Mrs. Beaver
E601434
Mrs. Beaver is a socially ambitious and somewhat unscrupulous London interior decorator in Evelyn Waugh’s novel "A Handful of Dust."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mrs. Beaver canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6521248 — 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: Mrs. Beaver Context triple: [A Handful of Dust, hasCharacter, Mrs. Beaver]
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A.
Martha May Whovier
Martha May Whovier is a glamorous and kind-hearted resident of Whoville who serves as the Grinch’s love interest in the 2000 live-action adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
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B.
Martha Black
Martha Black was a pioneering Canadian politician and naturalist, known as one of the first women elected to the Canadian Parliament and for her influential role in Yukon public life.
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C.
Mollie
Mollie is a young girl in Enid Blyton's "The Wishing-Chair" series who, along with her brother Peter, goes on magical adventures using a flying wishing-chair.
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D.
Mavis
Mavis is a character in Enid Blyton’s "Malory Towers" series, known as a talented but vain singer whose ambition often leads her into trouble.
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E.
Mavis
Mavis is a central character in the animated Hotel Transylvania film series, known as Dracula’s spirited and independent vampire daughter.
- 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: Mrs. Beaver Target entity description: Mrs. Beaver is a socially ambitious and somewhat unscrupulous London interior decorator in Evelyn Waugh’s novel "A Handful of Dust."
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A.
Martha May Whovier
Martha May Whovier is a glamorous and kind-hearted resident of Whoville who serves as the Grinch’s love interest in the 2000 live-action adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
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B.
Martha Black
Martha Black was a pioneering Canadian politician and naturalist, known as one of the first women elected to the Canadian Parliament and for her influential role in Yukon public life.
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C.
Mollie
Mollie is a young girl in Enid Blyton's "The Wishing-Chair" series who, along with her brother Peter, goes on magical adventures using a flying wishing-chair.
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D.
Mavis
Mavis is a character in Enid Blyton’s "Malory Towers" series, known as a talented but vain singer whose ambition often leads her into trouble.
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E.
Mavis
Mavis is a central character in the animated Hotel Transylvania film series, known as Dracula’s spirited and independent vampire daughter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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interior decorator ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Handful of Dust ⓘ |
| appearsInLiteraryMovement |
interwar British fiction
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satirical fiction ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
materialism
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satire of upper-class and middle-class English society ⓘ snobbery ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
socially ambitious
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unscrupulous ⓘ |
| createdBy | Evelyn Waugh ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | novel ⓘ |
| hasFamilyMember | John Beaver ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies shallow social ambition
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satirical portrayal of commercialized taste ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
running a fashionable interior-decorating business
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social climbing in London society ⓘ |
| occupation |
businesswoman
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interior decorator ⓘ |
| publisherOfWorkAppearsIn | Chapman and Hall ⓘ |
| relationshipToJohnBeaver | mother ⓘ |
| socialClassContext | upper-middle-class London society ⓘ |
| usesSetting | London flats and houses she decorates ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1934 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mrs. Beaver Description of subject: Mrs. Beaver is a socially ambitious and somewhat unscrupulous London interior decorator in Evelyn Waugh’s novel "A Handful of Dust."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.