The Ruby in the Smoke

1985 novel by Philip Pullman
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The Ruby in the Smoke

Summary

The Ruby in the Smoke is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (155 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ruby in the Smoke authored Philip Pullman[3].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's publisher is recorded as Oxford University Press[5].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's genre is recorded as young adult fiction[6].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's genre is recorded as mystery fiction[7].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's followed by is recorded as The Shadow in the North[8].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's part of the series is recorded as Sally Lockhart[9].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's publication date is recorded as +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025ttwt[13].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's Open Library ID is recorded as OL29026W[14].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's characters is recorded as Sally Lockhart[15].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's has edition or translation is recorded as The Ruby in the Smoke[16].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's narrative location is recorded as London[17].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's main subject is recorded as orphan[18].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 46549[19].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 26783[20].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Ruby in the Smoke'}[21].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ON A COLD, FRETFUL AFTERNOON IN EARLY OCTOBER, 1872, hansom cab drew up outside the offices of Lockhart and Selby, Shipping Agents, in the financial heart of London, and a young girl got out and paid the driver.'}[22].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's set in period is recorded as Victorian era[23].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's NNL item ID is recorded as 002566235[24].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's derivative work is recorded as The Ruby in the Smoke[25].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's OCLC work ID is recorded as 753901[26].
  • The Ruby in the Smoke's FantLab work ID is recorded as 8672[27].

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Works and Contributions

The Ruby in the Smoke authored Philip Pullman[3].

Why It Matters

The Ruby in the Smoke ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (155 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

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] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation The Ruby in the Smoke
    Followed by The Shadow in the North
    Author Philip Pullman
    Publisher Oxford University Press
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی روبی ان دی اسموک]]"
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