The Career of Puffer Hopkins
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The Career of Puffer Hopkins is a satirical 19th-century American novel by Cornelius Mathews that critiques contemporary politics and society through the misadventures of its title character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Career of Puffer Hopkins canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9398664 — 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 Career of Puffer Hopkins Context triple: [Cornelius Mathews, notableWork, The Career of Puffer Hopkins]
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A.
Mr. Papers
Mr. Papers is a rapper best known for his on-and-off romantic relationship with hip-hop icon Lil' Kim.
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B.
The Hucksters
The Hucksters is a 1947 satirical drama film about postwar American advertising, starring Clark Gable and featuring Sydney Greenstreet in a memorable supporting role.
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C.
"Duffless"
"Duffless" is an episode of The Simpsons in which Homer gives up drinking beer after a DUI arrest, leading to comedic and heartfelt consequences for his life and relationships.
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D.
The Hoose-Gow
The Hoose-Gow is a 1929 Laurel and Hardy short comedy film known for its prison-escape antics and slapstick humor.
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E.
The Free-Lance Pallbearers
The Free-Lance Pallbearers is a satirical novel by Ishmael Reed that blends absurdist humor and political allegory to critique American society and power structures.
- 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 Career of Puffer Hopkins Target entity description: The Career of Puffer Hopkins is a satirical 19th-century American novel by Cornelius Mathews that critiques contemporary politics and society through the misadventures of its title character.
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A.
Mr. Papers
Mr. Papers is a rapper best known for his on-and-off romantic relationship with hip-hop icon Lil' Kim.
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B.
The Hucksters
The Hucksters is a 1947 satirical drama film about postwar American advertising, starring Clark Gable and featuring Sydney Greenstreet in a memorable supporting role.
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C.
"Duffless"
"Duffless" is an episode of The Simpsons in which Homer gives up drinking beer after a DUI arrest, leading to comedic and heartfelt consequences for his life and relationships.
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D.
The Hoose-Gow
The Hoose-Gow is a 1929 Laurel and Hardy short comedy film known for its prison-escape antics and slapstick humor.
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E.
The Free-Lance Pallbearers
The Free-Lance Pallbearers is a satirical novel by Ishmael Reed that blends absurdist humor and political allegory to critique American society and power structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century American novel
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novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Cornelius Mathews ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques |
American politics
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American society ⓘ |
| genre |
political fiction
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satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Puffer Hopkins ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Career of Puffer Hopkins ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Puffer Hopkins ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
contemporary politics
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contemporary society ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | fiction ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of politics
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social satire ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Puffer Hopkins ⓘ |
| workType | literary work ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Career of Puffer Hopkins Description of subject: The Career of Puffer Hopkins is a satirical 19th-century American novel by Cornelius Mathews that critiques contemporary politics and society through the misadventures of its title character.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.