Parnassus on Wheels
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Parnassus on Wheels is a 1917 comic novel by Christopher Morley about a traveling bookshop that brings literature to rural America.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Christopher Morley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
adventure
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independence ⓘ love of books ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
| containsVehicle | horse-drawn wagon GENERATED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
Andrew McGill
NERFINISHED
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Helen McGill NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Mifflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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comic novel ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Haunted Bookshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
bookselling
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literature ⓘ rural life in America ⓘ women's independence ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
entrepreneurship
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escape from domestic routine ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenreCategory | American novel ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century American literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | early example of fiction centered on a bookshop ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Helen McGill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| motif |
books as transformative power
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traveling bookshop ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeType | road narrative ⓘ |
| narrator | Helen McGill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting a mobile bookstore in rural America
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humorous portrayal of book lovers ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of Christopher Morley’s best-known works ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A woman buys a traveling bookshop wagon and embarks on a life-changing journey selling books in the countryside. ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| relationshipToBooks | celebrates reading and book culture ⓘ |
| setting | rural America ⓘ |
| structure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | named after Mount Parnassus, the mythological home of the Muses ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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light-hearted ⓘ |
| vehicleName | Parnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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