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The Fable of the Bees

1705 essay by Bernard Mandeville
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The Fable of the Bees
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The Fable of the Bees

Summary

The Fable of the Bees is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Fable of the Bees authored Bernard Mandeville[3].
  • The Fable of the Bees's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Fable of the Bees's genre is essay[5].
  • The Fable of the Bees's Commons category is recorded as The Fable of the Bees[6].
  • The Fable of the Bees's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Fable of the Bees was published on 1705[8].
  • The Fable of the Bees's main subject is politician[9].
  • The Fable of the Bees's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10].
  • The Fable of the Bees's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Fable of the Bees'}[11].
  • The Fable of the Bees's different from is recorded as Greed is good[12].
  • The Fable of the Bees's copyright status is recorded as public domain[13].
  • The Fable of the Bees's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Fable of the Bees authored Bernard Mandeville[3].

Publication

The Fable of the Bees was published on 1705[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is essay[5].

Subject and Themes

The Fable of the Bees's main subject is politician[9].

Why It Matters

The Fable of the Bees has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Bernard Mandeville literary work public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987012842675205171
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987012842675205171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  2. 15w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia
    Publication date → +1705-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Aliases → —
    Copyright status → public domain, public domain
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی فیبل آف دی بیز]]"
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