Gas Light

1938 play by the British dramatist Patrick Hamilton
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Gas Light

Summary

Gas Light is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (357 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gas Light authored Patrick Hamilton[3].
  • Gas Light's image is recorded as Vincentprice.jpg[4].
  • Gas Light's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Gas Light's Commons category is recorded as Gas Light[6].
  • Gas Light's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Gas Light's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • Gas Light's publication date is recorded as +1938-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Gas Light's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m75r[10].
  • Gas Light's characters is recorded as Mr. Manningham[11].
  • Gas Light's characters is recorded as Mr. Rough[12].
  • Gas Light's characters is recorded as Mrs. Manningham[13].
  • Gas Light's characters is recorded as Elizabeth[14].
  • Gas Light's characters is recorded as Nancy[15].
  • Gas Light's narrative location is recorded as London[16].
  • Gas Light's Theatricalia play ID is recorded as 3dc[17].
  • Gas Light's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gas Light'}[18].
  • Gas Light's location of first performance is recorded as Richmond Theatre[19].
  • Gas Light's FantLab work ID is recorded as 1439540[20].
  • Gas Light's form of creative work is recorded as play[21].
  • Gas Light's IDU play ID is recorded as 2821[22].

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Works and Contributions

Gas Light authored Patrick Hamilton[3]. Things named for it include gaslighting[23], a Therapy speak[24].

Why It Matters

Gas Light ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (357 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for it include gaslighting[23], a Therapy speak[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual Study of Theatre Institute. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Gas Light. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gas-light
MLA “Gas Light.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gas-light.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gas-light_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Gas Light}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gas-light}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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