The Westminster Review
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The Westminster Review was a 19th-century British intellectual and literary journal known for its radical politics and association with prominent thinkers such as George Eliot.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Westminster Review canonical | 2 |
| Westminster and Foreign Quarterly Review | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T505573 — 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 Westminster Review Context triple: [George Eliot, employer, The Westminster Review]
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A.
North American Review
North American Review is a long-running American literary and cultural magazine known for publishing influential essays and commentary by prominent writers and public figures.
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B.
The Literary Gazette
The Literary Gazette was a prominent 19th-century British literary periodical known for its influential reviews, criticism, and coverage of contemporary literature and culture.
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C.
The New Monthly Magazine
The New Monthly Magazine was a prominent 19th-century British literary and political periodical known for publishing works by leading Romantic and Victorian writers.
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D.
Rockingham Whig
Rockingham Whig refers to the faction of British Whig politicians led by the Marquess of Rockingham, known for their opposition to royal influence and advocacy of constitutional liberties in the 18th century.
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E.
The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly is a long-running American magazine known for its influential essays, literary works, and commentary on politics, culture, and ideas.
- 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 Westminster Review Target entity description: The Westminster Review was a 19th-century British intellectual and literary journal known for its radical politics and association with prominent thinkers such as George Eliot.
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A.
North American Review
North American Review is a long-running American literary and cultural magazine known for publishing influential essays and commentary by prominent writers and public figures.
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B.
The Literary Gazette
The Literary Gazette was a prominent 19th-century British literary periodical known for its influential reviews, criticism, and coverage of contemporary literature and culture.
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C.
The New Monthly Magazine
The New Monthly Magazine was a prominent 19th-century British literary and political periodical known for publishing works by leading Romantic and Victorian writers.
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D.
Rockingham Whig
Rockingham Whig refers to the faction of British Whig politicians led by the Marquess of Rockingham, known for their opposition to royal influence and advocacy of constitutional liberties in the 18th century.
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E.
The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly is a long-running American magazine known for its influential essays, literary works, and commentary on politics, culture, and ideas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intellectual journal
ⓘ
literary journal ⓘ periodical ⓘ |
| aimedAt | educated readership ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
The Westminster Review
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surface form:
Westminster and Foreign Quarterly Review
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| associatedWith |
George Eliot
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John Stuart Mill ⓘ George Eliot ⓘ
surface form:
Marian Evans
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| associatedWithMovement |
philosophical radicalism
ⓘ
utilitarianism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| editor | John Stuart Mill ⓘ |
| employedAsAssistantEditor | George Eliot ⓘ |
| employedAsEditor | George Eliot ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Jeremy Bentham ⓘ |
| genre |
intellectual criticism
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ political commentary ⓘ |
| hasPublicationFrequency | quarterly ⓘ |
| ideologicalStance |
reformist
ⓘ
secular ⓘ |
| inception | 1824 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Victorian intellectual culture
ⓘ
liberal political thought in Britain ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableContributor |
Francis Place
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Harriet Martineau ⓘ James Mill ⓘ Thomas Carlyle ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with George Eliot
ⓘ
radical political commentary ⓘ utilitarian and radical philosophy articles ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Tory establishment
ⓘ
religious orthodoxy ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| politicalAlignment |
radical
ⓘ
utilitarian ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
literature
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ politics ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| supported |
freedom of thought
ⓘ
parliamentary reform ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Westminster Review Description of subject: The Westminster Review was a 19th-century British intellectual and literary journal known for its radical politics and association with prominent thinkers such as George Eliot.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Westminster and Foreign Quarterly Review