Mr Fortune’s Maggot
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Mr Fortune’s Maggot is a 1927 novel by Sylvia Townsend Warner that follows a well-meaning missionary’s morally complex experiences on a remote South Pacific island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr Fortune’s Maggot canonical | 2 |
| “Mr Fortune’s Maggot” (three-part narrative) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5364111 — 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: Mr Fortune’s Maggot Context triple: [Sylvia Townsend Warner, notableWork, Mr Fortune’s Maggot]
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A.
The Worm
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B.
Jar of Flies
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C.
The Pest
The Pest is a 1997 slapstick comedy film starring John Leguizamo as a fast-talking con artist who becomes the target of a deadly manhunt.
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D.
A Fly in Buttermilk
"A Fly in Buttermilk" is an essay by James Baldwin that examines race, identity, and segregation in the American South through the experience of a lone Black student integrating an all-white school.
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E.
The Pepperpot
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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: Mr Fortune’s Maggot Target entity description: Mr Fortune’s Maggot is a 1927 novel by Sylvia Townsend Warner that follows a well-meaning missionary’s morally complex experiences on a remote South Pacific island.
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A.
The Worm
The Worm is the famous nickname of Dennis Rodman, the flamboyant NBA Hall of Famer renowned for his tenacious rebounding, defense, and eccentric personality.
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B.
Jar of Flies
Jar of Flies is a critically acclaimed 1994 EP by American rock band Alice in Chains, known for its dark, acoustic sound and introspective themes.
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C.
The Pest
The Pest is a 1997 slapstick comedy film starring John Leguizamo as a fast-talking con artist who becomes the target of a deadly manhunt.
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D.
A Fly in Buttermilk
"A Fly in Buttermilk" is an essay by James Baldwin that examines race, identity, and segregation in the American South through the experience of a lone Black student integrating an all-white school.
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E.
The Pepperpot
The Pepperpot is a distinctive octagonal former town hall and market house that serves as an iconic historic landmark in the Surrey town of Godalming, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Sylvia Townsend Warner ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
colonialism
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cultural encounter ⓘ faith and doubt ⓘ morality ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
missionary work
ⓘ
remote island community ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Lualala ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
cultural displacement
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“Mr Fortune’s Maggot” (three-part narrative)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mr Fortune’s Maggot
|
| hasReprint |
NYRB Classics edition
ⓘ
linked to:
New York Review Books
|
| hasSequel |
The Cat’s Cradle-Book
ⓘ
linked to:
Cat's Cradle
|
| hasSubject |
Christianity
ⓘ
cross-cultural misunderstanding ⓘ missionary ethics ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
subversion of colonial adventure tropes
ⓘ
sympathetic yet critical portrayal of a missionary ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
novel
ⓘ
philosophical fiction ⓘ satirical fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernist literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Timothy Fortune ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
humorous
ⓘ
ironic ⓘ melancholic ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | early novels of Sylvia Townsend Warner ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | missionary ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chatto & Windus ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
South Pacific
ⓘ
fictional island ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mr Fortune’s Maggot Description of subject: Mr Fortune’s Maggot is a 1927 novel by Sylvia Townsend Warner that follows a well-meaning missionary’s morally complex experiences on a remote South Pacific island.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mr Fortune’s Maggot