Isabel Boncassen

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Isabel Boncassen is a central character in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novel "The Duke's Children," known as a spirited and intelligent American heiress whose romance with Lord Silverbridge challenges British aristocratic conventions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn The Duke's Children
appearsInSeries Palliser series
surface form: Palliser novels
associatedWithCharacter Frank Tregear
Lady Mary Palliser
Mabel Grex
Plantagenet Palliser
surface form: Plantagenet Palliser, Duke of Omnium
associatedWithFamily Palliser family
challenges British aristocratic conventions
characterTrait intelligent
spirited
createdBy Anthony Trollope
culturalContrastWith British aristocracy
education well-educated
father Mr. Boncassen
firstPublicationContext The Duke's Children
surface form: The Duke's Children (serialized 1879–1880, book 1880)
genre realist novel character
knownFor independence of mind
wit
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
loveInterestOf Lord Silverbridge
mother Mrs. Boncassen
narrativeFunction romantic heroine
social outsider
nationality American
origin United States of America
surface form: United States
residesIn London, England
surface form: London (temporarily)
roleInWork central character
romanticPartner Lord Silverbridge
settingOfMajorEvents British high society
socialStatus heiress
symbolizes New World freshness
merit over birth
themeAssociation Anglo-American relations
class and social mobility
marriage and social convention
workLocation Palliser series
surface form: Anthony Trollope’s Palliser series universe

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The Duke's Children notableCharacter Isabel Boncassen