Fire Down Below

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Fire Down Below is a historical sea novel by William Golding that concludes his nautical trilogy exploring human nature and society aboard a 19th-century sailing ship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nautical novel
novel
sea story
author William Golding NERFINISHED
concludesTrilogy To the Ends of the Earth trilogy NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
explores society aboard a 19th-century sailing ship
featuresCharacter Edmund Talbot NERFINISHED
follows Close Quarters NERFINISHED
genre adventure fiction
historical fiction
sea fiction
hasAuthorNationality British
hasMedium print
hasTitleCharacter Edmund Talbot as narrator
language English
literaryMovement postmodern literature
literarySignificance completion of Golding's sea trilogy
mainTheme authority and obedience
civilization and savagery
class and power
human nature
social hierarchy
narrativeForm journal narrative
narrativePerspective first-person narration
originalPublisher Faber and Faber NERFINISHED
partOfSeries To the Ends of the Earth trilogy NERFINISHED
prequel Close Quarters NERFINISHED
seriesPosition third volume
settingEnvironment sailing ship
sea voyage
settingPeriod early 19th century

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William Golding notableWork Fire Down Below