Mr. Justice Harbottle
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"Mr. Justice Harbottle" is a Gothic ghost story by Sheridan Le Fanu, centered on a cruel 18th-century judge who faces supernatural retribution for his corrupt judgments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mr. Justice Harbottle canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11203610 — 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: Mr. Justice Harbottle Context triple: [In a Glass Darkly, containsWork, Mr. Justice Harbottle]
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A.
Lord Justice Giffard
Lord Justice Giffard was a prominent 19th-century British judge who served as a Lord Justice of Appeal, known for his influential decisions in equity and chancery law.
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B.
Lord Justice Mellish
Lord Justice Mellish was a prominent 19th-century English appellate judge known for his influential decisions in equity law on the Court of Appeal in Chancery.
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C.
Lord Justice James
Lord Justice James was a prominent 19th-century British appellate judge renowned for his influential decisions in equity and Chancery law.
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D.
Lord Justice Knight-Bruce
Lord Justice Knight-Bruce was a prominent 19th-century British judge and Lord Justice of Appeal in Chancery known for his influential role in the development of English equity law.
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E.
Lord Denning
Lord Denning was a prominent 20th-century English judge and Master of the Rolls, renowned for his influential and often controversial judgments that shaped modern common law.
- 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: Mr. Justice Harbottle Target entity description: "Mr. Justice Harbottle" is a Gothic ghost story by Sheridan Le Fanu, centered on a cruel 18th-century judge who faces supernatural retribution for his corrupt judgments.
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A.
Lord Justice Giffard
Lord Justice Giffard was a prominent 19th-century British judge who served as a Lord Justice of Appeal, known for his influential decisions in equity and chancery law.
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B.
Lord Justice Mellish
Lord Justice Mellish was a prominent 19th-century English appellate judge known for his influential decisions in equity law on the Court of Appeal in Chancery.
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C.
Lord Justice James
Lord Justice James was a prominent 19th-century British appellate judge renowned for his influential decisions in equity and Chancery law.
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D.
Lord Justice Knight-Bruce
Lord Justice Knight-Bruce was a prominent 19th-century British judge and Lord Justice of Appeal in Chancery known for his influential role in the development of English equity law.
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E.
Lord Denning
Lord Denning was a prominent 20th-century English judge and Master of the Rolls, renowned for his influential and often controversial judgments that shaped modern common law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic fiction
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ghost story ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Sheridan Le Fanu ⓘ |
| authorFullName |
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
ⓘ
linked to:
Sheridan Le Fanu
|
| authorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| centralMotive | corrupt legal judgment ⓘ |
| containsElement |
haunting
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revenge from beyond the grave ⓘ trial motif ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
ⓘ
ghost story ⓘ |
| hasAntagonistType |
ghost
ⓘ
supernatural entity ⓘ |
| hasForm | short prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasMoral | corrupt power faces inevitable judgment ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Gothic fiction ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| isPartOfGenreTradition | classic ghost stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian Gothic ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | Gothic horror ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mr. Justice Harbottle ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| originalPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| plotFocus | a cruel judge haunted by his victims ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | judge ⓘ |
| settingTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
abuse of judicial power
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moral justice ⓘ |
| theme |
guilt and punishment
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judicial corruption ⓘ supernatural retribution ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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macabre ⓘ |
| workType | fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mr. Justice Harbottle Description of subject: "Mr. Justice Harbottle" is a Gothic ghost story by Sheridan Le Fanu, centered on a cruel 18th-century judge who faces supernatural retribution for his corrupt judgments.
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