The Master of Ballantrae
E320268
The Master of Ballantrae is a historical adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson that explores the destructive rivalry between two Scottish brothers set against the backdrop of the Jacobite rising.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Master of Ballantrae canonical | 4 |
| The Master of Ballantrae (1953 film) | 2 |
| The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter’s Tale | 1 |
| further adventures of David Balfour after Kidnapped | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3035934 — 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 Master of Ballantrae Context triple: [Robert Louis Stevenson, notableWork, The Master of Ballantrae]
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A.
Old Mortality
Old Mortality is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott that dramatizes the turbulent period of the Covenanters’ struggles in 17th-century Scotland.
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B.
Waverley
Waverley is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England, known for its market towns, rural landscapes, and part of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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C.
Waverley
Waverley is a commuter rail station in Belmont, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA’s Fitchburg Line.
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D.
Waverley
Waverley is an 1814 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, often regarded as one of the first major works of historical fiction in English literature.
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E.
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a long-established Scottish daily newspaper based in Edinburgh, known for its coverage of national and international news, politics, and culture.
- 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 Master of Ballantrae Target entity description: The Master of Ballantrae is a historical adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson that explores the destructive rivalry between two Scottish brothers set against the backdrop of the Jacobite rising.
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A.
Old Mortality
Old Mortality is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott that dramatizes the turbulent period of the Covenanters’ struggles in 17th-century Scotland.
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B.
Waverley
Waverley is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England, known for its market towns, rural landscapes, and part of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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C.
Waverley
Waverley is a commuter rail station in Belmont, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA’s Fitchburg Line.
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D.
Waverley
Waverley is an 1814 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, often regarded as one of the first major works of historical fiction in English literature.
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E.
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a long-established Scottish daily newspaper based in Edinburgh, known for its coverage of national and international news, politics, and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventure novel
ⓘ
historical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| containsElement |
duel
ⓘ
piracy ⓘ treasure hunt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1889 ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Master of Ballantrae (1953 film)
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linked to:
The Master of Ballantrae
The Master of Ballantrae (1962 television film) ⓘ The Master of Ballantrae (1984 television film) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter’s Tale
ⓘ
linked to:
The Master of Ballantrae
|
| hasFictionalFamily | Durie family ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsInSomeEditions | true ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Henry Durie
ⓘ
James Durie ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person frame narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | late work of Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| publicationForm | book ⓘ |
| publisher |
Cassell & Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Cassell
|
| settingLocation | Scotland ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Jacobite rising
ⓘ
linked to:
Jacobite risings
|
| theme |
betrayal
ⓘ
family rivalry ⓘ loyalty ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Master of Ballantrae Description of subject: The Master of Ballantrae is a historical adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson that explores the destructive rivalry between two Scottish brothers set against the backdrop of the Jacobite rising.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Master of Ballantrae
linked to: The Master of Ballantrae
linked to: The Master of Ballantrae
linked to: The Master of Ballantrae