Five Towns
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Five Towns is a fictional industrial district in Staffordshire, England, created by Arnold Bennett and based on the real Potteries, which serves as the backdrop for many of his novels.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional place
ⓘ
literary setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
novels by Arnold Bennett
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short stories by Arnold Bennett ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Staffordshire Potteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Stoke-on-Trent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Potteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsTo |
Burslem
NERFINISHED
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Hanley NERFINISHED ⓘ Longton NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoke NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunstall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| creator | Arnold Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsIndustry |
ceramics
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coal mining ⓘ ironworks ⓘ |
| describedAs | fictional industrial district ⓘ |
| genre | realist fiction setting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bursley
NERFINISHED
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Hanbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Knype NERFINISHED ⓘ Longshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Turnhill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class conflict
ⓘ
industrial capitalism ⓘ social mobility ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Edwardian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Staffordshire ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of English pottery industry ⓘ |
| settingFor |
stories about industrialization
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stories about working-class life ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Anna of the Five Towns
NERFINISHED
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Clayhanger NERFINISHED ⓘ Hilda Lessways NERFINISHED ⓘ The Card NERFINISHED ⓘ The Grim Smile of the Five Towns NERFINISHED ⓘ The Matador of the Five Towns NERFINISHED ⓘ The Old Wives’ Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ These Twain ⓘ |
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