The Newcomes
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The Newcomes is a Victorian novel by William Makepeace Thackeray that chronicles the fortunes, social ambitions, and moral struggles of the Newcome family in 19th-century England.
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| The Newcomes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5559890 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Newcomes Context triple: [William Makepeace Thackeray, notableWork, The Newcomes]
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- 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 Newcomes Target entity description: The Newcomes is a Victorian novel by William Makepeace Thackeray that chronicles the fortunes, social ambitions, and moral struggles of the Newcome family in 19th-century England.
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A.
The Marcels
The Marcels were an American doo-wop group best known for their 1961 hit rendition of "Blue Moon," which became a defining classic of the genre.
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B.
The Cavanaughs
The Cavanaughs is an American television sitcom best known for featuring actress Christine Ebersole in a prominent role.
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C.
The Papas & The Mamas
The Papas & The Mamas is a 1968 studio album by the American folk-rock group The Mamas & The Papas, known for its lush harmonies and reflective, late-1960s pop sound.
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D.
The Gers
The Gers is a popular nickname for Rangers F.C., one of Scotland’s most successful and widely supported football clubs.
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E.
The Rembrandts
The Rembrandts are an American pop rock duo best known for performing the hit song "I'll Be There for You," the iconic theme from the television show Friends.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedFor | television ⓘ |
| author | William Makepeace Thackeray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | major work of Thackeray ⓘ |
| depicts |
British upper-middle class
ⓘ
aristocracy ⓘ colonial service ⓘ financial speculation ⓘ |
| examines |
conflict between duty and desire
ⓘ
corruption of wealth ⓘ marriage as social contract ⓘ |
| firstEditionType | two-volume edition ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate |
1853
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1854 ⓘ |
| form | long novel ⓘ |
| genre |
realist novel
ⓘ
social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Newcomes (television series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Barnes Newcome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hobson Newcome NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Kew NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosey Mackenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | family saga ⓘ |
| illustrator | Richard Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Clive Newcome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colonel Thomas Newcome NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethel Newcome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class and society
ⓘ
family fortunes ⓘ moral struggle ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | framed by Arthur Pendennis ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter | Arthur Pendennis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | serial ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The Cornhill Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Bradbury and Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Pendennis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vanity Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th-century England ⓘ |
| sharesCharacterWith |
Pendennis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vanity Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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