The Gold-Bug
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The Gold-Bug is a famous short story by Edgar Allan Poe that combines elements of mystery, cryptography, and adventure in a tale about a hidden treasure.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
short story
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work of fiction → |
| adaptedAs |
comic adaptation
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film → radio drama → television episode → |
| author |
Edgar Allan Poe
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| awardReceived |
$100 prize from The Dollar Newspaper
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| centralTheme |
cryptography
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greed → hidden treasure → logic and analysis → madness and perception → |
| copyrightStatus |
public domain
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| featuresElement |
encrypted parchment
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pirate treasure → skull-shaped gold-colored bug → substitution cipher → |
| firstPublishedIn |
The Dollar Newspaper
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| genre |
adventure fiction
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cryptographic fiction → detective fiction precursor → mystery fiction → |
| hasApproximateLength |
novella-length short story
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| hasIllustratedEdition |
various illustrated print editions
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| hasInfluenceOn |
development of detective fiction
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popular interest in cryptography → |
| hasMainCharacter |
Jupiter
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William Legrand → |
| hasNarrativePerspective |
first-person narration
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| hasNarrator |
unnamed narrator
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| hasTitleReference |
gold-colored beetle central to the plot
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| includedIn |
many Poe anthologies
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| involvesCharacter |
pirate Captain Kidd
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| language |
English
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| literaryMovement |
American Romanticism
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| notableFor |
combination of adventure and puzzle-solving
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detailed explanation of solving a cipher → use of deductive reasoning by protagonist → |
| originalMedium |
newspaper
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| partOf |
Edgar Allan Poe's collected works
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| placeOfFirstPublication |
Philadelphia
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| publicationDate |
1843
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| publisher |
The Dollar Newspaper
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| settingLocation |
South Carolina
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Sullivan's Island → |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
19th century
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Edgar Allan Poe
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Edgar Allan Poe → |
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