Liza of Lambeth

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Liza of Lambeth is W. Somerset Maugham’s debut novel, a realist portrayal of working-class life and a young woman’s tragic love affair in late 19th-century London.

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Liza of Lambeth canonical 1
Liza of Lambeth (1922 film) 1

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instanceOf novel
adaptationType silent film
author W. Somerset Maugham
character Jim Blakeston
Mrs. Blakeston
Sally
Tom
containsDepictionOf alcohol abuse
illicit romance
street culture
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depictsPlace South London
depictsSocialClass working class
firstPublishedInForm book
genre realist novel
social novel
working-class fiction
hasAdaptation Liza of Lambeth (1922 film)
linked to: Liza of Lambeth
hasLoveAffairPlot Liza Kemp and Jim Blakeston
hasNarrativeMode chronological narrative
hasPageCountApprox about 200 pages
hasTargetAudience adult readers
hasTitleCharacter Liza Kemp
hasTragicEnding true
influencedBy Maugham’s experience as a medical student in Lambeth
literaryForm prose fiction
literaryMovement realism
mainCharacter Liza Kemp
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor being W. Somerset Maugham’s first published novel
portrayal of London slum life
originalLanguage English
protagonist Liza Kemp
publicationYear 1897
publisher T. Fisher Unwin
settingLocation Lambeth
London
linked to: London, England
settingPeriod late 19th century
theme adultery
domestic violence
poverty
tragedy
urban life
working-class life
workOfAuthor W. Somerset Maugham

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W. Somerset Maugham notableWork Liza of Lambeth
Liza of Lambeth hasAdaptation Liza of Lambeth (1922 film)
linked to: Liza of Lambeth