The Fatal Englishman
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The Fatal Englishman is a biographical work by Sebastian Faulks that examines the lives and early deaths of three emblematic Englishmen to explore themes of national identity, ambition, and disillusionment in the 20th century.
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| The Fatal Englishman canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fatal Englishman Context triple: [Sebastian Faulks, notableWork, The Fatal Englishman]
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A.
The Last of England
The Last of England is a celebrated 1855 painting by Ford Madox Brown that poignantly depicts a Victorian couple emigrating from England, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and emotional intensity.
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B.
Logue
Logue is a surname most notably associated with Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist who helped King George VI overcome his stammer.
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C.
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
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D.
Der Scutt
Der Scutt was an American architect best known for designing prominent New York City skyscrapers, most notably Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue.
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E.
House with the Heads
House with the Heads is a historic canal house in Amsterdam, renowned for its ornate façade adorned with sculpted heads and its significance in the city’s architectural heritage.
- 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 Fatal Englishman Target entity description: The Fatal Englishman is a biographical work by Sebastian Faulks that examines the lives and early deaths of three emblematic Englishmen to explore themes of national identity, ambition, and disillusionment in the 20th century.
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A.
The Last of England
The Last of England is a celebrated 1855 painting by Ford Madox Brown that poignantly depicts a Victorian couple emigrating from England, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and emotional intensity.
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B.
Logue
Logue is a surname most notably associated with Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist who helped King George VI overcome his stammer.
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C.
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
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D.
Der Scutt
Der Scutt was an American architect best known for designing prominent New York City skyscrapers, most notably Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue.
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E.
House with the Heads
House with the Heads is a historic canal house in Amsterdam, renowned for its ornate façade adorned with sculpted heads and its significance in the city’s architectural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical work
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book ⓘ |
| author | Sebastian Faulks ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| describedAs | group portrait of modern Englishness ⓘ |
| examines |
cost of talent and promise cut short
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myths of heroism and success in England ⓘ pressures of English public-school culture ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
20th-century British society
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ambition ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ national identity ⓘ |
| focusesOn | early deaths of three Englishmen ⓘ |
| followedBy | Charlotte Gray ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780091779258 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | around 320 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British intelligence services
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linked to:
British intelligence
Christopher Wood ⓘ Cold War journalism ⓘ Jeremy Wolfenden ⓘ Richard Hillary ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ art world of the 1920s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | narrative non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation |
fighter pilot
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journalist ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interweaving three short biographies
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linking individual lives to national character ⓘ |
| numberOfBiographicalSubjects | 3 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| precededBy | Birdsong ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hutchinson ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| subjectOfBiography |
Christopher Wood
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Jeremy Wolfenden ⓘ Richard Hillary ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timeToWrite | about 10 years ⓘ |
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Subject: The Fatal Englishman Description of subject: The Fatal Englishman is a biographical work by Sebastian Faulks that examines the lives and early deaths of three emblematic Englishmen to explore themes of national identity, ambition, and disillusionment in the 20th century.
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