Fire Down Below

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Fire Down Below is a historical sea novel by William Golding that concludes his nautical trilogy exploring human nature and society aboard a 19th-century sailing ship.

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Fire Down Below canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nautical novel
novel
sea story
author William Golding
concludesTrilogy To the Ends of the Earth trilogy
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
explores society aboard a 19th-century sailing ship
featuresCharacter Edmund Talbot
follows Close Quarters
genre adventure fiction
historical fiction
sea fiction
hasAuthorNationality British
hasMedium print
hasTitleCharacter Edmund Talbot as narrator
language English
literaryMovement postmodern literature
literarySignificance completion of Golding's sea trilogy
mainTheme authority and obedience
civilization and savagery
class and power
human nature
social hierarchy
narrativeForm journal narrative
narrativePerspective first-person narration
originalPublisher Faber and Faber
partOfSeries To the Ends of the Earth trilogy
prequel Close Quarters
seriesPosition third volume
settingEnvironment sailing ship
sea voyage
settingPeriod early 19th century

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William Golding notableWork Fire Down Below
To the Ends of the Earth trilogy hasPart Fire Down Below
subject linked to: Close Quarters