Mrs Hurtle
E101227
Mrs Hurtle is a passionate, unconventional American widow in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," known for her intense relationship with Paul Montague and her challenge to Victorian social norms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mrs Hurtle canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T864237 — 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: Mrs Hurtle Context triple: [The Way We Live Now, mainCharacter, Mrs Hurtle]
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A.
Harriet Burrow
Harriet Burrow was the mother of the influential British philosopher and political economist John Stuart Mill.
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B.
Angela Hunte
Angela Hunte is a Trinidadian-American singer-songwriter best known for co-writing the hit song "Empire State of Mind" and its sequel, as well as penning tracks for numerous major pop and hip-hop artists.
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C.
Harriet Eckersall
Harriet Eckersall was the wife of the influential British economist and demographer Thomas Robert Malthus.
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D.
Elizabeth Bottomley
Elizabeth Bottomley was the wife of Robert N. Noyce, the pioneering co-founder of Intel and a key figure in the development of the integrated circuit.
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E.
Sybil Clive
Sybil Clive is a notable individual who shares the surname Clive, likely recognized for personal or professional achievements associated with that family name.
- 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: Mrs Hurtle Target entity description: Mrs Hurtle is a passionate, unconventional American widow in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," known for her intense relationship with Paul Montague and her challenge to Victorian social norms.
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A.
Harriet Burrow
Harriet Burrow was the mother of the influential British philosopher and political economist John Stuart Mill.
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B.
Angela Hunte
Angela Hunte is a Trinidadian-American singer-songwriter best known for co-writing the hit song "Empire State of Mind" and its sequel, as well as penning tracks for numerous major pop and hip-hop artists.
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C.
Harriet Eckersall
Harriet Eckersall was the wife of the influential British economist and demographer Thomas Robert Malthus.
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D.
Elizabeth Bottomley
Elizabeth Bottomley was the wife of Robert N. Noyce, the pioneering co-founder of Intel and a key figure in the development of the integrated circuit.
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E.
Sybil Clive
Sybil Clive is a notable individual who shares the surname Clive, likely recognized for personal or professional achievements associated with that family name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American woman
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ widow ⓘ |
| appearsAlongsideCharacter |
Augustus Melmotte
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Hetta Carbury ⓘ Paul Montague ⓘ Roger Carbury ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Way We Live Now ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
realist novel
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social satire ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
challenge to Victorian social norms
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female autonomy ⓘ gender roles in Victorian society ⓘ sexual double standards ⓘ transatlantic relationships ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
determined
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independent ⓘ intense ⓘ jealous ⓘ passionate ⓘ strong-willed ⓘ unconventional ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
Paul Montague
ⓘ
Victorian social conventions ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalActivity |
England
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Anthony Trollope ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Way We Live Now ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
scandalous past
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violent temper ⓘ |
| hasRomanticRelationshipWith | Paul Montague ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literaryWorkPublicationYear | 1875 ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Paul Montague ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widow ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of New World passion
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foil to English female characters ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| origin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| relationshipStatusWithPaulMontague | former fiancée ⓘ |
| settingContext |
Victorian England
ⓘ
linked to:
Victorian era
|
| socialRole | outsider in English society ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
female desire unconstrained by convention
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threat to established social order ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mrs Hurtle Description of subject: Mrs Hurtle is a passionate, unconventional American widow in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," known for her intense relationship with Paul Montague and her challenge to Victorian social norms.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.