Old New York
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Old New York is a collection of four novellas by Edith Wharton that portray the manners, morals, and social constraints of New York’s upper class in the late 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old New York canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4035514 — 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: Old New York Context triple: [Edith Wharton, notableWork, Old New York]
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A.
Little Manhattan
Little Manhattan is a 2005 romantic comedy film about a young boy’s first experience with love in New York City.
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B.
New York World Building
The New York World Building was a historic late-19th-century skyscraper in Manhattan that once housed the offices of the New York World newspaper and was among the tallest buildings of its time.
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C.
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam is an American medical drama television series set in a public hospital, following the idealistic new medical director as he attempts to reform the institution and improve patient care.
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D.
City of Big Shoulders
City of Big Shoulders is a poetic nickname for Chicago that evokes its history as a powerful industrial and working-class metropolis.
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E.
The Docks of New York
The Docks of New York is a 1928 silent drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg, celebrated for its atmospheric depiction of waterfront life and its expressive visual style.
- 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: Old New York Target entity description: Old New York is a collection of four novellas by Edith Wharton that portray the manners, morals, and social constraints of New York’s upper class in the late 19th century.
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A.
Little Manhattan
Little Manhattan is a 2005 romantic comedy film about a young boy’s first experience with love in New York City.
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B.
New York World Building
The New York World Building was a historic late-19th-century skyscraper in Manhattan that once housed the offices of the New York World newspaper and was among the tallest buildings of its time.
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C.
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam is an American medical drama television series set in a public hospital, following the idealistic new medical director as he attempts to reform the institution and improve patient care.
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D.
City of Big Shoulders
City of Big Shoulders is a poetic nickname for Chicago that evokes its history as a powerful industrial and working-class metropolis.
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E.
The Docks of New York
The Docks of New York is a 1928 silent drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg, celebrated for its atmospheric depiction of waterfront life and its expressive visual style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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novella collection ⓘ |
| author | Edith Wharton ⓘ |
| containsWork |
False Dawn
ⓘ
New Year’s Day ⓘ The Old Maid ⓘ The Spark ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depicts | Old New York society ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conflicts between desire and duty
ⓘ
private lives of the elite ⓘ |
| genre |
novella
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realist fiction ⓘ social fiction ⓘ |
| hasWorkOrder |
False Dawn is first
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New Year’s Day is fourth ⓘ The Old Maid ⓘ
surface form:
The Old Maid is second
The Spark is third ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | four linked novellas ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 4 ⓘ |
| settingClass | New York upper class ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
class and status
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family duty ⓘ gender roles ⓘ manners ⓘ marriage ⓘ morals ⓘ reputation ⓘ social constraints ⓘ |
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Subject: Old New York Description of subject: Old New York is a collection of four novellas by Edith Wharton that portray the manners, morals, and social constraints of New York’s upper class in the late 19th century.
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