Ragged Dick
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Ragged Dick is a popular 1868 coming-of-age novel by Horatio Alger Jr. about a poor New York City bootblack whose honesty and hard work lead him toward middle-class respectability.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ragged Dick canonical | 4 |
| Ragged Dick series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2867533 — 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: Ragged Dick Context triple: [Horatio Alger Jr., notableWork, Ragged Dick]
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A.
The Two Orphans
The Two Orphans is a 19th-century French melodramatic play by Adolphe d’Ennery and Eugène Cormon, best known for its story of two sisters separated and endangered during the turmoil of the French Revolution and for inspiring numerous stage and film adaptations.
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B.
Oliver Twist
"Oliver Twist" is a 2012 Afrobeats hit single by Nigerian artist D'banj that gained international popularity for its catchy rhythm and playful lyrics.
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C.
Widow Douglas
Widow Douglas is a kind but strict guardian in Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" who attempts to civilize Huck according to her religious and social values.
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D.
Little Men
Little Men is a classic 19th-century novel by Louisa May Alcott that follows the lives and moral growth of a group of boys at a progressive school run by Jo March and her husband.
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E.
The Errand Boy
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- 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: Ragged Dick Target entity description: Ragged Dick is a popular 1868 coming-of-age novel by Horatio Alger Jr. about a poor New York City bootblack whose honesty and hard work lead him toward middle-class respectability.
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A.
The Two Orphans
The Two Orphans is a 19th-century French melodramatic play by Adolphe d’Ennery and Eugène Cormon, best known for its story of two sisters separated and endangered during the turmoil of the French Revolution and for inspiring numerous stage and film adaptations.
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B.
Oliver Twist
"Oliver Twist" is a 2012 Afrobeats hit single by Nigerian artist D'banj that gained international popularity for its catchy rhythm and playful lyrics.
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C.
Widow Douglas
Widow Douglas is a kind but strict guardian in Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" who attempts to civilize Huck according to her religious and social values.
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D.
Little Men
Little Men is a classic 19th-century novel by Louisa May Alcott that follows the lives and moral growth of a group of boys at a progressive school run by Jo March and her husband.
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E.
The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy is a 1961 American comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis, in which he plays a bumbling studio gofer causing chaos behind the scenes in Hollywood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
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coming-of-age novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | American Dream ⓘ |
| author | Horatio Alger Jr. ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
hard work
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honesty ⓘ respectability ⓘ self-improvement ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| characterTraitOfProtagonist |
honest
ⓘ
industrious ⓘ resourceful ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
child labor
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street life in New York City ⓘ urban capitalism ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs | serial ⓘ |
| form | prose fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
boys' fiction
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coming-of-age fiction ⓘ didactic fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Ben the Luggage Boy
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Fame and Fortune ⓘ Mark the Match Boy ⓘ Rough and Ready ⓘ |
| hasSequelSeries |
Ragged Dick
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ragged Dick series
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| hasTitleCharacter | Ragged Dick self-link ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
boys
ⓘ
young readers ⓘ |
| laterPublishedAs | book ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Gilded Age American literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
influential example of the American rags-to-riches story
ⓘ
one of Horatio Alger Jr.'s best-known works ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dick Hunter ⓘ |
| moralMessage | virtue and industry lead to success ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portraysSocialClass |
emerging middle class
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urban poor ⓘ |
| protagonistFullName | Richard Hunter ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | bootblack ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1868 ⓘ |
| publisher | A. K. Loring ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| targetDemographic | 19th-century American youth ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
| workEthicPhilosophy | self-help ideology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ragged Dick Description of subject: Ragged Dick is a popular 1868 coming-of-age novel by Horatio Alger Jr. about a poor New York City bootblack whose honesty and hard work lead him toward middle-class respectability.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ragged Dick series