The Spider and the Fly

1829 poem by Mary Howitt
VisualArtwork literary_work Q7765847
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The Spider and the Fly

Summary

The Spider and the Fly is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Spider and the Fly authored Mary Howitt[3].
  • The Spider and the Fly's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Spider and the Fly's genre is recorded as cautionary tale[5].
  • The Spider and the Fly's Commons category is recorded as The Spider and the Fly[6].
  • The Spider and the Fly's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Spider and the Fly's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].
  • +1828-10-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Spider and the Fly[9].
  • The Spider and the Fly's publication date is recorded as +1829-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • The Spider and the Fly's publication date is recorded as +1828-10-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • The Spider and the Fly's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08skcl[12].
  • The Spider and the Fly's main subject is recorded as spider[13].
  • The Spider and the Fly's main subject is recorded as fly[14].
  • The Spider and the Fly's main subject is recorded as flattery[15].
  • The Spider and the Fly's main subject is recorded as cunning[16].
  • The Spider and the Fly's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Spider and the Fly.'}[17].
  • The Spider and the Fly's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A new Version of an old Story.'}[18].
  • The Spider and the Fly's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '“Will you walk into my parlor\u202f?” said a spider to a fly\u202f;'}[19].
  • The Spider and the Fly's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'And take a lesson from this tale, of the Spider and the Fly.'}[20].
  • The Spider and the Fly's derivative work is recorded as The Mock Turtle's Song[21].
  • The Spider and the Fly's derivative work is recorded as The Spider and the Fly[22].
  • The Spider and the Fly's copyright status is recorded as public domain[23].
  • The Spider and the Fly's copyright status is recorded as public domain[24].
  • The Spider and the Fly's FantLab work ID is recorded as 1457233[25].
  • The Spider and the Fly's form of creative work is recorded as fable[26].
  • The Spider and the Fly's form of creative work is recorded as poem[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

The Spider and the Fly authored Mary Howitt[3].

Why It Matters

The Spider and the Fly ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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