** "Beauchamp's Career — Volume 4" by George Meredith is a book that further follows Commander Nevil Beauchamp as he maneuvers through competitive politics, love, and intense conflicts. Set against the backdrop of late 19th-century English society, the story intricately presents the era’s values and the social tensions through themes of political ambition, social class, and gender dynamics. As the story continues from the prior book, the fallout from Beauchamp's unsuccessful endeavor in Bevisham unravels, affecting his standing and his relationship with Cecilia Halkett, who faces a turmoil of emotions amid rumors and household pressures. The entry of Mr. Blackburn Tuckham, an unwavering Tory, showcases political debates that challenge societal expectations. Tuckham’s critique of progressive ideas magnifies the deep political divisions of the time, while Cecilia's internal battle about Beauchamp’s contrasting characteristics heightens the emotional depth, challenging us to consider loyalty, love, and moral duty within the unpredictability of electoral activities. **
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 4
By George Meredith
** In a world of clashing ideologies and personal desires, a man's quest to improve society risks everything he holds dear, including the woman he loves.
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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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