General Tilney
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General Tilney is a wealthy, authoritarian widower and the formidable father of Henry and Eleanor Tilney in Jane Austen’s novel "Northanger Abbey."
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Northanger Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | film and television adaptations of Northanger Abbey ⓘ |
| authorBirthplace | Steventon, Hampshire (Jane Austen) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| controlsEstate | Northanger Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Jane Austen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Tilney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Northanger Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Northanger Abbey (1817) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | unknown ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Captain Tilney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eleanor Tilney NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Tilney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Regency era fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryRole | antagonist ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widower ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | concern for wealth and status ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | army officer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
authoritarian
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controlling ⓘ domineering ⓘ proud ⓘ status-conscious ⓘ |
| plotAction |
invites Catherine Morland to Northanger Abbey
NERFINISHED
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later dismisses Catherine Morland from Northanger Abbey ⓘ |
| rank | general ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Captain Tilney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eleanor Tilney NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Tilney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Northanger Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | gentry ⓘ |
| spouse | Mrs Tilney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseStatus | deceased ⓘ |
| treatsCharacter | Catherine Morland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatsCharacterAs | social climber ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
| workGenre |
Gothic parody
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novel of manners ⓘ |
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