The Fortunes of Nigel
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The Fortunes of Nigel is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in early 17th-century London, exploring themes of honor, financial ruin, and social ambition.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fortunes of Nigel canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical novel ⓘ |
| author |
Sir Walter Scott
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Sir Walter Scott ⓘ
surface form:
Walter Scott
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| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| explores |
social mobility in early modern London
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the relationship between debt and honor ⓘ urban life in Stuart London ⓘ |
| featuresHistoricalFigure |
George Heriot
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James VI and I ⓘ
surface form:
James I of England
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| featuresLocation |
The Strand
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Whitehall ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInSeries |
Chronicles of the Canongate (later grouping)
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surface form:
Chronicles of the Canongate (first series contextually related)
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| genre |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
London citizens
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Scottish nobleman protagonist ⓘ moneylenders ⓘ royal courtiers ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Fortunes of Nigel self-link ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nigel Olifaunt ⓘ |
| mainCharacterTitle | Lord Glenvarloch ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
financial ruin
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honor ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
court life of James I
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patronage and corruption at court ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Waverley Novels ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Scott’s later Waverley novels ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Edinburgh
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| publisher |
Archibald Constable & Co.
ⓘ
surface form:
Archibald Constable and Co.
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| settingPlace |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| settingTime | early 17th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | reign of James I of England ⓘ |
| workOf | Sir Walter Scott ⓘ |
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