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Dip in the Pool

short story by Roald Dahl
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Dip in the Pool

Summary

Dip in the Pool is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dip in the Pool authored Roald Dahl[3].
  • Dip in the Pool's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Dip in the Pool's language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
  • Dip in the Pool was published on January 19, 1952[6].
  • Dip in the Pool's published in is recorded as The New Yorker[7].
  • Dip in the Pool's published in is recorded as Someone Like You[8].
  • Dip in the Pool's published in is recorded as Best Horror Stories 3[9].
  • Dip in the Pool's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dip in the Pool'}[10].
  • Dip in the Pool's form of creative work is recorded as short story[11].

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Authorship and Creation

Dip in the Pool authored Roald Dahl[3].

Publication

Dip in the Pool was published on January 19, 1952[6]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[5].

Why It Matters

Dip in the Pool ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 43m ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'en', 'nl', 'uk']
    Bookbrainz work id → 11a6e29a-45a4-4ee8-9bed-ed2b74a3c1a1
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  2. 12w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fantlab work id → 86797
    Language of work or name → English
    Isfdb title id → 96464
    Freebase id → /m/02r5kz7
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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