy is a 19th-century children's novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that continues his rags-to-riches tales of impoverished New York City boys striving for honesty, hard work, and social mobility.
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A.
Going to the Match
"Going to the Match" is a famous painting by English artist L. S. Lowry depicting crowds of football supporters heading toward a stadium in his distinctive industrial, matchstick-figure style.
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B.
Matcham
Matcham is an English surname most notably associated with Frank Matcham, the celebrated Victorian-era theatre architect.
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C.
Blackball
Blackball is a track from DJ Khaled’s 2013 hip-hop album "Suffering from Success."
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D.
The Tournament
The Tournament is a creative work associated with Canadian composer and producer Ari Posner, likely a film or television project for which he provided the musical score.
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E.
The Ball
"The Ball" is a short story by renowned Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, reflecting his characteristic blend of psychological insight and modernist narrative style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Horatio Alger Jr. ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
hard work
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honesty ⓘ moral education ⓘ poverty ⓘ self-improvement ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
impoverished New York City boys
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urban street life in 19th-century New York ⓘ |
| educationalPurpose | to promote middle-class values to young readers ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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didactic fiction ⓘ rags-to-riches story ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| intendedMoralOutcome | encouraging honesty and industry in children ⓘ |
| languageStyle | simple didactic prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Gilded Age American literature
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linked to:
Gilded Age
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| literarySeriesContext | Horatio Alger rags-to-riches tales ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mark ⓘ |
| moralMessage | virtue and perseverance lead to success ⓘ |
| narrativePattern | rags-to-riches trajectory ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | match seller ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor |
Horatio Alger Jr. bibliography
ⓘ
linked to:
Ragged Dick
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mark the Match Boy Description of subject: Mark the Match Boy is a 19th-century children's novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that continues his rags-to-riches tales of impoverished New York City boys striving for honesty, hard work, and social mobility.
Referenced by (2)
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