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Plot Summary of Coronation
"A working class family decide to give up their annual holiday, and instead travel to London to see the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The book is the story of the events of the day, and the reactions of the various members of the family to those events. It is beautifully written, and is my favourite Paul Gallico story."
Martin Benson, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Grandma
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - engineer
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 (a good amount)
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Unusual Style: - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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