Tilling
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Tilling is the fictional seaside town in E.F. Benson’s "Mapp and Lucia" novels, known for its satirical portrayal of upper-middle-class social rivalries.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional town ⓘ seaside town ⓘ setting in literature ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | E. F. Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | seaside town ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInWork | Miss Mapp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
comic novel
ⓘ
social satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationContext | television adaptations of Mapp and Lucia ⓘ |
| hasLandmarkInFiction |
Grebe
NERFINISHED
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High Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Mallards NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilling Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilling River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableResidentInFiction |
Diva Plaistow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth Mapp NERFINISHED ⓘ Emmeline Lucas (Lucia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgie Pillson NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Coles NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Benjy Flint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
provincial society
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snobbery ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Rye, East Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | satirical portrayal of upper-middle-class social rivalries ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInWork |
Mapp and Lucia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mapp and Lucia (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mapp and Lucia series NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Mapp NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Lucia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | microcosm of English upper-middle-class society ⓘ |
| portrayedByRealPlaceInAdaptations | Rye, East Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | early 20th century ⓘ |
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