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.

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Tilling canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
fictional town
seaside town
setting in literature
countryInFiction England
createdBy E. F. Benson
describedAs seaside town
firstAppearanceInWork Miss Mapp
genreContext comic novel
social satire
hasAdaptationContext television adaptations of Mapp and Lucia
hasLandmarkInFiction Grebe
linked to: Eared grebe

High Street
Mallards
Tilling Church
Tilling River
hasNotableResidentInFiction Diva Plaistow
Elizabeth Mapp
Emmeline Lucas (Lucia)
linked to: Emmeline Lucas

Georgie Pillson
Irene Coles
Major Benjy Flint
hasTheme provincial society
snobbery
social climbing
inspiredBy Rye, East Sussex
knownFor satirical portrayal of upper-middle-class social rivalries
languageOfWork English
locatedInWork Mapp and Lucia
Mapp and Lucia (novel)
Mapp and Lucia series
Miss Mapp
Queen Lucia
narrativeFunction microcosm of English upper-middle-class society
portrayedByRealPlaceInAdaptations Rye, East Sussex
timePeriodInFiction early 20th century

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