Adam Bede
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Adam Bede is a 1859 realist novel by George Eliot that portrays rural English life and moral dilemmas through the story of a principled carpenter and those around him.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adam Bede canonical | 43 |
| Adam Bede (character) | 2 |
| Adam Bede (1918 film) | 1 |
| Adam Bede (1920 film) | 1 |
| Adam Bede (1991 television series) | 1 |
| Adam Bede, Book I | 1 |
| Adam Bede, Book II | 1 |
| story of Adam Bede | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T505561 — 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: Adam Bede Context triple: [George Eliot, notableWork, Adam Bede]
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A.
Silas Marner
Silas Marner is a novel by George Eliot that tells the story of a reclusive weaver whose life is transformed by the arrival of an orphaned child.
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B.
Scenes of Clerical Life
Scenes of Clerical Life is a collection of three interlinked short stories by George Eliot that portray the moral and social lives of rural English clergymen and their communities.
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C.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch is a classic 19th-century English novel renowned for its intricate portrayal of provincial life, complex characters, and exploration of social and moral issues.
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D.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
The Last Chronicle of Barset is Anthony Trollope’s final novel in the Barsetshire series, renowned for its intricate portrayal of provincial English life and the moral and social dilemmas of its clergy and gentry.
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E.
Pastoral Friends
Pastoral Friends are a branch of Quakerism characterized by programmed worship services, pastoral leadership, and more evangelical Christian theology compared to traditional unprogrammed Friends.
- 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: Adam Bede Target entity description: Adam Bede is a 1859 realist novel by George Eliot that portrays rural English life and moral dilemmas through the story of a principled carpenter and those around him.
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A.
Silas Marner
Silas Marner is a novel by George Eliot that tells the story of a reclusive weaver whose life is transformed by the arrival of an orphaned child.
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B.
Scenes of Clerical Life
Scenes of Clerical Life is a collection of three interlinked short stories by George Eliot that portray the moral and social lives of rural English clergymen and their communities.
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C.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch is a classic 19th-century English novel renowned for its intricate portrayal of provincial life, complex characters, and exploration of social and moral issues.
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D.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
The Last Chronicle of Barset is Anthony Trollope’s final novel in the Barsetshire series, renowned for its intricate portrayal of provincial English life and the moral and social dilemmas of its clergy and gentry.
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E.
Pastoral Friends
Pastoral Friends are a branch of Quakerism characterized by programmed worship services, pastoral leadership, and more evangelical Christian theology compared to traditional unprogrammed Friends.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | George Eliot ⓘ |
| authorRealName |
Mary Ann Evans
ⓘ
linked to:
George Eliot
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
considered an important early work of George Eliot
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highly praised for realism ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Blackwood and Sons ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
ⓘ
realist novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Adam Bede (1918 film)
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linked to:
Adam Bede
Adam Bede (1920 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Adam Bede
Adam Bede (1991 television series) ⓘ
linked to:
Adam Bede
|
| hasCharacter |
Irwine
ⓘ
Lisbeth Bede ⓘ
linked to:
Lisbeth
Mrs Poyser ⓘ Seth Bede ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | stories told by George Eliot’s Methodist aunt ⓘ |
| length | full-length novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Victorian literature
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Adam Bede
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Arthur Donnithorne ⓘ Dinah Morris ⓘ Hetty Sorrel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
detailed depiction of rural English life
ⓘ
strong moral and psychological characterization ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | carpenter ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1859 ⓘ |
| publisherLocation |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| settingLocation | rural England ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Staffordshire ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| theme |
gender roles
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guilt and redemption ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ religious faith ⓘ rural community life ⓘ social class ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adam Bede Description of subject: Adam Bede is a 1859 realist novel by George Eliot that portrays rural English life and moral dilemmas through the story of a principled carpenter and those around him.
Referenced by (51)
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