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The Candle in the Wind

1940 novel by T. H. White
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The Candle in the Wind

Summary

The Candle in the Wind is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Candle in the Wind authored T. H. White[3].
  • The Candle in the Wind's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Candle in the Wind was published by William Collins, Sons[5].
  • The Candle in the Wind's genre is fantasy[6].
  • The Candle in the Wind followed The Ill-Made Knight[7].
  • The Candle in the Wind was followed by The Book of Merlyn[8].
  • The Candle in the Wind's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Candle in the Wind's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • The Candle in the Wind was released on 1940[11].
  • The Candle in the Wind's title is recorded as The Candle in the Wind[12].
  • The Candle in the Wind's different from is recorded as Candle in the Wind[13].
  • The Candle in the Wind's epigraph is recorded as He thought a little and said:"I have found the Zoological Gardens of service to many of my patients. I should prescribe for Mr. Pontifex a course of the larger mammals. Don't let him think he is taking them medicinally..."[14].
  • The Candle in the Wind's form of creative work is recorded as novel[15].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 071508fd-b1a4-4df2-a8d7-bd6ad25bef5f[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Candle in the Wind authored T. H. White[3]. It was published by William Collins, Sons[5].

Publication

The Candle in the Wind was released on 1940[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is fantasy[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Candle in the Wind followed The Ill-Made Knight[7]. It was followed by The Book of Merlyn[8].

Why It Matters

The Candle in the Wind ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

T. H. White

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → The Book of Merlyn
    Imported from → —
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    Form of creative work → novel
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P7937]]: [[Q8261]], add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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