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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Predicate Object
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