Liza of Lambeth
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Liza of Lambeth is W. Somerset Maugham’s debut novel, a realist portrayal of working-class life and a young woman’s tragic love affair in late 19th-century London.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | silent film ⓘ |
| author | W. Somerset Maugham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Jim Blakeston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mrs. Blakeston NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDepictionOf |
alcohol abuse
ⓘ
illicit romance ⓘ street culture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictsPlace | South London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsSocialClass | working class ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInForm | book ⓘ |
| genre |
realist novel
ⓘ
social novel ⓘ working-class fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Liza of Lambeth (1922 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoveAffairPlot | Liza Kemp and Jim Blakeston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeMode | chronological narrative ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | about 200 pages ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Liza Kemp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTragicEnding | true ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Maugham’s experience as a medical student in Lambeth ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Liza Kemp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being W. Somerset Maugham’s first published novel
ⓘ
portrayal of London slum life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist | Liza Kemp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1897 ⓘ |
| publisher | T. Fisher Unwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Lambeth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
adultery
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domestic violence ⓘ poverty ⓘ tragedy ⓘ urban life ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | W. Somerset Maugham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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