George's Marvellous Medicine
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George's Marvellous Medicine is a children's novel by Roald Dahl about a boy who concocts a fantastical potion to deal with his unpleasant grandmother, leading to chaotic and humorous consequences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George's Marvellous Medicine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5430882 — 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: George's Marvellous Medicine Context triple: [Roald Dahl, notableWork, George's Marvellous Medicine]
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A.
George's Secret Key to the Universe
"George's Secret Key to the Universe" is a children's science adventure novel that uses an engaging story to introduce young readers to astronomy, physics, and the wonders of the cosmos.
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B.
Matilda
Matilda was the regnal name of Edith of Scotland, who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry I.
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C.
Matilda
Matilda is a virtuous and tragic noblewoman in Horace Walpole’s pioneering Gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto."
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D.
Matilda
Matilda is a feminine given name of Germanic origin, commonly associated with strength and battle might and borne by various notable historical and contemporary figures.
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E.
Matilda
Matilda is a 1996 family fantasy-comedy film, based on Roald Dahl’s novel, about a gifted young girl with telekinetic powers who stands up to her cruel parents and tyrannical school principal.
- 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: George's Marvellous Medicine Target entity description: George's Marvellous Medicine is a children's novel by Roald Dahl about a boy who concocts a fantastical potion to deal with his unpleasant grandmother, leading to chaotic and humorous consequences.
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A.
George's Secret Key to the Universe
"George's Secret Key to the Universe" is a children's science adventure novel that uses an engaging story to introduce young readers to astronomy, physics, and the wonders of the cosmos.
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B.
Matilda
Matilda was the regnal name of Edith of Scotland, who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry I.
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C.
Matilda
Matilda is the middle name of Louisa Matilda Jacobs, an African American writer and activist and the daughter of abolitionist author Harriet Jacobs.
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D.
Matilda
Matilda is a 1996 family fantasy-comedy film, based on Roald Dahl’s novel, about a gifted young girl with telekinetic powers who stands up to her cruel parents and tyrannical school principal.
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E.
Matilda
Matilda is a feminine given name of Germanic origin, commonly associated with strength and battle might and borne by various notable historical and contemporary figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | children's novel ⓘ |
| author | Roald Dahl ⓘ |
| containsElement |
absurd transformations
ⓘ
magical potion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ humour ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptation
ⓘ
stage adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
George Kranky
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Grandma ⓘ Mr Kranky ⓘ Mrs Kranky ⓘ farm animals ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist |
Quentin Blake
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Quentin Blake
|
| hasIllustrationStyle | cartoonish line drawings ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator |
Quentin Blake
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Quentin Blake
|
| hasMoralConcern | depictions of dangerous behaviour with household chemicals ⓘ |
| hasMotiveOfProtagonist | to deal with his unpleasant grandmother ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | about 96 pages ⓘ |
| hasReception |
popular among child readers
ⓘ
sometimes criticised for encouraging mischief ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
comic exaggeration
ⓘ
simple, direct prose ⓘ |
| hasTargetAgeRange | middle-grade readers ⓘ |
| hasWarning | not to imitate George's actions in real life ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | George Kranky ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Roald Dahl bibliography ⓘ |
| plotSummary |
George creates a magical medicine to replace his grandmother's usual medicine.
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George's father tries to recreate the medicine to profit from giant animals. ⓘ Subsequent batches of the medicine fail to reproduce the original effects. ⓘ The medicine causes his grandmother and farm animals to grow to enormous sizes. ⓘ The story ends with the grandmother shrinking away and disappearing after drinking a final batch. ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| setting | a farm ⓘ |
| theme |
consequences of experimentation
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dark humour ⓘ family relationships ⓘ rebellion against authority ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 20th century ⓘ |
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