Sir Felix Carbury
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Sir Felix Carbury is a vain, irresponsible young baronet and gambler in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," emblematic of the moral decay and financial recklessness of his social class.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Felix Carbury canonical | 5 |
| Felix Carbury | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T864235 — 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: Sir Felix Carbury Context triple: [The Way We Live Now, mainCharacter, Sir Felix Carbury]
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A.
Nevil Macready
Nevil Macready was a British Army general best known for serving as Commander-in-Chief in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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B.
Cyril Proudbottom
Cyril Proudbottom is a comical, carefree horse character from Disney’s animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" segment in *The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad*.
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C.
Sir John Trevor
Sir John Trevor was a prominent 17th-century English politician and royal official who held several high offices under the Stuart monarchy.
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D.
Sir George Treby
Sir George Treby was a British politician and public official who rose to prominence in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, notably serving in senior governmental and naval administrative roles.
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E.
Bertram Ramsay
Bertram Ramsay was a British admiral who played a key role in planning and directing major Allied naval operations during World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings.
- 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: Sir Felix Carbury Target entity description: Sir Felix Carbury is a vain, irresponsible young baronet and gambler in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," emblematic of the moral decay and financial recklessness of his social class.
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A.
Nevil Macready
Nevil Macready was a British Army general best known for serving as Commander-in-Chief in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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B.
Cyril Proudbottom
Cyril Proudbottom is a comical, carefree horse character from Disney’s animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" segment in *The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad*.
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C.
Sir John Trevor
Sir John Trevor was a prominent 17th-century English politician and royal official who held several high offices under the Stuart monarchy.
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D.
Sir George Treby
Sir George Treby was a British politician and public official who rose to prominence in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, notably serving in senior governmental and naval administrative roles.
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E.
Bertram Ramsay
Bertram Ramsay was a British admiral who played a key role in planning and directing major Allied naval operations during World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baronet
ⓘ
character in a novel ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Way We Live Now ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Augustus Melmotte
ⓘ
London high society ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
corruption of the aristocracy
ⓘ
financial recklessness ⓘ moral decay ⓘ speculation ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
irresponsible
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morally weak ⓘ reckless ⓘ self-indulgent ⓘ selfish ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| createdBy | Anthony Trollope ⓘ |
| familyName | Carbury ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Way We Live Now
ⓘ
surface form:
The Way We Live Now universe
|
| firstPublishedIn | The Way We Live Now ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| habit |
drinking
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gambling ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Carbury ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of moral decline
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example of financial irresponsibility ⓘ satire of idle aristocracy ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | gambler ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfWork | 1875 ⓘ |
| roleInWork | major character ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Marie Melmotte ⓘ |
| setting |
Victorian era
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surface form:
Victorian England
|
| sibling | Henrietta Carbury ⓘ |
| socialClass | English upper class ⓘ |
| title | Sir ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir Felix Carbury Description of subject: Sir Felix Carbury is a vain, irresponsible young baronet and gambler in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," emblematic of the moral decay and financial recklessness of his social class.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Way We Live Now (2001 TV serial)
this entity surface form:
Felix Carbury