Lodore
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Lodore is an 1835 novel by Mary Shelley that explores themes of female independence, social constraints, and family dynamics in early 19th-century Britain.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lodore canonical | 7 |
| novel "Lodore" | 3 |
| "The Cataract of Lodore" | 1 |
| Lodore; or, The Last of the Lords | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1423209 — 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: Lodore Context triple: [Mary Shelley, notableWork, Lodore]
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A.
The Mountain
The Mountain was a radical left-wing political faction during the French Revolution, known for its dominance in the National Convention and its role in the Reign of Terror.
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B.
The Oxbow
The Oxbow is an 1836 landscape painting by American artist Thomas Cole that dramatically contrasts untamed wilderness with cultivated farmland along a bend in the Connecticut River, symbolizing the tension between nature and civilization.
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C.
Reclamation
Reclamation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for managing water resources and operating dams, power plants, and irrigation projects primarily in the western United States.
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D.
Pearl of the West
Pearl of the West is a celebrated nickname for Guadalajara, highlighting its cultural richness, historical significance, and beauty in western Mexico.
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E.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
- 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: Lodore Target entity description: Lodore is an 1835 novel by Mary Shelley that explores themes of female independence, social constraints, and family dynamics in early 19th-century Britain.
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A.
The Mountain
The Mountain was a radical left-wing political faction during the French Revolution, known for its dominance in the National Convention and its role in the Reign of Terror.
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B.
The Oxbow
The Oxbow is an 1836 landscape painting by American artist Thomas Cole that dramatically contrasts untamed wilderness with cultivated farmland along a bend in the Connecticut River, symbolizing the tension between nature and civilization.
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C.
Reclamation
Reclamation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for managing water resources and operating dams, power plants, and irrigation projects primarily in the western United States.
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D.
Pearl of the West
Pearl of the West is a celebrated nickname for Guadalajara, highlighting its cultural richness, historical significance, and beauty in western Mexico.
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E.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Mary Shelley ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
economic dependence
ⓘ
education of women ⓘ family dynamics ⓘ female independence ⓘ marriage and separation ⓘ mother–daughter relationships ⓘ patriarchal authority ⓘ social constraints ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
often discussed as an early feminist novel
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reassessed positively by late 20th-century critics ⓘ |
| explores |
formation of female identity
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impact of inheritance laws on women ⓘ legal and social position of married women in Britain ⓘ tension between personal desire and social duty ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | three volumes ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInCity |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| genre |
domestic novel
ⓘ
novel of manners ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Lodore; or, The Last of the Lords
ⓘ
linked to:
Lodore
|
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Mary Shelley’s own experiences of marriage and widowhood
ⓘ
contemporary debates on women’s rights ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late Romantic fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cornelia Lodore
ⓘ
Ethel Lodore ⓘ Fanny Derham ⓘ Lord Lodore ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | lives of women after the death of the male head of family ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of Mary Shelley’s later novels ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1835 ⓘ |
| publisher | Richard Bentley ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Frankenstein
ⓘ
linked to:
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Perkin Warbeck ⓘ The Last Man ⓘ Valperga ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 19th-century Britain ⓘ |
| structure | multi-volume narrative ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
aristocratic family life
ⓘ
transatlantic movement between England and America ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lodore
subject linked to:
Mary
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