The Dark Eyes of London
E146736
The Dark Eyes of London is a 1924 crime novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, centered on a sinister insurance fraud scheme and notorious for its blend of mystery and horror.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Dark Eyes of London canonical | 1 |
| The Dark Eyes of London (1939 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1262784 — 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 Dark Eyes of London Context triple: [Edgar Wallace, notableWork, The Dark Eyes of London]
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A.
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill is a 1974 British spy thriller film directed by Don Siegel and starring Michael Caine as an MI6 agent whose son is kidnapped by arms dealers.
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B.
The Last of England
The Last of England is a celebrated 1855 painting by Ford Madox Brown that poignantly depicts a Victorian couple emigrating from England, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and emotional intensity.
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C.
The Crimson Circle
The Crimson Circle is a 1922 crime novel by Edgar Wallace centered on a secret extortion ring that blackmails wealthy victims under threat of death.
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D.
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a 1927 British silent thriller film widely regarded as Alfred Hitchcock’s first true suspense masterpiece, centering on a mysterious tenant suspected of being a serial killer.
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E.
All Hallows-by-the-Tower
All Hallows-by-the-Tower is one of the oldest surviving churches in the City of London, notable for its medieval origins and proximity to the Tower of London.
- 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 Dark Eyes of London Target entity description: The Dark Eyes of London is a 1924 crime novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, centered on a sinister insurance fraud scheme and notorious for its blend of mystery and horror.
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A.
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill is a 1974 British spy thriller film directed by Don Siegel and starring Michael Caine as an MI6 agent whose son is kidnapped by arms dealers.
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B.
The Last of England
The Last of England is a celebrated 1855 painting by Ford Madox Brown that poignantly depicts a Victorian couple emigrating from England, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and emotional intensity.
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C.
The Crimson Circle
The Crimson Circle is a 1922 crime novel by Edgar Wallace centered on a secret extortion ring that blackmails wealthy victims under threat of death.
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D.
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a 1927 British silent thriller film widely regarded as Alfred Hitchcock’s first true suspense masterpiece, centering on a mysterious tenant suspected of being a serial killer.
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E.
All Hallows-by-the-Tower
All Hallows-by-the-Tower is one of the oldest surviving churches in the City of London, notable for its medieval origins and proximity to the Tower of London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Edgar Wallace ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
horror fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeForm | film adaptation ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasHorrorElements | yes ⓘ |
| hasMysteryElements | yes ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deception
ⓘ
insurance fraud ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| influenced |
The Dark Eyes of London
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Dark Eyes of London (1939 film)
|
| isFictional | true ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | sinister insurance fraud scheme ⓘ |
| notableFor | blend of mystery and horror elements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBodyOfWork |
Edgar Wallace
ⓘ
surface form:
Edgar Wallace bibliography
|
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| publicationYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| writtenBy | Edgar Wallace ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dark Eyes of London Description of subject: The Dark Eyes of London is a 1924 crime novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, centered on a sinister insurance fraud scheme and notorious for its blend of mystery and horror.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Dark Eyes of London (1939 film)