Meryton
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Meryton is a fictional market town in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," serving as a social hub for the Bennet family and their neighbors.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meryton assembly | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional town ⓘ setting in literature ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Pride and Prejudice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
film adaptations of Pride and Prejudice
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television adaptations of Pride and Prejudice ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Lydia Bennet’s flirtations with officers
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arrival of the militia ⓘ first meeting of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Wickham ⓘ social calls and shopping excursions of the Bennet sisters ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Bennet family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jane Austen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInWorkYear | 1813 ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Meryton militia
NERFINISHED
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militia regiment ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
assembly rooms
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inns ⓘ market town ⓘ militia quarters ⓘ shops ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | English provincial market towns of the Regency era ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Regency novel ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalRegion | Hertfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for romantic entanglements
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place for gossip and news ⓘ |
| nearFictionalLocation |
Longbourn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucas Lodge NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherfield Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | social hub for local gentry ⓘ |
| socialClassContext | landed gentry ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | late 18th century to early 19th century ⓘ |
| visitedByCharacter |
Carter
NERFINISHED
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Charlotte Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ Denny NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Bennet NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Bennet NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitty Bennet NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydia Bennet NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Bennet NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Bingley NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Darcy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Wickham NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Bennet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOfFictionGenre | novel ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Meryton assembly