Thursbitch
E189835
Thursbitch is a novel by Alan Garner that blends myth, landscape, and time-slip elements in a haunting exploration of a remote Cheshire valley and its history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thursbitch canonical | 6 |
| novel "Thursbitch" | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1676678 — 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: Thursbitch Context triple: [Alan Garner, notableWork, Thursbitch]
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A.
Mr. Plod
Mr. Plod is the bumbling village policeman character from Enid Blyton’s Noddy stories, known for trying to keep order in Toyland.
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B.
Goosefat Bill
Goosefat Bill is a roguish, sharp-tongued ally of Arthur and skilled fighter in the fantasy action film "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword."
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C.
Lady Brute
Lady Brute is a central comic heroine in John Vanbrugh’s Restoration play "The Provoked Wife," known for her wit, marital dissatisfaction, and sharp social commentary.
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D.
Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
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E.
The Big Boodle
The Big Boodle is a 1957 crime film noir set in Havana, Cuba, starring Errol Flynn as a croupier entangled in a counterfeit money scheme.
- 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: Thursbitch Target entity description: Thursbitch is a novel by Alan Garner that blends myth, landscape, and time-slip elements in a haunting exploration of a remote Cheshire valley and its history.
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A.
Mr. Plod
Mr. Plod is the bumbling village policeman character from Enid Blyton’s Noddy stories, known for trying to keep order in Toyland.
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B.
Goosefat Bill
Goosefat Bill is a roguish, sharp-tongued ally of Arthur and skilled fighter in the fantasy action film "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword."
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C.
Lady Brute
Lady Brute is a central comic heroine in John Vanbrugh’s Restoration play "The Provoked Wife," known for her wit, marital dissatisfaction, and sharp social commentary.
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D.
Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
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E.
The Big Boodle
The Big Boodle is a 1957 crime film noir set in Havana, Cuba, starring Errol Flynn as a croupier entangled in a counterfeit money scheme.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Alan Garner ⓘ |
| basedOn | real Thursbitch valley in Cheshire ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Ian
ⓘ
Jack Turner ⓘ Sal ⓘ Sal (modern-day character) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | John Vernon Lord ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 2003-09-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Boneland ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ novel ⓘ time-slip fiction ⓘ |
| hasElement |
hallucinogenic experience
ⓘ
ritual landscape ⓘ time-slip ⓘ visionary experience ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-1-84343-058-8 ⓘ |
| hasReception | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
death
ⓘ
landscape ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ myth ⓘ pagan ritual ⓘ religion ⓘ time ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary British fiction ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | dual timeline ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dense, allusive prose style
ⓘ
integration of myth and landscape ⓘ non-linear narrative ⓘ |
| pageCount | 160 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Strandloper ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | The Harvill Press ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Cheshire
ⓘ
Thursbitch valley ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
18th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thursbitch Description of subject: Thursbitch is a novel by Alan Garner that blends myth, landscape, and time-slip elements in a haunting exploration of a remote Cheshire valley and its history.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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