When the Sleeper Wakes
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"When the Sleeper Wakes" is a dystopian science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that follows a man who awakens from a long sleep to find himself in a radically transformed future society.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sleeper Awakes | 5 |
| When the Sleeper Wakes canonical | 2 |
| The Sleeper Awakes (revised novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: When the Sleeper Wakes Context triple: [H. G. Wells bibliography, includesWork, When the Sleeper Wakes]
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A.
Book of the Sleeping
Book of the Sleeping is the English rendering of the title of the Sauptika Parva, a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the night-time massacre of sleeping warriors.
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B.
The Black Sleep
The Black Sleep is a 1956 American horror film featuring a mad surgeon who experiments on human brains, notable for its cast of classic horror stars.
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C.
Sleeper
Sleeper is a 1973 science-fiction comedy film by Woody Allen that satirizes futuristic society through the misadventures of a man who wakes up 200 years after being cryogenically frozen.
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D.
Sleeper
Sleeper is a critically acclaimed WildStorm comic book series that blends espionage, crime noir, and superhero elements, following an undercover agent embedded within a powerful criminal organization.
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E.
The Sleepers and the One that Watcheth
"The Sleepers and the One that Watcheth" is a symbolist, spiritually charged painting by Simeon Solomon that explores themes of contemplation, desire, and mystical vigilance through closely grouped, dreamlike figures.
- 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: When the Sleeper Wakes Target entity description: "When the Sleeper Wakes" is a dystopian science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that follows a man who awakens from a long sleep to find himself in a radically transformed future society.
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A.
Book of the Sleeping
Book of the Sleeping is the English rendering of the title of the Sauptika Parva, a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the night-time massacre of sleeping warriors.
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B.
The Black Sleep
The Black Sleep is a 1956 American horror film featuring a mad surgeon who experiments on human brains, notable for its cast of classic horror stars.
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C.
Sleeper
Sleeper is a 1973 science-fiction comedy film by Woody Allen that satirizes futuristic society through the misadventures of a man who wakes up 200 years after being cryogenically frozen.
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D.
Sleeper
Sleeper is a critically acclaimed WildStorm comic book series that blends espionage, crime noir, and superhero elements, following an undercover agent embedded within a powerful criminal organization.
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E.
The Sleepers and the One that Watcheth
"The Sleepers and the One that Watcheth" is a symbolist, spiritually charged painting by Simeon Solomon that explores themes of contemplation, desire, and mystical vigilance through closely grouped, dreamlike figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | none ⓘ |
| author |
H. G. Wells
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linked to:
Herbert George Wells
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| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1899 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Graphic ⓘ |
| futureSocietyDepiction |
highly stratified society
ⓘ
rule by a small oligarchy ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Sleeper Awakes (revised novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
When the Sleeper Wakes
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| hasIllustrations | yes ⓘ |
| influenced | later dystopian literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Victorian social conditions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early science fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Graham ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of a corporate-controlled future society
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exploration of the social consequences of long-term sleep and future inheritance ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | serial ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man falls into a long sleep and awakens in a distant future where his accumulated wealth has made him the owner of the world. ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | sleeper who awakens in the future ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine serial ⓘ |
| publisherOfBookEdition |
Harper & Brothers
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Harper & Brothers, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Harper & Brothers
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| relatedWork |
The Sleeper Awakes
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linked to:
When the Sleeper Wakes
The Time Machine ⓘ The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| revisedAs |
The Sleeper Awakes
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linked to:
When the Sleeper Wakes
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| revisionYear | 1910 ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| settingTime | future ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| technologyDepiction |
advanced urban infrastructure
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aerial transport ⓘ |
| theme |
authoritarian control
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capitalism and power ⓘ class struggle ⓘ revolution ⓘ social inequality ⓘ technological change ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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