Sybil, or The Two Nations

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Sybil, or The Two Nations is an 1845 social and political novel by Benjamin Disraeli that explores the deep class divisions and harsh conditions of the English working poor during the Industrial Revolution.

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instanceOf novel
political novel
social novel
addressesIssue Chartism
factory conditions
religion and social order
urban poverty
author Benjamin Disraeli
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts English working poor
aristocracy
industrial towns
exploresConcept “two nations” division between rich and poor
firstEditionFormat three-volume novel
genre political fiction
social problem novel
hasAdaptation Sybil, or The Two Nations self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sybil (1921 film)

Sybil, or The Two Nations self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sybil (1922 film)
hasCharacter Charles Egremont
Devilsdust
Gerard
Lady Marney
Lord Marney
Stephen Morley
includedIn canon of Victorian social novels
literaryMovement Victorian literature
mainTheme class division
conditions of the working class
industrialization
political representation
poverty
social reform
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor critique of industrial capitalism
depiction of class inequality in Victorian England
originalLanguage English
partOf Coningsby, or The New Generation
surface form: Benjamin Disraeli’s Young England trilogy
politicalContext Young England movement
politicalOrientation Tory democracy
prequel Coningsby, or The New Generation
surface form: Coningsby
publicationDate 1845
publisher Henry Colburn
sequel Tancred
setInPeriod Industrial Revolution
settingLocation England
London, England
surface form: London

industrial towns in northern England
timeSetting early 19th century
titleCharacter Sybil Gerard

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Benjamin Disraeli notableWork Sybil, or The Two Nations
Sybil, or The Two Nations hasAdaptation Sybil, or The Two Nations self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sybil (1921 film)
Sybil, or The Two Nations hasAdaptation Sybil, or The Two Nations self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sybil (1922 film)
Coningsby, or The New Generation followedBy Sybil, or The Two Nations
Tancred, or The New Crusade relatedWork Sybil, or The Two Nations
this entity surface form: Sybil
Charles Egremont appearsIn Sybil, or The Two Nations
Charles Egremont publicationContext Sybil, or The Two Nations
this entity surface form: Sybil, or The Two Nations (1845)
Lord Marney appearsIn Sybil, or The Two Nations
Lady Marney fictionalUniverse Sybil, or The Two Nations
Lady Marney appearsIn Sybil, or The Two Nations
Lady Marney publicationContext Sybil, or The Two Nations
this entity surface form: Sybil, or The Two Nations (1845 novel)
Devilsdust appearsIn Sybil, or The Two Nations
this entity surface form: Sybil; or, The Two Nations
Devilsdust fictionalUniverse Sybil, or The Two Nations
this entity surface form: Sybil; or, The Two Nations
Tancred relatedWork Sybil, or The Two Nations
Young England movement notableWork Sybil, or The Two Nations
this entity surface form: Sybil; or, The Two Nations
Stephen Morley appearsInWork Sybil, or The Two Nations
Stephen Morley fictionalUniverse Sybil, or The Two Nations
this entity surface form: Sybil, or The Two Nations universe
Sybil Gerard appearsIn Sybil, or The Two Nations
Sybil Gerard fictionalUniverse Sybil, or The Two Nations