Ranson's Folly
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Ranson's Folly is an early 20th-century adventure novel by American writer Richard Harding Davis, known for its military setting and themes of honor and romance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ranson's Folly canonical | 1 |
| Ranson's Folly (short story by Richard Harding Davis) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9830345 — 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: Ranson's Folly Context triple: [Richard Harding Davis, notableWork, Ranson's Folly]
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- 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: Ranson's Folly Target entity description: Ranson's Folly is an early 20th-century adventure novel by American writer Richard Harding Davis, known for its military setting and themes of honor and romance.
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A.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
-
B.
The Plunderers
The Plunderers is a 1960 American Western film featuring Lyle Bettger in a prominent role, centered on a town terrorized by a group of violent young men and the reluctant hero who stands up to them.
-
C.
The Pillage
The Pillage is the 1998 debut solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Cappadonna, known for its gritty East Coast hip-hop sound and strong ties to the Wu-Tang collective.
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D.
White Mischief
White Mischief is a 1987 British drama film set in colonial Kenya, centered on a notorious real-life murder scandal among the hedonistic white settler elite.
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E.
The Great Betrayal
The Great Betrayal is a political book by Pat Buchanan that critiques free trade and globalization from a nationalist, protectionist perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom |
Ranson's Folly (short story by Richard Harding Davis)
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linked to:
Ranson's Folly
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| author | Richard Harding Davis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Richard Harding Davis ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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military fiction ⓘ romance fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Ranson's Folly (1915 film)
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Ranson's Folly (1926 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Ranson's Folly (1915 film)
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| hasSubject |
dueling codes of honor
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frontier justice ⓘ love and sacrifice ⓘ soldiers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
honor
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military life ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of adventure and romance
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depiction of U.S. military frontier life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| setting | military post ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ranson's Folly Description of subject: Ranson's Folly is an early 20th-century adventure novel by American writer Richard Harding Davis, known for its military setting and themes of honor and romance.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ranson's Folly