The True Story of Spit MacPhee
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The True Story of Spit MacPhee is an Australian novel by James Aldridge about an eccentric orphan boy in a small country town, exploring themes of individuality, prejudice, and the clash between imagination and social conformity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The True Story of Spit MacPhee canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9870088 — 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 True Story of Spit MacPhee Context triple: [James Aldridge, notableWork, The True Story of Spit MacPhee]
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The Mighty McGurk
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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: The True Story of Spit MacPhee Target entity description: The True Story of Spit MacPhee is an Australian novel by James Aldridge about an eccentric orphan boy in a small country town, exploring themes of individuality, prejudice, and the clash between imagination and social conformity.
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A.
Red Rum
Red Rum was a legendary British racehorse best known for winning the Grand National steeplechase three times in the 1970s.
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B.
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold is a 1969 American Western adventure film about a legendary cache of Apache gold, starring Gregory Peck and Omar Sharif.
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C.
The Mighty McGurk
The Mighty McGurk is a 1947 American drama film starring Wallace Beery as an aging boxer whose life changes when he takes in an orphaned boy.
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D.
The Merry Macs
The Merry Macs were an American close-harmony vocal group popular in the 1930s and 1940s, known for their smooth blend and appearances in films and on radio.
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E.
Poor Mr. Chisholm
"Poor Mr. Chisholm" is a song by the band Second Chorus, recognized as one of their notable tracks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | James Aldridge ⓘ |
| characterType | eccentric orphan boy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between individual and community
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effects of prejudice on outsiders ⓘ value of imagination in a conformist society ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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realist fiction ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
imaginative
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independent ⓘ socially marginalised ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Spit MacPhee ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of James Aldridge's notable Australian works ⓘ |
| setting | small Australian country town ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adolescents
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younger readers ⓘ |
| theme |
clash between imagination and social norms
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community judgment ⓘ imagination ⓘ individuality ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ prejudice ⓘ social conformity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The True Story of Spit MacPhee Description of subject: The True Story of Spit MacPhee is an Australian novel by James Aldridge about an eccentric orphan boy in a small country town, exploring themes of individuality, prejudice, and the clash between imagination and social conformity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.