The Stout Gentleman
E420606
The Stout Gentleman is a humorous sketch or tale by Washington Irving, included as one of the stories in his collection "Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Stout Gentleman canonical | 2 |
| The Stout Gentleman (short story) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4190745 — 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 Stout Gentleman Context triple: [Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists, hasPart, The Stout Gentleman]
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A.
The Merry Drinker
The Merry Drinker is a lively 17th-century Dutch Golden Age portrait by Frans Hals, celebrated for its dynamic brushwork and vivid depiction of a cheerful, gesturing man.
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B.
The Big Irishman
The Big Irishman is the nickname of Pat Quinn, a towering Canadian NHL defenseman and coach known for his physical play and successful coaching career.
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C.
The Honorable Gentleman
"The Honorable Gentleman" is a short story by Achmed Abdullah, known for its twist ending and exploration of honor and moral ambiguity in an Eastern setting.
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D.
The Gentle Boy
The Gentle Boy is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of religious intolerance and compassion through the relationship between a persecuted Quaker child and his Puritan protectors in colonial New England.
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E.
The Bull and Butcher
The Bull and Butcher is a traditional English country pub located in the village of Turville, Buckinghamshire.
- 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 Stout Gentleman Target entity description: The Stout Gentleman is a humorous sketch or tale by Washington Irving, included as one of the stories in his collection "Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists."
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A.
The Merry Drinker
The Merry Drinker is a lively 17th-century Dutch Golden Age portrait by Frans Hals, celebrated for its dynamic brushwork and vivid depiction of a cheerful, gesturing man.
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B.
The Big Irishman
The Big Irishman is the nickname of Pat Quinn, a towering Canadian NHL defenseman and coach known for his physical play and successful coaching career.
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C.
The Honorable Gentleman
"The Honorable Gentleman" is a short story by Achmed Abdullah, known for its twist ending and exploration of honor and moral ambiguity in an Eastern setting.
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D.
The Gentle Boy
The Gentle Boy is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of religious intolerance and compassion through the relationship between a persecuted Quaker child and his Puritan protectors in colonial New England.
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E.
The Bull and Butcher
The Bull and Butcher is a traditional English country pub located in the village of Turville, Buckinghamshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humorous sketch
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short story ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Stout Gentleman
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surface form:
The Stout Gentleman (short story)
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| author | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| firstPublishedIn | Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
humor ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| hasCollection | Bracebridge Hall ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Stout Gentleman self-link ⓘ |
| includedIn | Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists, A Medley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInCollectionBy | Washington Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | the narrator ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
eccentric characters
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social observation ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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light-hearted ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Stout Gentleman Description of subject: The Stout Gentleman is a humorous sketch or tale by Washington Irving, included as one of the stories in his collection "Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists."
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
The Stout Gentleman (short story)