The Letter of Marque
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The Letter of Marque is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian in the Aubrey–Maturin series, following Captain Jack Aubrey’s efforts to restore his honor and fortune while commanding a privateer after being struck off the Royal Navy list.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Letter of Marque canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6189571 — 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 Letter of Marque Context triple: [Aubrey–Maturin series, hasBook, The Letter of Marque]
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Privateers
The Privateers are the athletic teams representing the University of New Orleans in NCAA competition.
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B.
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer is a 1938 historical adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the exploits of pirate Jean Lafitte during the War of 1812 and the Battle of New Orleans.
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C.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
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D.
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk is a 1924 silent swashbuckler film adaptation of Rafael Sabatini’s novel, known for its seafaring adventure and pirate-themed action.
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E.
The Ship
The Ship is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s time-traveling spacecraft and time machine in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
- 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 Letter of Marque Target entity description: The Letter of Marque is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian in the Aubrey–Maturin series, following Captain Jack Aubrey’s efforts to restore his honor and fortune while commanding a privateer after being struck off the Royal Navy list.
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A.
Privateers
The Privateers are the athletic teams representing the University of New Orleans in NCAA competition.
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B.
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer is a 1938 historical adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the exploits of pirate Jean Lafitte during the War of 1812 and the Battle of New Orleans.
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C.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
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D.
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk is a 1924 silent swashbuckler film adaptation of Rafael Sabatini’s novel, known for its seafaring adventure and pirate-themed action.
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E.
The Ship
The Ship is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s time-traveling spacecraft and time machine in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aubrey–Maturin novel
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nautical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Patrick O’Brian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
financial recovery
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ restoration of honor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| features | privateering ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Aubrey–Maturin universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Nutmeg of Consolation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Thirteen-Gun Salute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Thirteen-Gun Salute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
naval fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Barret Bonden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bonden NERFINISHED ⓘ Diana Villiers NERFINISHED ⓘ Harlan NERFINISHED ⓘ Killick NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophia Aubrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel in series ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
honor and disgrace
ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
nautical jargon
ⓘ
realist historical detail ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jack Aubrey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephen Maturin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Jack Aubrey’s command of a privateer ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Royal Navy captain ⓘ |
| protagonistStatus | struck off the Royal Navy list ⓘ |
| publisher | Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Aubrey–Maturin series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
British Royal Navy
NERFINISHED
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maritime life ⓘ naval battles ⓘ privateering law ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | letter of marque ⓘ |
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Subject: The Letter of Marque Description of subject: The Letter of Marque is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian in the Aubrey–Maturin series, following Captain Jack Aubrey’s efforts to restore his honor and fortune while commanding a privateer after being struck off the Royal Navy list.
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