The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard
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The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard is an early 18th-century criminal biography recounting the exploits, escapes, and eventual downfall of the notorious English thief and prison-breaker Jack Sheppard.
All labels observed (1)
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| The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7139340 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard Context triple: [Jack Sheppard, subjectOf, The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard]
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard Target entity description: The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard is an early 18th-century criminal biography recounting the exploits, escapes, and eventual downfall of the notorious English thief and prison-breaker Jack Sheppard.
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A.
McCoy: The Autobiography
"McCoy: The Autobiography" is the memoir of legendary jump jockey Sir AP McCoy, chronicling his record-breaking racing career and personal life in horse racing.
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B.
the Doctor of War
The Doctor of War is a previously unseen incarnation of the Doctor from the British sci-fi series Doctor Who, portrayed by John Hurt as a battle-hardened version who fought in the Last Great Time War.
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C.
My Detachment
"My Detachment" is a memoir by Tracy Kidder recounting his experiences as a young U.S. Army officer during the Vietnam War.
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D.
The Last Ship
The Last Ship is a Broadway musical featuring music and lyrics by Sting that tells the story of a struggling shipbuilding town in northern England.
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E.
Caprica
Caprica is a science fiction television series set in the Battlestar Galactica universe, exploring the origins of the Cylons and the moral implications of advanced artificial intelligence.
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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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criminal biography ⓘ prose narrative ⓘ |
| about |
English thief Jack Sheppard
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linked to:
Jack Sheppard
criminal underworld in early 18th-century London ⓘ prison escapes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Newgate Calendar tradition
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linked to:
The Newgate Calendar
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| chronicles |
Jack Sheppard’s criminal career
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Jack Sheppard’s repeated prison breaks ⓘ events leading to Jack Sheppard’s downfall ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jack Sheppard’s eventual capture and execution
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Jack Sheppard’s multiple escapes from confinement ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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criminal biography ⓘ true crime literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Jack Sheppard ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime and punishment
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fame and notoriety ⓘ social conditions in early 18th-century London ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Georgian England ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | English criminal biography tradition ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jack Sheppard
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John Sheppard ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
downfall of Jack Sheppard
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escapes of Jack Sheppard ⓘ exploits of Jack Sheppard ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person account ⓘ |
| portrays |
Jack Sheppard as a notorious thief
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linked to:
Jack Sheppard
Jack Sheppard as a prison-breaker ⓘ
linked to:
Jack Sheppard
Jack Sheppard’s life of theft and burglary ⓘ Jack Sheppard’s public execution ⓘ Jack Sheppard’s rise from obscurity ⓘ |
| portraysSetting |
London prisons
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London streets and taverns ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Newgate prison narratives
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linked to:
The Newgate Calendar
broadside criminal lives ⓘ |
| setting |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| settingPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| subjectNotability | notorious English criminal ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
housebreaker
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thief ⓘ |
| timeOfPublication | early 18th century ⓘ |
| workTitle | The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard ⓘ |
| workType | narrative prose pamphlet ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard Description of subject: The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard is an early 18th-century criminal biography recounting the exploits, escapes, and eventual downfall of the notorious English thief and prison-breaker Jack Sheppard.
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The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard
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