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I, Pencil

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I, Pencil

Summary

I, Pencil is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I, Pencil authored Leonard Read[3].
  • I, Pencil's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • I, Pencil's genre is recorded as essay[5].
  • I, Pencil's country of origin is recorded as United States[6].
  • I, Pencil's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bxk8g[7].
  • I, Pencil's Open Library ID is recorded as OL24326396W[8].
  • I, Pencil's has edition or translation is recorded as Q135930792[9].
  • I, Pencil's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 2159500[10].

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Designation and Status

I, Pencil's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

I, Pencil ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Goodreads. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). I, Pencil. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-pencil
MLA “I, Pencil.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-pencil.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_i-pencil_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{I, Pencil}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-pencil}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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