An Autobiography
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"An Autobiography" is the posthumously published memoir of Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope, detailing his life, writing habits, and views on literature and society.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| An Autobiography canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Autobiography Context triple: [Anthony Trollope, hasAutobiography, An Autobiography]
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A.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie is the self-written life story of the Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist, detailing his rise from poverty to becoming one of the wealthiest men of his era and his philosophy of giving away his fortune.
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B.
Dreams from My Father
Dreams from My Father is Barack Obama’s acclaimed memoir that explores his early life, family history, and search for identity across the United States, Kenya, and Indonesia.
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C.
The Story of My Experiments with Truth
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiographical work recounting his personal, spiritual, and political development and the evolution of his philosophy of nonviolent resistance.
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D.
Seventy Years of Life and Labor
Seventy Years of Life and Labor is the autobiography of American labor leader Samuel Gompers, chronicling his personal history and the development of the U.S. labor movement.
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E.
This I Remember
"This I Remember" is Eleanor Roosevelt’s autobiographical memoir recounting her life, public service, and experiences as First Lady of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Autobiography Target entity description: "An Autobiography" is the posthumously published memoir of Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope, detailing his life, writing habits, and views on literature and society.
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A.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie is the self-written life story of the Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist, detailing his rise from poverty to becoming one of the wealthiest men of his era and his philosophy of giving away his fortune.
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B.
Dreams from My Father
Dreams from My Father is Barack Obama’s acclaimed memoir that explores his early life, family history, and search for identity across the United States, Kenya, and Indonesia.
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C.
The Story of My Experiments with Truth
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiographical work recounting his personal, spiritual, and political development and the evolution of his philosophy of nonviolent resistance.
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D.
Seventy Years of Life and Labor
Seventy Years of Life and Labor is the autobiography of American labor leader Samuel Gompers, chronicling his personal history and the development of the U.S. labor movement.
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E.
This I Remember
"This I Remember" is Eleanor Roosevelt’s autobiographical memoir recounting her life, public service, and experiences as First Lady of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| about |
Anthony Trollope’s personal life
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Anthony Trollope’s professional life ⓘ Anthony Trollope’s views on literature ⓘ Anthony Trollope’s views on society ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Trollope ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
Trollope’s method of writing to a fixed daily word quota
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composition of the Barsetshire novels ⓘ composition of the Palliser novels ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1883 ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
biographical studies of Anthony Trollope
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critical views of Victorian professional authorship ⓘ |
| hasPart |
account of Trollope’s career in the Post Office
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commentary on contemporary authors ⓘ discussion of Trollope’s daily writing routine ⓘ financial accounts of Trollope’s earnings from fiction ⓘ reflections on the craft of novel writing ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed account of Trollope’s disciplined writing schedule
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frank discussion of literary earnings ⓘ insights into Victorian literary culture ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Edinburgh
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| posthumous | true ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| publisher | William Blackwood and Sons ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Barchester Towers
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Can You Forgive Her? ⓘ The Warden ⓘ |
| setting | 19th-century Britain ⓘ |
| subject |
Anthony Trollope
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Victorian literature ⓘ Victorian society ⓘ publishing industry ⓘ writing habits ⓘ |
| timeOfNarrativeCoverage | 19th century ⓘ |
| writtenIn |
1875
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1876 ⓘ |
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