"The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 8" by George Meredith is a continuation of Harry Richmond's life, showcasing his navigation through challenging family and societal situations where honor, relationships, and expected social behaviors are tested. In this volume, rising tension is revealed during a discussion with his father and grandfather regarding a marriage announcement and hidden financial matters. The discussion highlights his grandfather's harshness and his father's struggle to maintain his honor. It's revealed that Harry's aunt Dorothy played a key role in supporting the family, adding layers of complexity to their social status, family loyalty, and previous actions while also setting the stage for conflicts. The novel presents sharp conversation and character interaction establishing a dramatic tone engaging readers in the progression of Harry's adventures.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 8
By George Meredith
Amidst family secrets and social pressures, a young man must confront the financial dealings of his past to secure his future.
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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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