The Grand Babylon Hotel
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The Grand Babylon Hotel is a 1902 novel by Arnold Bennett that blends mystery, satire, and high society intrigue in the setting of a luxurious European hotel.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grand Babylon Hotel | 1 |
| The Grand Babylon Hotel canonical | 1 |
| The Grand Babylon Hotel (1916 film) | 1 |
| The Grand Babylon Hotel (1920 film) | 1 |
| The Grand Babylon Hotel (TV, 1969) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2898321 — 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: The Grand Babylon Hotel Context triple: [Arnold Bennett, notableWork, The Grand Babylon Hotel]
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A.
Flamingo Hotel
Flamingo Hotel is a historic Las Vegas resort and casino famously linked to mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel and often regarded as one of the Strip’s earliest and most iconic properties.
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B.
Plaza Hotel
The Plaza Hotel is a historic luxury hotel located at the southeast corner of Central Park in Manhattan, renowned for its opulent architecture and frequent appearances in films and literature.
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C.
The Joule Hotel
The Joule Hotel is a luxury boutique hotel in downtown Dallas known for its striking neo-Gothic architecture, upscale amenities, and vibrant art-filled interiors.
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D.
The Hawthorne Hotel
The Hawthorne Hotel is a historic, famously haunted hotel in Salem, Massachusetts, known for its classic New England charm and proximity to key Salem attractions.
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E.
Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky
Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky is a historic luxury hotel in central Amsterdam, renowned for its prominent location on Dam Square and its long-standing role in the city’s social and cultural life.
- 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 Grand Babylon Hotel Target entity description: The Grand Babylon Hotel is a 1902 novel by Arnold Bennett that blends mystery, satire, and high society intrigue in the setting of a luxurious European hotel.
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A.
Flamingo Hotel
Flamingo Hotel is a historic Las Vegas resort and casino famously linked to mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel and often regarded as one of the Strip’s earliest and most iconic properties.
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B.
Plaza Hotel
The Plaza Hotel is a historic luxury hotel located at the southeast corner of Central Park in Manhattan, renowned for its opulent architecture and frequent appearances in films and literature.
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C.
The Joule Hotel
The Joule Hotel is a luxury boutique hotel in downtown Dallas known for its striking neo-Gothic architecture, upscale amenities, and vibrant art-filled interiors.
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D.
The Hawthorne Hotel
The Hawthorne Hotel is a historic, famously haunted hotel in Salem, Massachusetts, known for its classic New England charm and proximity to key Salem attractions.
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E.
Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky
Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky is a historic luxury hotel in central Amsterdam, renowned for its prominent location on Dam Square and its long-standing role in the city’s social and cultural life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Arnold Bennett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | serial ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Grand Babylon Hotel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Grand Babylon Hotel (1916 film)
The Grand Babylon Hotel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Grand Babylon Hotel (1920 film)
The Grand Babylon Hotel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Grand Babylon Hotel (TV, 1969)
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| hasCharacterType |
American millionaire protagonist
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European aristocracy ⓘ hotel staff and management ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | various, depending on edition ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | considered a minor classic of popular Edwardian fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLocation |
The Grand Babylon Hotel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Grand Babylon Hotel
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| hasISBN | 9780140034697 ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle |
fast-paced plotting
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light satirical tone ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeElement |
kidnapping plot
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royal intrigue ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 240 pages ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
adventure fiction
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hotel mystery ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
appearance versus reality
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conspiracy ⓘ high society intrigue ⓘ monarchy and politics ⓘ wealth and power ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy |
The Old Wives’ Tale
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surface form:
The Old Wives' Tale (in Bennett’s major works chronology)
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| literarySetting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
luxury European hotel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jules
ⓘ
Nella Racksole ⓘ Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Eugen
Theodore Racksole ⓘ |
| movement | Edwardian literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of luxury cosmopolitan life
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early example of hotel mystery novel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBodyOfWork | Arnold Bennett bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1902 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chatto & Windus ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The Grand Babylon Hotel Description of subject: The Grand Babylon Hotel is a 1902 novel by Arnold Bennett that blends mystery, satire, and high society intrigue in the setting of a luxurious European hotel.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
The Grand Babylon Hotel (1916 film)
this entity surface form:
The Grand Babylon Hotel (1920 film)
this entity surface form:
The Grand Babylon Hotel (TV, 1969)
this entity surface form:
Grand Babylon Hotel