The People of the Abyss
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The People of the Abyss is a 1903 nonfiction work by Jack London that documents, in stark and immersive detail, the poverty and living conditions of the working class in London’s East End.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The People of the Abyss canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4924860 — 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 People of the Abyss Context triple: [John Griffith Chaney, notableWork, The People of the Abyss]
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The Living Sea
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B.
The Silent World
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C.
The Chambered Nautilus
"The Chambered Nautilus" is a reflective 1858 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that uses the spiraled shell of a nautilus as an extended metaphor for spiritual growth and the soul’s continual ascent.
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D.
Redburn
Redburn is a semi-autobiographical novel by Herman Melville that follows a young man's coming-of-age voyage as a sailor on a transatlantic ship.
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E.
The Steerage
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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: The People of the Abyss Target entity description: The People of the Abyss is a 1903 nonfiction work by Jack London that documents, in stark and immersive detail, the poverty and living conditions of the working class in London’s East End.
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A.
The Living Sea
The Living Sea is a 1963 documentary film co-directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau that explores marine life and oceanographic research aboard his ship Calypso.
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B.
The Silent World
The Silent World is a pioneering 1953 book and 1956 documentary film by Jacques-Yves Cousteau that introduced the wonders of underwater exploration to a global audience.
-
C.
The Chambered Nautilus
"The Chambered Nautilus" is a reflective 1858 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that uses the spiraled shell of a nautilus as an extended metaphor for spiritual growth and the soul’s continual ascent.
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D.
Redburn
Redburn is a semi-autobiographical novel by Herman Melville that follows a young man's coming-of-age voyage as a sailor on a transatlantic ship.
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E.
The Steerage
The Steerage is a landmark 1907 photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, celebrated as an early masterpiece of modernist photography and social documentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonfiction book
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sociological study ⓘ |
| author | Jack London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
casual wards
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homelessness ⓘ slum housing conditions ⓘ street life in London’s East End ⓘ sweated labor ⓘ unemployment ⓘ workhouses ⓘ |
| genre |
journalism
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nonfiction ⓘ social commentary ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| hasFormat | book ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters describing alcoholism and vice
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chapters describing child poverty ⓘ chapters describing diet and nutrition of the poor ⓘ chapters describing labor conditions ⓘ chapters describing lodging houses ⓘ chapters describing workhouse experiences ⓘ statistical observations on wages and rents ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | socialist critique of capitalism ⓘ |
| hasSubjectCategory |
British social history
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East End of London in fiction and nonfiction ⓘ poverty in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| influenced | later social documentary writing ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Jack London’s stay in East End slums ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | progressive era muckraking ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
first-person narrative
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immersive reportage ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
London’s East End
NERFINISHED
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poverty ⓘ urban living conditions ⓘ working class ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of urban poverty
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use of undercover observation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1903 ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
How the Other Half Lives
NERFINISHED
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The Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
East End of London
NERFINISHED
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London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Edwardian era
NERFINISHED
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early 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The People of the Abyss Description of subject: The People of the Abyss is a 1903 nonfiction work by Jack London that documents, in stark and immersive detail, the poverty and living conditions of the working class in London’s East End.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Griffith Chaney