The Prime Minister (1876)
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The Prime Minister (1876) is a political novel by Anthony Trollope that explores ambition, social climbing, and moral compromise within Victorian British high society and government.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Trollope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
conflict between public duty and private life
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marriage and personal relationships ⓘ moral compromise ⓘ political ambition ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictsSocialClass |
British aristocracy
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upper middle class ⓘ |
| exploresTopic |
electoral politics
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financial speculation ⓘ gender roles in Victorian society ⓘ social reputation ⓘ |
| featuresInstitution |
British Parliament
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British government NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | book ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Duke's Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Phineas Redux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Victorian literature
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political fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAntagonistFigure | Ferdinand Lopez as an ambitious outsider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
aristocratic politician
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social climber ⓘ wealthy heiress ⓘ |
| hasFictionalPrimeMinister | Plantagenet Palliser as Prime Minister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Emily Wharton
NERFINISHED
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Ferdinand Lopez NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Glencora Palliser NERFINISHED ⓘ Plantagenet Palliser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | interplay of politics and personal life ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Chronicles of Barsetshire and Palliser-related fictional universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | fifth novel in the Palliser series ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | Plantagenet Palliser serves as Prime Minister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1876 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chapman and Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Palliser novels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSetting | 19th-century Britain ⓘ |
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