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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The Fortunes of Nigel canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical novel
author Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott
surface form: Walter Scott
countryOfOrigin Scotland
explores social mobility in early modern London
the relationship between debt and honor
urban life in Stuart London
featuresHistoricalFigure George Heriot
James VI and I
surface form: James I of England
featuresLocation The Strand
Whitehall
firstPublishedInSeries Chronicles of the Canongate (later grouping)
surface form: Chronicles of the Canongate (first series contextually related)
genre historical novel
novel
hasAdaptation stage adaptations
hasCharacterType London citizens
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
honor
social ambition
narrativeFocus court life of James I
patronage and corruption at court
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage English
partOf Waverley Novels
partOfAuthorOeuvre Scott’s later Waverley novels
placeOfPublication Edinburgh
London, England
surface form: London
publisher Archibald Constable & Co.
surface form: Archibald Constable and Co.
settingPlace England
London, England
surface form: London
settingTime early 17th century
timePeriodDepicted reign of James I of England
workOf Sir Walter Scott

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Sir Walter Scott notableWork The Fortunes of Nigel
The Fortunes of Nigel hasTitle The Fortunes of Nigel self-link