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
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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
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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
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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
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sea voyage ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
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