Silence, Please
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"Silence, Please" is a humorous science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, featured in his collection *Tales from the White Hart*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silence, Please canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4805522 — 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: Silence, Please Context triple: [Tales from the White Hart, containsStory, Silence, Please]
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A.
Silence the Voices
"Silence the Voices" is a song featured on the album "Carry On."
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B.
Admiring Silence
Admiring Silence is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah that explores themes of exile, identity, and cultural dislocation through the experiences of a Zanzibari man living in England.
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C.
Silence Is Sincere
"Silence Is Sincere" is a song featured on the album *Heigh Ho* by American singer-songwriter Blake Mills.
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D.
Silent
Silent film is a type of motion picture produced without synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue, relying instead on visuals, intertitles, and music to convey its story.
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E.
Silence
"Silence" is a one-act play by Harold Pinter that explores memory, communication, and the elusiveness of truth through fragmented dialogue and shifting perspectives.
- 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: Silence, Please Target entity description: "Silence, Please" is a humorous science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, featured in his collection *Tales from the White Hart*.
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A.
Silence the Voices
"Silence the Voices" is a song featured on the album "Carry On."
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B.
Admiring Silence
Admiring Silence is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah that explores themes of exile, identity, and cultural dislocation through the experiences of a Zanzibari man living in England.
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C.
Silence Is Sincere
"Silence Is Sincere" is a song featured on the album *Heigh Ho* by American singer-songwriter Blake Mills.
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D.
Silent
Silent film is a type of motion picture produced without synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue, relying instead on visuals, intertitles, and music to convey its story.
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E.
Silence
"Silence" is a one-act play by Harold Pinter that explores memory, communication, and the elusiveness of truth through fragmented dialogue and shifting perspectives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humorous short story
ⓘ
science fiction short story ⓘ |
| author | Arthur C. Clarke ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Arthur C. Clarke ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Harry Purvis ⓘ |
| fictionalSetting |
White Hart pub
ⓘ
linked to:
The White Hart pub
|
| fictionalUniverse |
Tales from the White Hart universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Tales from the White Hart
|
| genre |
humor
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
comedy of errors
ⓘ
scientific invention ⓘ social impact of science ⓘ unintended consequences of technology ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Silence, Please ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Arthur C. Clarke’s short stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
anecdotal
ⓘ
first-person frame narrative ⓘ light-hearted ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Harry Purvis ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | stories told in the White Hart pub ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of science fiction and humor
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use of pub-story framing device ⓘ |
| partOfCollection | Tales from the White Hart ⓘ |
| publicationType | short story ⓘ |
| settingType | contemporary to time of writing ⓘ |
| workSeries |
Tales from the White Hart series
ⓘ
linked to:
Tales from the White Hart
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Silence, Please Description of subject: "Silence, Please" is a humorous science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, featured in his collection *Tales from the White Hart*.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.