The Four Just Men
E144953
The Four Just Men is a 1905 thriller novel by Edgar Wallace about a secretive group of vigilantes who use extralegal methods to punish wrongdoers and prevent political crimes.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Four Just Men canonical | 5 |
| The Law of the Four Just Men | 2 |
| The Four Just Men (1921 film) | 1 |
| The Four Just Men (TV series) | 1 |
| The Just Men of Cordova | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1262772 — 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 Four Just Men Context triple: [Edgar Wallace, notableWork, The Four Just Men]
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A.
The Judgment
"The Judgment" is a short story by Franz Kafka that explores themes of authority, guilt, and the fraught relationship between a son and his domineering father.
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B.
The Tailor of Gloucester
The Tailor of Gloucester is a classic children's story by Beatrix Potter about a poor tailor whose work is mysteriously completed by helpful mice on Christmas Eve.
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C.
Donde Plowman
Donde Plowman is an American academic administrator and leadership scholar who serves as the chief executive of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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D.
The Honest Men
The Honest Men is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club Ayr United F.C., reflecting the club’s historic identity and local pride.
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E.
Men of Our Times
Men of Our Times is a biographical work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that profiles prominent 19th-century figures and their moral and social influence.
- 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 Four Just Men Target entity description: The Four Just Men is a 1905 thriller novel by Edgar Wallace about a secretive group of vigilantes who use extralegal methods to punish wrongdoers and prevent political crimes.
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A.
The Judgment
"The Judgment" is a short story by Franz Kafka that explores themes of authority, guilt, and the fraught relationship between a son and his domineering father.
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B.
The Tailor of Gloucester
The Tailor of Gloucester is a classic children's story by Beatrix Potter about a poor tailor whose work is mysteriously completed by helpful mice on Christmas Eve.
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C.
Donde Plowman
Donde Plowman is an American academic administrator and leadership scholar who serves as the chief executive of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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D.
The Honest Men
The Honest Men is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club Ayr United F.C., reflecting the club’s historic identity and local pride.
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E.
Men of Our Times
Men of Our Times is a biographical work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that profiles prominent 19th-century figures and their moral and social influence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | Edgar Wallace ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in many countries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat |
book
ⓘ
newspaper serialisation ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Four Just Men (1921 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men (1939 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Four Just Men (vigilante group)
The Four Just Men (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Four Just Men
|
| hasInfluenced | later vigilante fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart | The Four Just Men (vigilante group) ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Council of Justice
ⓘ
The Just Men of Cordova ⓘ The Law of the Four Just Men ⓘ
linked to:
The Four Just Men
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| hasTheme |
justice versus law
ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ political assassination ⓘ secret societies ⓘ |
| isFictionalWorkAbout |
political blackmail
ⓘ
terrorism prevention ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | popular fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Gonsalez
ⓘ
Manfred ⓘ Poiccart ⓘ Thery ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
extralegal justice
ⓘ
political crime ⓘ vigilantism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial publicity campaign by the author
ⓘ
depiction of a secret vigilante organisation ⓘ |
| originalAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Four Just Men series
ⓘ
linked to:
Just Men series
|
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| plotSummary | A secretive group of vigilantes uses extralegal methods to punish wrongdoers and prevent political crimes. ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1905 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ward, Lock & Co. ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| setting |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| titleCharacter | The Four Just Men (vigilante group) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Four Just Men Description of subject: The Four Just Men is a 1905 thriller novel by Edgar Wallace about a secretive group of vigilantes who use extralegal methods to punish wrongdoers and prevent political crimes.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Four Just Men
linked to: The Four Just Men
linked to: The Four Just Men
linked to: The Four Just Men
linked to: The Four Just Men