Clarissa Oakes
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Clarissa Oakes is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, part of the Aubrey–Maturin series following Captain Jack Aubrey and physician Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clarissa Oakes canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6189574 — 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: Clarissa Oakes Context triple: [Aubrey–Maturin series, hasBook, Clarissa Oakes]
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A.
Clarissa Vaughan
Clarissa Vaughan is a New York editor in Michael Cunningham’s novel "The Hours," whose day mirrors that of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway as she prepares for a party while reflecting on love, mortality, and past relationships.
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B.
Katherine Scruse
Katherine Scruse is better known as Katherine Jackson, the matriarch of the Jackson family and mother of pop icon Michael Jackson.
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C.
Rebecca Rolfe
Rebecca Rolfe is the English name taken by Pocahontas, the Native American woman known for her association with the Jamestown colony and her marriage to John Rolfe.
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D.
Lucinda Ashby
Lucinda Ashby is an Episcopal bishop who leads the Diocese of El Camino Real in California.
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E.
Catherine Owen
Catherine Owen is a Canadian poet and writer known for her innovative, genre-blending poetry and contributions to contemporary Canadian literature.
- 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: Clarissa Oakes Target entity description: Clarissa Oakes is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, part of the Aubrey–Maturin series following Captain Jack Aubrey and physician Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
Clarissa Vaughan
Clarissa Vaughan is a New York editor in Michael Cunningham’s novel "The Hours," whose day mirrors that of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway as she prepares for a party while reflecting on love, mortality, and past relationships.
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B.
Katherine Scruse
Katherine Scruse is better known as Katherine Jackson, the matriarch of the Jackson family and mother of pop icon Michael Jackson.
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C.
Rebecca Rolfe
Rebecca Rolfe is the English name taken by Pocahontas, the Native American woman known for her association with the Jamestown colony and her marriage to John Rolfe.
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D.
Lucinda Ashby
Lucinda Ashby is an Episcopal bishop who leads the Diocese of El Camino Real in California.
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E.
Catherine Owen
Catherine Owen is a Canadian poet and writer known for her innovative, genre-blending poetry and contributions to contemporary Canadian literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nautical novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Truelove ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAsInRegion | The Truelove (United States title) ⓘ |
| author |
Patrick O’Brian
ⓘ
linked to:
Patrick O'Brian
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Clarissa Oakes ⓘ |
| featuresShip | HMS Surprise ⓘ |
| followsCharacters |
Jack Aubrey
ⓘ
Stephen Maturin ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
naval fiction ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist |
Jack Aubrey
ⓘ
Stephen Maturin ⓘ |
| hasRecurringCharacter |
Barret Bonden
ⓘ
Diana Villiers ⓘ Preserved Killick ⓘ Tom Pullings ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCycle | Age of Sail fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
espionage
ⓘ
honour and duty ⓘ marriage and relationships ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic naval literature ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 15 ⓘ |
| series | Aubrey–Maturin series ⓘ |
| settingEnvironment | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Clarissa Oakes Description of subject: Clarissa Oakes is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, part of the Aubrey–Maturin series following Captain Jack Aubrey and physician Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic Wars.
Referenced by (7)
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