The Antiquary
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The Antiquary is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott that blends antiquarian scholarship, Scottish folklore, and social comedy in a coastal Scottish setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Antiquary canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1866416 — 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 Antiquary Context triple: [Sir Walter Scott, notableWork, The Antiquary]
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A.
The House of the Binns
The House of the Binns is a historic Scottish country house and estate, long associated with the Dalyell family and noted for its preserved interiors and surrounding parkland.
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B.
Waverley
Waverley is a commuter rail station in Belmont, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA’s Fitchburg Line.
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C.
Waverley
Waverley is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England, known for its market towns, rural landscapes, and part of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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D.
Harold’s Stones
Harold’s Stones is a prehistoric standing stone alignment near Trellech in Monmouthshire, Wales, thought to date from the Bronze Age and associated with local legend.
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E.
The Small House at Allington
The Small House at Allington is a Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope, part of his Chronicles of Barsetshire series, exploring love, class, and social ambition in a rural English community.
- 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 Antiquary Target entity description: The Antiquary is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott that blends antiquarian scholarship, Scottish folklore, and social comedy in a coastal Scottish setting.
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A.
The House of the Binns
The House of the Binns is a historic Scottish country house and estate, long associated with the Dalyell family and noted for its preserved interiors and surrounding parkland.
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B.
Waverley
Waverley is a commuter rail station in Belmont, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA’s Fitchburg Line.
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C.
Waverley
Waverley is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England, known for its market towns, rural landscapes, and part of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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D.
Harold’s Stones
Harold’s Stones is a prehistoric standing stone alignment near Trellech in Monmouthshire, Wales, thought to date from the Bronze Age and associated with local legend.
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E.
The Small House at Allington
The Small House at Allington is a Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope, part of his Chronicles of Barsetshire series, exploring love, class, and social ambition in a rural English community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author |
Sir Walter Scott
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surface form:
Walter Scott
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| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
Scottish folklore
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antiquarian scholarship ⓘ social comedy ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| follows | Guy Mannering ⓘ |
| genre |
Scottish literature
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historical novel ⓘ social comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
antiquary
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itinerant beggar ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationBy | various illustrators in later editions ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | development of the historical novel ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Scottish history
ⓘ
class and social change ⓘ national identity ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ the value of historical knowledge ⓘ |
| literaryForm | three-volume novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Edie Ochiltree
ⓘ
Isabella Wardour ⓘ Jonathan Oldbuck ⓘ Lovell ⓘ Sir Arthur Wardour ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of antiquarian detail and fiction
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depiction of coastal Scottish life ⓘ use of Scottish dialect ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Waverley
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surface form:
Waverley Novels
|
| precedes | The Black Dwarf ⓘ |
| publisher | Archibald Constable ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Scotland
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Scottish coast ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Antiquary Description of subject: The Antiquary is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott that blends antiquarian scholarship, Scottish folklore, and social comedy in a coastal Scottish setting.
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