"Sandra Belloni" by George Meredith is a story from the late 1800s about a young Italian woman named Emilia Belloni, blessed with a captivating voice, who stirs the interest of three sisters from a rich London family. The novel, staged in the setting of high society, explores important ideas of art, social standing, and dreams. When the Pole sisters, Arabella, Cornelia, and Adela, hear a gorgeous voice floating in the woods near their home, they become fixated on finding out who it belongs to. Supported by the wealthy Mr. Pericles, who enjoys music and fine art, they bring Emilia, the singer with the incredible talent, into their social circles. This sets off a chain of events filled with social games, where the Pole sisters' dreams clash with Emilia's rising celebrity.
Sandra Belloni (originally Emilia in England) — Complete
By George Meredith
When an enchanting voice lures three socialite sisters into a world of talent and ambition, a young singer discovers that fame comes at a price.
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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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