Emma (novel by Jane Austen)
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"Emma" is an 1815 novel by Jane Austen that follows the romantic misjudgments and personal growth of the clever but meddlesome matchmaker Emma Woodhouse in a small English village.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emma by Jane Austen | 2 |
| Emma (1815 novel) | 1 |
| Emma (novel by Jane Austen) canonical | 1 |
| Jane Austen's Emma | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1476120 — 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: Emma (novel by Jane Austen) Context triple: [Emma, appearsInWork, Emma (novel by Jane Austen)]
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Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice is a classic 1813 novel by Jane Austen that satirically explores love, class, and social expectations in early 19th-century England through the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.
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Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 British period drama film adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, acclaimed for its screenplay by and starring Emma Thompson.
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Jane Bennet – Susannah Harker
Jane Bennet – Susannah Harker is the portrayal of the eldest Bennet sister, known for her beauty, kindness, and gentle disposition, in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice."
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D.
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont was a German-born princess who became Queen Regent of the Netherlands, governing on behalf of her daughter Queen Wilhelmina in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Miss Bates in Emma
Miss Bates in *Emma* is a kind-hearted but endlessly talkative spinster in Jane Austen’s novel, serving as both comic relief and a moral touchstone for the heroine’s growth.
- 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: Emma (novel by Jane Austen) Target entity description: "Emma" is an 1815 novel by Jane Austen that follows the romantic misjudgments and personal growth of the clever but meddlesome matchmaker Emma Woodhouse in a small English village.
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A.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice is a classic 1813 novel by Jane Austen that satirically explores love, class, and social expectations in early 19th-century England through the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.
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B.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 British period drama film adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, acclaimed for its screenplay by and starring Emma Thompson.
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C.
Jane Bennet – Susannah Harker
Jane Bennet – Susannah Harker is the portrayal of the eldest Bennet sister, known for her beauty, kindness, and gentle disposition, in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice."
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D.
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont was a German-born princess who became Queen Regent of the Netherlands, governing on behalf of her daughter Queen Wilhelmina in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Miss Bates in Emma
Miss Bates in *Emma* is a kind-hearted but endlessly talkative spinster in Jane Austen’s novel, serving as both comic relief and a moral touchstone for the heroine’s growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Clueless (film)
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surface form:
Clueless (1995 film)
Emma (1996 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Emma (1996 TV film)
Emma (1996 film) ⓘ Emma ⓘ
surface form:
Emma (2009 TV series)
Emma. (2020 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Emma (2020 film)
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| author | Jane Austen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy of manners
ⓘ
novel of manners ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Emma Woodhouse is a wealthy young gentlewoman
ⓘ
Frank Churchill ⓘ
surface form:
Frank Churchill is a charming but secretive young man
Harriet Smith is Emma Woodhouse's friend and protégée ⓘ Jane Fairfax ⓘ
surface form:
Jane Fairfax is an accomplished but poor gentlewoman
Mr. Elton is the vicar of Highbury ⓘ Mr. Knightley ⓘ
surface form:
Mr. Knightley is Emma Woodhouse's neighbor and eventual husband
Mrs. Weston is Emma Woodhouse's former governess ⓘ |
| hasFictionalPlace |
Donwell Abbey
ⓘ
Hartfield ⓘ
surface form:
Hartfield (estate)
Randalls ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Realism
ⓘ
surface form:
realism
|
| literaryPeriod | Regency era ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Emma Woodhouse
ⓘ
Frank Churchill ⓘ Harriet Smith ⓘ Jane Fairfax ⓘ Mr. Elton ⓘ Mr. Knightley ⓘ Mr. Woodhouse ⓘ Mrs. Elton ⓘ Mrs. Weston ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | free indirect discourse ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
"I always deserve the best treatment because I never put up with any other."
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"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more." ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist | Emma Woodhouse ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1815 ⓘ |
| publisher | John Murray ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Highbury
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surface form:
Highbury (fictional village)
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| settingPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
marriage and matchmaking
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romantic misjudgment ⓘ self-knowledge and personal growth ⓘ social class and hierarchy ⓘ |
| title | Emma ⓘ |
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Subject: Emma (novel by Jane Austen) Description of subject: "Emma" is an 1815 novel by Jane Austen that follows the romantic misjudgments and personal growth of the clever but meddlesome matchmaker Emma Woodhouse in a small English village.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Miss Bates
this entity surface form:
Emma (1815 novel)
this entity surface form:
Emma by Jane Austen
this entity surface form:
Emma by Jane Austen
subject surface form:
Emma (2009 TV series)
this entity surface form:
Jane Austen's Emma