The New Machiavelli
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The New Machiavelli is a 1911 political novel by H. G. Wells that satirically explores British politics and personal morality through the rise and fall of an ambitious reformist politician.
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| The New Machiavelli canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The New Machiavelli Context triple: [H. G. Wells bibliography, includesWork, The New Machiavelli]
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A.
The Originality of Machiavelli
The Originality of Machiavelli is an influential essay by Isaiah Berlin that examines Machiavelli’s distinctive political thought and its break with traditional moral and religious frameworks.
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B.
Anti-Machiavel
Anti-Machiavel is an 18th-century political treatise by Frederick II of Prussia that refutes Machiavelli’s principles in The Prince and advocates for enlightened, moral rulership.
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C.
Considerazioni intorno ai Discorsi del Machiavelli
Considerazioni intorno ai Discorsi del Machiavelli is a critical commentary by Francesco Guicciardini in which he analyzes and often challenges the political theories presented in Niccolò Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy.
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D.
The Lessons of Power
The Lessons of Power is a political memoir by former French president François Hollande reflecting on his years in office and the exercise of presidential authority.
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E.
The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The New Machiavelli Target entity description: The New Machiavelli is a 1911 political novel by H. G. Wells that satirically explores British politics and personal morality through the rise and fall of an ambitious reformist politician.
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A.
The Originality of Machiavelli
The Originality of Machiavelli is an influential essay by Isaiah Berlin that examines Machiavelli’s distinctive political thought and its break with traditional moral and religious frameworks.
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B.
Anti-Machiavel
Anti-Machiavel is an 18th-century political treatise by Frederick II of Prussia that refutes Machiavelli’s principles in The Prince and advocates for enlightened, moral rulership.
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C.
Considerazioni intorno ai Discorsi del Machiavelli
Considerazioni intorno ai Discorsi del Machiavelli is a critical commentary by Francesco Guicciardini in which he analyzes and often challenges the political theories presented in Niccolò Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy.
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D.
The Lessons of Power
The Lessons of Power is a political memoir by former French president François Hollande reflecting on his years in office and the exercise of presidential authority.
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E.
The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | H. G. Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
conflict between public life and private life
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personal morality ⓘ political ambition ⓘ reformist politics ⓘ sexual morality ⓘ |
| controversy | caused scandal for its portrayal of real political figures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
ethics of political compromise
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tension between ideals and personal desires ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInFormat | book ⓘ |
| genre |
political fiction
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | autobiographical-style account ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | over 400 pages ⓘ |
| hasReception |
is regarded as one of Wells's major political novels
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provoked criticism from contemporaries of Wells ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Liberal Party politics
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marriage and relationships ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | H. G. Wells's own political experiences ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Edwardian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Remington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | H. G. Wells bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| publisher |
John Lane
NERFINISHED
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The Bodley Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| references | Niccolò Machiavelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| satirizes |
British Liberal politics
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Edwardian political establishment ⓘ |
| setting |
British politics
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early 20th-century England ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late Victorian and Edwardian era ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo | The Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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