"Complete Short Works of George Meredith" by George Meredith is a compilation of stories from the 1800s exploring love, adventure and societal issues, all told through Meredith's distinct writing style and detailed characters. The collection starts with "Farina," which transports readers to the past, focusing on Gottlieb von Groschen, a businessman, and his daughter, Margarita, as they deal with love, respect, and expectations of society. The story starts in Cologne, where Gottlieb is a rich merchant and his daughter, Margarita, has many suitors. The “White Rose Club,” a group of young men who want Margarita’s love and attention, engage in funny and competitive situations. As the story unfolds, Baron Werner’s band poses a threat to the characters, showing that love and danger are intertwined and, foreshadowing thrilling adventures for characters like Farina, an outsider, and the young men in the club.
Complete Short Works of George Meredith
By George Meredith
In a time of chivalry and danger, a merchant's daughter finds herself at the center of youthful rivalries and menacing threats, where love and adventure collide.
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About the AuthorGeorge Meredith was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. At first, his focus was poetry, influenced by John Keats among others, but Meredith gradually established a reputation as a novelist. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel (1859) briefly scandalised Victorian literary circles. Of his later novels, the most enduring is The Egoist (1879), though in his lifetime his greatest success was Diana of the Crossways (1885). His novels were innovative in their attention to characters' psychology, and also portrayed social change. His style, in both poetry and prose, was noted for its syntactic complexity; Oscar Wilde likened it to "chaos illumined by brilliant flashes of lightning". Meredith was an encourager of other novelists, as well as an influence on them; among those to benefit were Robert Louis Stevenson and George Gissing. Meredith was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times.
George Meredith was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. At first, his focus was poetry, influenced by John Keats among others, but Meredith gradually established a reputation as a novelist. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel (1859) briefly scandalised Victorian literary circles. Of his later novels, the most enduring is The Egoist (1879), though in his lifetime his greatest success was Diana of the Crossways (1885). His novels were innovative in their attention to characters' psychology, and also portrayed social change. His style, in both poetry and prose, was noted for its syntactic complexity; Oscar Wilde likened it to "chaos illumined by brilliant flashes of lightning". Meredith was an encourager of other novelists, as well as an influence on them; among those to benefit were Robert Louis Stevenson and George Gissing. Meredith was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times.
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