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Factual Keywords:
1. Setting;- London, Clerkenwell, Newgate, Old Bailey, Portsmouth, North Wales, India
2. Time/Period;- a) Contemporary b)
3. Personae;- a) fictional Henry Thompson, Sam Barton, Mrs. Barton, Ellen, Lord Presville ( Lord C---), Fanny Thompson, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mrs. Percy, Clara Percy, William Lascelles snr., William Lascelles jnr, Mr and Mrs Selwyn, Lady Orville, Misses Bruce, Sir Gilbert Mervin, Major Freeland b)
4. Allusions; a) b)
5. Genre;- a) novel b) main narrative,third person, partly epistolary
Interpretative Keywords:
6. Family and Sexuality;- bigamy, adoption, incest
7. Leisure and Travel;- travel by ship
8. Economics and Work;- navy, shopkeeping (tobacco warehouse)
9. Other Social Institutions;- prison
10.Crime;- rape, attempted murder, theft
11. Other Thematic Concerns;- injustice (low pay, lack of promotion prospects) for naval personnel of lower classes