The Duke's Children
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The Duke's Children is a Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that concludes his Palliser series, focusing on the personal and political challenges faced by the Duke of Omnium and his adult children.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Duke's Children canonical | 14 |
| The Duke’s Children | 13 |
| The Duke's Children (serialized 1879–1880, book 1880) | 2 |
| "The Duke’s Children" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Duke's Children Context triple: [Anthony Trollope, notableWork, The Duke's Children]
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A.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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B.
The Eustace Diamonds
The Eustace Diamonds is a Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that satirically explores greed, social ambition, and moral ambiguity through the controversy surrounding a disputed family heirloom.
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C.
Her Majesty
Her Majesty is the formal royal style used to address or refer to a reigning queen such as Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
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D.
Buckthorne and His Friends
Buckthorne and His Friends is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection Tales of a Traveller, featuring interconnected tales centered on the character Buckthorne and his social circle.
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E.
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper is a historical novel by Mark Twain that tells the story of two boys—one a prince and the other a poor commoner—who swap identities in 16th-century England to explore themes of class and social justice.
- 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 Duke's Children Target entity description: The Duke's Children is a Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that concludes his Palliser series, focusing on the personal and political challenges faced by the Duke of Omnium and his adult children.
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A.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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B.
The Eustace Diamonds
The Eustace Diamonds is a Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that satirically explores greed, social ambition, and moral ambiguity through the controversy surrounding a disputed family heirloom.
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C.
Her Majesty
Her Majesty is the formal royal style used to address or refer to a reigning queen such as Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
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D.
Buckthorne and His Friends
Buckthorne and His Friends is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection Tales of a Traveller, featuring interconnected tales centered on the character Buckthorne and his social circle.
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E.
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper is a historical novel by Mark Twain that tells the story of two boys—one a prince and the other a poor commoner—who swap identities in 16th-century England to explore themes of class and social justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Victorian novel
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novel ⓘ |
| abridgedIn | original 1880 book edition ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Trollope ⓘ |
| centralConflict | children's romantic choices versus social expectations ⓘ |
| centralEvent | widowhood of the Duke of Omnium ⓘ |
| concludesSeries |
Palliser novels
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linked to:
Palliser series
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstBookEditionYear | 1880 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serialisation ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | All the Year Round ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1880 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
lives of the Duke of Omnium's adult children
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personal challenges of the Duke of Omnium ⓘ political challenges of the Duke of Omnium ⓘ |
| followsEventsOf | The Prime Minister ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
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political novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | radio drama adaptation ⓘ |
| hasAudiobook | unabridged audiobook recording ⓘ |
| hasUnabridgedEdition | restored complete text published in the 21st century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Duke of Omnium
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Plantagenet Palliser ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Isabel Boncassen
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Lady Mary Palliser ⓘ Lord Gerald Palliser ⓘ Lord Silverbridge ⓘ Mabel Grex ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chronicles of Barsetshire and Palliser shared universe
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linked to:
Chronicles of Barsetshire
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| positionInSeries | sixth novel in the Palliser series ⓘ |
| prequel | The Prime Minister ⓘ |
| publisher | Chapman and Hall ⓘ |
| restoredBy | The Folio Society ⓘ |
| restoredTextEditor | Steven Amarnick ⓘ |
| series |
Palliser novels
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linked to:
Palliser series
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| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| theme |
aristocratic family life
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generational conflict ⓘ grief and bereavement ⓘ marriage and social class ⓘ politics and public service ⓘ |
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Matching Priory (family home in the novel)
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