The Adventure of the German Student
E62963
"The Adventure of the German Student" is a Gothic short story by Washington Irving about a young scholar in Revolutionary Paris who encounters a mysterious woman with a macabre secret.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adventure of the German Student canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T505131 — 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: The Adventure of the German Student Context triple: [The Italian Banditti, relatedWork, The Adventure of the German Student]
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A.
The Purloined Letter
"The Purloined Letter" is a classic detective short story by Edgar Allan Poe featuring C. Auguste Dupin as he unravels the clever concealment of a stolen document.
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B.
The Gold-Bug
The Gold-Bug is a famous short story by Edgar Allan Poe that combines elements of mystery, cryptography, and adventure in a tale about a hidden treasure.
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C.
The Paradine Case
The Paradine Case is a 1947 courtroom drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, in which Gregory Peck plays a defense attorney entangled in a complex murder trial involving a beautiful widow.
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D.
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Murders in the Rue Morgue is an 1841 short story by Edgar Allan Poe widely regarded as the first modern detective story, introducing the analytical sleuth C. Auguste Dupin.
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E.
The Open Window
The Open Window is a renowned 1905 Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse, celebrated for its vivid colors and depiction of a sunlit view from a Collioure hotel room.
- 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 Adventure of the German Student Target entity description: "The Adventure of the German Student" is a Gothic short story by Washington Irving about a young scholar in Revolutionary Paris who encounters a mysterious woman with a macabre secret.
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A.
The Purloined Letter
"The Purloined Letter" is a classic detective short story by Edgar Allan Poe featuring C. Auguste Dupin as he unravels the clever concealment of a stolen document.
-
B.
The Gold-Bug
The Gold-Bug is a famous short story by Edgar Allan Poe that combines elements of mystery, cryptography, and adventure in a tale about a hidden treasure.
-
C.
The Paradine Case
The Paradine Case is a 1947 courtroom drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, in which Gregory Peck plays a defense attorney entangled in a complex murder trial involving a beautiful widow.
-
D.
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Murders in the Rue Morgue is an 1841 short story by Edgar Allan Poe widely regarded as the first modern detective story, introducing the analytical sleuth C. Auguste Dupin.
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E.
The Open Window
The Open Window is a renowned 1905 Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse, celebrated for its vivid colors and depiction of a sunlit view from a Collioure hotel room.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic fiction work
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horror story ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| associatedWith | French Revolution in literature ⓘ |
| author | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresElement |
decapitation
ⓘ
guillotine ⓘ haunted atmosphere ⓘ mysterious woman ⓘ stormy night ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
ⓘ
horror ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
scholar
ⓘ
spectral woman ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
critique of revolutionary violence
ⓘ
exploration of psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
death
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ madness ⓘ revolution ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ supernatural ⓘ terror ⓘ uncertainty of reality ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Gottfried Wolfgang ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | magazine ⓘ |
| partOf |
Washington Irving's Gothic tales
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Irving
|
| protagonistNationality | German ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | student ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | French Revolution ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
ⓘ
macabre ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Adventure of the German Student Description of subject: "The Adventure of the German Student" is a Gothic short story by Washington Irving about a young scholar in Revolutionary Paris who encounters a mysterious woman with a macabre secret.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.