The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp is an influential memoir by Welsh poet W. H. Davies recounting his years living as a vagrant and itinerant worker in Britain and the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9665710 — 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 Autobiography of a Super-Tramp Context triple: [W. H. Davies, notableWork, The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp]
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Down and Out
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B.
Travels with Myself and Another
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C.
The Diary of a Mad Old Man
"The Diary of a Mad Old Man" is a work by Croatian illustrator, animator, and filmmaker Milan Trenc, known for his distinctive, often surreal visual storytelling.
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D.
Memoirs of a Manchild
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E.
Man for Himself
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp Target entity description: The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp is an influential memoir by Welsh poet W. H. Davies recounting his years living as a vagrant and itinerant worker in Britain and the United States.
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A.
Down and Out
"Down and Out" is a popular hip-hop track by rapper Cam'ron, known for its soulful production and standout status in his discography.
-
B.
Travels with Myself and Another
Travels with Myself and Another is a memoir by war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, recounting her adventurous and often perilous journeys around the world with sharp wit and insight.
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C.
The Diary of a Mad Old Man
"The Diary of a Mad Old Man" is a work by Croatian illustrator, animator, and filmmaker Milan Trenc, known for his distinctive, often surreal visual storytelling.
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D.
Memoirs of a Manchild
Memoirs of a Manchild is a short film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts that explores the awkward, comedic struggles of transitioning from adolescence into adulthood.
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E.
Man for Himself
"Man for Himself" is a philosophical and psychological work by Erich Fromm that explores human nature, ethics, and the conditions for authentic self-realization in modern society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | W. H. Davies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
W. H. Davies’s early life
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W. H. Davies’s experiences as a tramp ⓘ W. H. Davies’s travels in America ⓘ casual labour and seasonal work ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | A. C. Fifield ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
portrayals of homelessness in literature
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social perceptions of poverty ⓘ |
| hasPart | chapters ⓘ |
| hasPrefaceBy | George Bernard Shaw ⓘ |
| hasReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
personal resilience
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social marginalization ⓘ working class life ⓘ |
| influenced | George Bernard Shaw ⓘ |
| isAutobiographicalWorkOf | W. H. Davies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Edwardian literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
homelessness
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itinerant work ⓘ life in Britain ⓘ life in the United States ⓘ tramping ⓘ vagrancy ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of tramp life
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influence on early 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | early 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| setting |
United Kingdom
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| subtitle | none ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | late 19th century ⓘ |
| title | The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp ⓘ |
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