The Pit: A Story of Chicago
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The Pit: A Story of Chicago is a 1903 naturalist novel by Frank Norris that dramatizes the speculative frenzy and human consequences surrounding wheat trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Pit: A Story of Chicago canonical | 3 |
| A Story of Chicago | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3277206 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Pit: A Story of Chicago Context triple: [Frank Norris, notableWork, The Pit: A Story of Chicago]
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The Cairo Gang
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The House on 92nd Street
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The Madhouse on Madison
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- 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 Pit: A Story of Chicago Target entity description: The Pit: A Story of Chicago is a 1903 naturalist novel by Frank Norris that dramatizes the speculative frenzy and human consequences surrounding wheat trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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A.
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue is a jazz-influenced ballet and orchestral piece by Richard Rodgers, originally written for the 1936 musical On Your Toes and later widely performed as a standalone concert work.
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B.
Asylum Hill
Asylum Hill is a historic neighborhood in Hartford, Connecticut, known for its Victorian architecture, major insurance company headquarters, and cultural institutions.
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C.
The Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang is an indie rock project led by American musician Emmett Kelly, known for its atmospheric, folk-influenced sound and collaborations with artists like Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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D.
The House on 92nd Street
The House on 92nd Street is a 1945 American film noir spy thriller noted for its semi-documentary style and use of FBI cooperation and real locations.
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E.
The Madhouse on Madison
The Madhouse on Madison is the famous nickname for Chicago Stadium, the historic and raucous former home of the Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bulls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
naturalist novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Frank Norris ⓘ |
| completedBy | Frank Norris ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
Chicago commodities market
ⓘ
wheat pit trading ⓘ |
| explores |
psychological effects of market speculation
ⓘ
tension between love and financial ambition ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| follows | The Octopus: A Story of California ⓘ |
| genre |
naturalism
ⓘ
realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Landry Court
ⓘ
Laura Dearborn ⓘ Sheldon Corthell ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Curtis Jadwin ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Chicago Board of Trade
ⓘ
wheat ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle |
A Story of Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
The Pit: A Story of Chicago
|
| hasTitle | The Pit ⓘ |
| isSequelTo | The Octopus: A Story of California ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American naturalism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | key work of American naturalist fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
commodities speculation
ⓘ
financial speculation ⓘ greed ⓘ human cost of capitalism ⓘ market manipulation ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ wheat trading ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | impact of wheat speculation on individuals and society ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 400 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Epic of the Wheat ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | second novel ⓘ |
| precedes | unwritten third novel of The Epic of the Wheat ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Doubleday, Page & Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Doubleday
|
| setInLocation |
Chicago
ⓘ
Chicago Board of Trade ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | wheat market cornering attempt ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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linked to: The Pit: A Story of Chicago