Parliamentary novels
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Parliamentary novels are a series of Victorian political novels by Anthony Trollope that explore British parliamentary life, social ambition, and personal relationships among the upper classes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Victorian literature
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novel series ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Palliser novels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Trollope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFamily | Palliser family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictsInstitution |
British Conservative Party
NERFINISHED
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British Liberal Party NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Lords of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
British parliamentary life
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personal relationships ⓘ social ambition ⓘ upper-class society ⓘ |
| genre |
political novel
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social novel ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Can You Forgive Her?
NERFINISHED
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Phineas Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ Phineas Redux NERFINISHED ⓘ The Duke's Children NERFINISHED ⓘ The Eustace Diamonds NERFINISHED ⓘ The Prime Minister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later political fiction in English literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
detailed portrayal of Victorian politics
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interweaving political and domestic plots ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSetting |
British Parliament
NERFINISHED
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| publisher | Chapman & Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recurringCharacter |
Lady Glencora Palliser
NERFINISHED
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Lizzie Eustace NERFINISHED ⓘ Phineas Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ Plantagenet Palliser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod |
late-19th century Britain
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mid-19th century Britain ⓘ |
| theme |
class and social mobility
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marriage and politics ⓘ moral compromise ⓘ power and influence ⓘ |
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