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.

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Meryton assembly 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
fictional town
setting in literature
appearsIn Pride and Prejudice NERFINISHED
appearsInAdaptation film adaptations of Pride and Prejudice
television adaptations of Pride and Prejudice
associatedWithEvent Lydia Bennet’s flirtations with officers
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
militia regiment
hasFeature assembly rooms
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
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
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

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Mr. Bingley firstAppearsAt Meryton
this entity surface form: Meryton assembly
Longbourn nearbyLocation Meryton