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The System of the World, a novel by Neal Stephenson, forms the third volume in The Baroque Cycle. DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Neal Stephenson (b. ... The Baroque Cycle, a series of books written by Neal Stephenson, appeared in print in 2003 and 2004. ...


The title alludes to the third volume of Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which bears the same name. In rhetoric, an allusion is a stylistic device in which one implicitly references a related object or circumstance that has occurred or existed in an external context. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sir Isaac Newton at 46 in Godfrey Knellers 1689 portrait Sir Isaac Newton, PRS (25 December 1642 (OS) – 20 March 1727 (OS) / 4 January 1643 (NS) – 31 March 1727 (NS)) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and alchemist. ... The Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Latin: mathematical principles of natural philosophy, often Principia or Principia Mathematica for short) is a three-volume work by Isaac Newton published on July 5, 1687. ...

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Main characters

Eliza is a main character from Neal Stephensons The Baroque Cycle (consisting of the novels Quicksilver, The Confusion and The System of the World). ... Jack Shaftoe is a fictional character featured in the novels of Neal Stephensons The Baroque Cycle. ... Daniel Waterhouse is a fictional character from Neal Stephensons The Baroque Cycle, a series of novels: Quicksilver, The Confusion and The System of the World. ...

Other characters

  • Henry Arlanc - Huguenot, friend of Jack Shaftoe, porter at the Royal Society.
  • Mrs. Arlanc - Wife of Henry.
  • Roger Comstock - Marquis of Ravenscar, Whig ally of Daniel Waterhouse.
  • Will Comstock - Earl of Lostwithiel.
  • Édouard de Gex - Jesuit fanatic.
  • William Ham - Goldsmith nephew of Daniel Waterhouse.
  • Otto van Hoek - Captain of the Minerva.
  • Mr. Kikin - Russian diplomat in London.
  • Norman Orney - London shipbuilder.
  • Mr. Threader - Tory money-scrivener.
  • Charles White, fictional - Tory who bites people's ears off.
  • Peter Hoxton alias Saturn - Goldsmith engaged in illicit activities.

Roger Comstock is a fictional character in Neal Stephensons Baroque Cycle of novels. ...

Historical figures who appear as characters in the novel

Jump to: navigation, search Gottfried Leibniz Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (also Leibnitz) (Leipzig July 1 (June 21 O.S.), 1646 – November 14, 1716 in Hannover) was a German philosopher, scientist, mathematician, diplomat, librarian, and lawyer. ... Thomas Newcomen (baptized February 24, 1664 – August 5, 1729), blacksmith and inventor was born in Dartmouth, Devon, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sir Isaac Newton at 46 in Godfrey Knellers 1689 portrait Sir Isaac Newton, PRS (25 December 1642 (OS) – 20 March 1727 (OS) / 4 January 1643 (NS) – 31 March 1727 (NS)) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and alchemist. ... Peter I Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia Peter I (Pyotr Alekseyvich) (9 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672–28 January 1725 O.S.1]) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. ... Christopher Wren by Godfrey Kneller, 1711. ... Her Serene Highness Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (or Anspach) (1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) was the queen consort of King George II of Great Britain 1727-1737. ... Jump to: navigation, search George I (Georg Ludwig) (28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) from 23 January 1698, and King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 1 August 1714, until his death. ... George II (George Augustus) (10 November 1683–25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. ... The Electress Sophia of Hanover was born Sophia, Pfalzgräfin von Simmern, at The Hague on October 14, 1630, and died at Herrenhausen on June 8, 1714. ... Jump to: navigation, search John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in his Garter robes The Most Noble John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (May 26, 1650 – June 16, 1722), in full The Most Noble Captain-General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Earl of Marlborough, Baron Churchill of Sandridge, Lord... Catherine Barton (1679-?) was Isaac Newtons half-niece, and had a relationship with Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax after his wifes death in 1698. ...

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The summit of Mount Stephenson - Salon (1044 words)
Neal Stephenson's sprawling, intricate "System of the World" caps a vast trilogy of historical and philosophical splendors.
For instance, I am now cognizant that in both "Cryptonomicon" and "The System of the World," Stephenson devotes perhaps more attention than is proper to a sordid Greek mythological tryst in which Hephaestos attempts to rape Athena but succeeds only in ejaculating on her leg.
It is no accident that "The System of the World" begins and ends with the invention of the steam engine, or that even in the early days of the 18th century, one of his characters is trying to build a computer.
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Although the novel has a plot, it is structured so that if the reader skips an episode, he or she can still follow Don Quixote’s progress with little loss of understanding.
Famous novels of this type include David Copperfield (1849-1850), in which English novelist Charles Dickens traces David’s life from childhood misery to worldly success, and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916), in which Irish novelist James Joyce records Stephen Dedalus’s emergence as a man and as an artist.
Novels such as Defoe’s that use historical settings for fictional characters are distinguished from historical novels that attempt to describe the inner lives of historical figures.
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