"Beauchamp's Career — Volume 7" by George Meredith is a story set in the late 1800s that follows Nevil Beauchamp's journey through love, responsibility, and his desire to climb in society, all while dealing with personal and societal problems. The book looks at the relationships that influence Nevil, especially those with his uncle, Lord Romfrey, and the women he loves, showing the difficulties people face when they want to change the world. The story opens when Lord Romfrey finds his nephew, Nevil, is very sick at Dr. Shrapnel's house. The Earl is worried about Nevil's health and gets caught up in the family's distress. The scene outside the doctor’s home shows the chaos and worry surrounding Nevil's sickness. The narrative showcases the Earl's management of the effects of his illness on not only his family, but also the complex ties that define these people's lives, and their emotions in this difficult time, including Lady Romfrey's concerns, highlighting themes of loyalty and political beliefs.
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 7
By George Meredith
Amidst love and political unrest, a man's social ambitions and personal battles converge as his life hangs in the balance.
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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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