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Tipping the Velvet

1998 novel by Sarah Waters
Book written_work Q2915079
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Summary

Tipping the Velvet is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,011 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Sarah Waters[3]
  • Genre: LGBT literature[4], historical prose literature[5]
  • Language of work or name: English[6]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[7]
  • Publication date: 1998[8]
  • Has edition or translation: Q132659021[9], Q141037643[10], Q141539565[11]
  • Title: Tipping the Velvet[12]
  • Has characteristic: debut novel[13]
  • Derivative work: Tipping the Velvet[14]
  • Form of creative work: novel[15]

Why It Matters

Tipping the Velvet has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Sarah Waters United Kingdom

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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.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Q132659021, Q141037643, Q141539565
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Has edition or translation: Q141539565"
  2. 8w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Tipping the Velvet
    Has edition or translation → Q132659021, Q141037643, Q141539565
    Form of creative work → novel
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Has edition or translation: Q141037643"
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