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Israel Potter

1855 novel by Herman Melville
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Summary

Israel Potter is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Herman Melville[3]
  • Publisher: George Palmer Putnam[4]
  • Named after: Israel Potter[5]
  • Follows: Pierre; or, The Ambiguities[6]
  • Followed by: The Piazza Tales[7]
  • Commons category: Israel Potter[8]
  • Language of work or name: English[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10]
  • Publication date: 1855[11]
  • Has edition or translation: Q138649486[12]
  • Title: Israel Potter[13]
  • Copyright status: public domain[14]
  • Form of creative work: novel[15]

Why It Matters

Israel Potter is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Herman Melville literary work public domain United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    Form of creative work → novel
    Language of work or name → English
    Country of origin → United States
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Bookbrainz work id: ffc99167-7d37-4293-80be-095fc70ec4ea, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290269|batch #290269]]"
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