Clayhanger
E307741
Clayhanger is a 1910 novel by English author Arnold Bennett that portrays the life and ambitions of a young man in the industrial "Five Towns" of Staffordshire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clayhanger canonical | 5 |
| Clayhanger trilogy | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2898315 — 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: Clayhanger Context triple: [Arnold Bennett, notableWork, Clayhanger]
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A.
Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd is an 1874 novel by Thomas Hardy that follows the romantic and social entanglements of the independent Bathsheba Everdene in rural Victorian England.
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B.
The Return of the Native
The Return of the Native is a classic 1878 novel by Thomas Hardy that explores passion, fate, and social constraint amid the bleak landscape of Egdon Heath in rural England.
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C.
The Woodlanders
The Woodlanders is a novel by Thomas Hardy that explores complex human relationships, class tensions, and the impact of rural change in a woodland community in Victorian England.
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D.
The Reivers
The Reivers is a 1962 novel by William Faulkner, a humorous coming-of-age tale set in the American South that was his last published work and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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E.
Wives and Daughters
Wives and Daughters is a 1999 British television adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell’s Victorian novel, known for its richly drawn characters and exploration of family, class, and romance in a provincial English town.
- 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: Clayhanger Target entity description: Clayhanger is a 1910 novel by English author Arnold Bennett that portrays the life and ambitions of a young man in the industrial "Five Towns" of Staffordshire.
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A.
Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd is an 1874 novel by Thomas Hardy that follows the romantic and social entanglements of the independent Bathsheba Everdene in rural Victorian England.
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B.
The Return of the Native
The Return of the Native is a classic 1878 novel by Thomas Hardy that explores passion, fate, and social constraint amid the bleak landscape of Egdon Heath in rural England.
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C.
The Woodlanders
The Woodlanders is a novel by Thomas Hardy that explores complex human relationships, class tensions, and the impact of rural change in a woodland community in Victorian England.
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D.
The Reivers
The Reivers is a 1962 novel by William Faulkner, a humorous coming-of-age tale set in the American South that was his last published work and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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E.
Wives and Daughters
Wives and Daughters is a 1999 British television adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell’s Victorian novel, known for its richly drawn characters and exploration of family, class, and romance in a provincial English town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Arnold Bennett ⓘ |
| basedOnRegion |
The Potteries
ⓘ
linked to:
Staffordshire Potteries
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | industrial life in the Potteries ⓘ |
| followedBy | Hilda Lessways ⓘ |
| follows | The Old Wives’ Tale ⓘ |
| genre |
bildungsroman
ⓘ
realist novel ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | printer ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Hilda Lessways
ⓘ
These Twain ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Arnold Bennett’s Five Towns novels
ⓘ
linked to:
Arnold Bennett’s Five Towns cycle
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Edwardian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Edwin Clayhanger ⓘ |
| notableFor | detailed portrayal of provincial middle-class life ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Clayhanger trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
Clayhanger
|
| publicationYear | 1910 ⓘ |
| publisher | Methuen & Co. ⓘ |
| setInFictionalTown | Bursley ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Five Towns ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Staffordshire ⓘ |
| theme |
ambition
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clayhanger Description of subject: Clayhanger is a 1910 novel by English author Arnold Bennett that portrays the life and ambitions of a young man in the industrial "Five Towns" of Staffordshire.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Clayhanger
linked to: Clayhanger
subject linked to:
Marguerite Soulié
linked to: Clayhanger