Parliamentary novels

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Parliamentary novels are a series of Victorian political novels by Anthony Trollope that explore British parliamentary life, social ambition, and personal relationships among the upper classes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Victorian literature
novel series
alternativeName Palliser novels
linked to: Palliser series
author Anthony Trollope
centralFamily Palliser family
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depictsInstitution British Conservative Party
British Liberal Party
linked to: Liberal Party (UK)

House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords of the United Kingdom
linked to: House of Lords
firstPublicationCentury 19th century
focusesOn British parliamentary life
personal relationships
social ambition
upper-class society
genre political novel
social novel
hasPart Can You Forgive Her?
Phineas Finn
Phineas Redux
The Duke's Children
The Eustace Diamonds
The Prime Minister
influenced later political fiction in English literature
knownFor detailed portrayal of Victorian politics
interweaving political and domestic plots
language English
literaryMovement realism
literaryPeriod Victorian era
mainSetting British Parliament
London
linked to: London, England
narrativeStyle third-person narration
publisher Chapman & Hall
linked to: Chapman and Hall
recurringCharacter Lady Glencora Palliser
Lizzie Eustace
Phineas Finn
Plantagenet Palliser
setInTimePeriod late-19th century Britain
mid-19th century Britain
theme class and social mobility
marriage and politics
moral compromise
power and influence

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Plantagenet Palliser appearsInSeries Parliamentary novels