"Beauchamp's Career — Volume 1" by George Meredith is a late 1800s tale centered on Nevil Beauchamp, a youthful man grappling with loyalty, honor, and the weight of national pride during a time of political uncertainty. Driven by a strong sense of patriotism and concern over perceived threats to his homeland, Nevil is determined to defend England’s honor. He feels an intense passion to strengthen England's defenses. Nevil's bold actions, such as drafting a challenge to the French Guard, highlight his passionate nature. The views of his family members, including his uncle Everard and Mrs. Rosamund Culling, offer different viewpoints on Nevil's character and the broader societal issues, setting the stage for Nevil's internal and external struggles as he navigates his role as a young man in a country facing an identity crisis.
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 1
By George Meredith
Fueled by a longing to defend his country's honor, a young man's fiery ideals clash with family expectations amidst a changing political landscape.
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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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