The House on the Cliff
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The House on the Cliff is an early mystery novel in the Hardy Boys series in which teenage detectives Frank and Joe Hardy investigate smuggling activities centered around a mysterious cliffside mansion.
All labels observed (1)
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| The House on the Cliff canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10115380 — 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 House on the Cliff Context triple: [The Hardy Boys series, notableWork, The House on the Cliff]
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A.
La casa in collina
La casa in collina is a postwar Italian novel by Cesare Pavese that explores existential anxiety, guilt, and moral uncertainty through the experiences of a solitary man observing the devastation of World War II from the hills around Turin.
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B.
House by the River
House by the River is a 1950 film noir thriller directed by Fritz Lang, known for its dark psychological themes and atmospheric storytelling.
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C.
The Cliff
The Cliff is a historic football training ground best known as the former training base of Manchester United in Salford, England.
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D.
The House on the Water’s Edge
The House on the Water’s Edge is a psychological suspense novel by Caroline England that explores buried family secrets and the dark consequences of long-hidden truths.
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E.
The House on Telegraph Hill
The House on Telegraph Hill is a 1951 film noir thriller set in San Francisco, centered on identity, inheritance, and suspenseful psychological drama.
- 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 House on the Cliff Target entity description: The House on the Cliff is an early mystery novel in the Hardy Boys series in which teenage detectives Frank and Joe Hardy investigate smuggling activities centered around a mysterious cliffside mansion.
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A.
La casa in collina
La casa in collina is a postwar Italian novel by Cesare Pavese that explores existential anxiety, guilt, and moral uncertainty through the experiences of a solitary man observing the devastation of World War II from the hills around Turin.
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B.
House by the River
House by the River is a 1950 film noir thriller directed by Fritz Lang, known for its dark psychological themes and atmospheric storytelling.
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C.
The Cliff
The Cliff is a historic football training ground best known as the former training base of Manchester United in Salford, England.
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D.
The House on the Water’s Edge
The House on the Water’s Edge is a psychological suspense novel by Caroline England that explores buried family secrets and the dark consequences of long-hidden truths.
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E.
The House on Telegraph Hill
The House on Telegraph Hill is a 1951 film noir thriller set in San Francisco, centered on identity, inheritance, and suspenseful psychological drama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hardy Boys book
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Franklin W. Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToFranchise | Hardy Boys franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdByStratemeyerSyndicate | true ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Callie Shaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chet Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ Fenton Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ Iola Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Hardy Boys universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Secret of the Old Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's mystery fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ |
| ghostwriter | Leslie McFarlane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimacticLocation | cliffside mansion ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtDepicting | house on a cliff over the sea ⓘ |
| hasDetectiveDuo | Frank and Joe Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRevisedEdition | 1959 revised text ⓘ |
| hasSequelRelationshipWith | The Secret of the Old Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesCrimeType | smuggling ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist |
Frank Hardy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | boys' adventure story ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
courage
ⓘ
crime and justice ⓘ family loyalty ⓘ |
| originalTextLength | longer than 1959 revised edition GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | original Hardy Boys series ⓘ |
| plotElement |
disappearance of Fenton Hardy
ⓘ
mysterious cliffside house ⓘ |
| plotFocus | smuggling ring investigation ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Tower Treasure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| publisher | Grosset & Dunlap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Hardy Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Bayport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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young adults ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | 1920s ⓘ |
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Subject: The House on the Cliff Description of subject: The House on the Cliff is an early mystery novel in the Hardy Boys series in which teenage detectives Frank and Joe Hardy investigate smuggling activities centered around a mysterious cliffside mansion.
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