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A critical analysis of Meredith's novels, discussing in detail such of his works as "The Ordeal of Richard Feverel," "The Egotist" and "Rhoda Fleming." To the end of the book is appended a list of characters in Meredith's novels, with an enumeration of the chapters in which they appear.

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Mrs. Gretton's is the book of a lifelong admirer of Meredith's work, a friend of Meredith in person, who looks back over the war and all esle that has marked off our time from his and the change his genius, his thought, his imagination, his ecstasy, are what Mrs. Gretton wants her readers to think about much more than his artistry. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

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The author identifies Meredith's radical political outlook, establishes the sources of his political beliefs, and traces those beliefs in his literary works.The book ends with the contention that Meredith has not been given enough credit for exposing social wrongs by subtly incorporating political ideas in his work. ... Read more

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Excellent book on Meredith
This book is scholarly but well-written and engaging.There are not a lot of decent books that focus exclusively on George Meredith, but I recommend this one highly for the serious scholar. ... Read more

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This biography is critical rather than strictly biographical. Discusses many aspects of Meredith's writing technique, including his use of humor, his position on social problems, his view of nature and his perosnality as revealed in his writings.

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Diana of the Crossways retells a tale that may well have been true: Although Meredith was forced to attach a disclaimer to the novel, it was no secret when he wrote the book that he was writing about the life of Caroline Norton, granddaughter of playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Unhappily married, the woman ("Diana"), takes a lover -- and becomes suspect when someone reveals an important political secret that she, as lover, was party to. A compelling study of a woman and her times. ... Read more

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"The object of this primer is to help some readers of Meredith over the fence. A brief sketch of his general aims and method has been prefixed, but any exposition of his cardinal ideas must be sought elsewhere.All that has been attempted in these pages is to tell, in the bare outline of a reporter's column, the exact course of the story and the precise facts of the narrative underlying each novel.Meredith's style and execution often render it rather difficult for the general reader to make out what has happened or what is happening; even when his manner is not round-about or riddling, it is frequently elusive, and hardly any of the novels, I think, will be the worse for such a plain summary of its framework as this primer tries to furnish.I have therefore printed an analysis of each, adding a note or two upon the contents and construction.From this descriptive report the reader can pass on to enjoy the bright and bracing philosophy inside the story or to apply the principles of literary criticism.

"After some hesitation I have decided to treat the novels in chronological order.They might be grouped together, but upon the whole the advantage seems to lie with an arrangement of them in the order in which they were written and published."

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sweet book
This is a sweet book James Barrie wrote about his mother and it tells of his life with her up until her death. It's really nice and very descriptive and I would recomend it. ... Read more