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  • The Egoist

    Virginia Woolf said of The Egoist: 'Meredith pays us a supreme compliment to which as novel-readers we are little accustomed ... He imagines us capable of disinterested curiosity in the behaviour of our kind.' In this, the most dazzlingly intellectual of all his novels, Meredith tries to illuminate the pretensions of the most powerful class within the very citadel of security which its members ... Read more

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  • The Shaving of Shagpat

    The story is set in the fictional Arabian-like land of Arabia Deserta and revolves around the protagonist, Shibli Bagarag, a young man who embarks on a series of adventures and trials. Shibli's ultimate goal is to shave the beard of Shagpat, a poet and scholar whose long, magical beard is believed to hold great power and wisdom.As Shibli journeys through various fantastical landscapes and ... Read more

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  • The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative

    Comedy is a game played to throw reflections upon social life, and it deals with human nature in the drawing-room of civilized men and women, where we have no dust of the struggling outer world, no mire, no violent crashes, to make the correctness of the representation convincing. Credulity is not wooed through the impressionable senses; nor have we recourse to the small circular glow of the ... Read more

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  • The Ordeal of Richard Feverel (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A History of a Father and Son

    The Ordeal of Richard Feverel is George Meredith's incisive "history of a father and son," a novel that anatomizes the disastrous consequences of Sir Austin Feverel's attempt to educate his son Richard according to a rigid, quasi-scientific "System." Combining psychological realism, social comedy, aphoristic brilliance, and melodramatic intensity, Meredith situates private passion within Victorian ... Read more

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  • The Adventures of Harry Richmond, all eight volumes in a single file

    According to Wikipedia: "George Meredith, OM (February 12, 1828 May 18, 1909) was an English novelist and poet during the Victorian era. Meredith was born in Portsmouth, England, a son and grandson of naval outfitters.[1] His mother died when he was five. ...He read law and was articled as a solicitor, but abandoned that profession for journalism and poetry shortly after marrying Mary Ellen ... Read more

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  • Diana of the Crossways — Complete (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Victorian Society Comedy of Marriage, Scandal, Politics, and a Brilliant Woman's Fight for Freedom

    Diana of the Crossways is one of George Meredith's most searching social comedies, tracing the brilliant, embattled Diana Warwick through marriage, scandal, political intrigue, and the perilous commerce between private feeling and public reputation. Written in Meredith's dense, epigrammatic, psychologically probing style, the novel belongs to late-Victorian fiction's most sophisticated ... Read more

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  • Diana of the Crossways — Complete

    Enriched edition. Love, Politics, and Gossip in the Victorian Era: A Thought-Provoking Tale of Intrigue and Romance

    In "Diana of the Crossways '— Complete," George Meredith delves into the complexities of Victorian society through the life of Diana, a strong-willed and independent woman who grapples with the limitations imposed on her by gender and societal expectations. Meredith's literary style is characterized by his lyrical prose, witty dialogue, and keen psychological insight, allowing readers to navigate ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Egoist, The

    Narrated by Digital Voice Martin G ...

    Unabridged

    18 hours 49 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This edition of Meredith's satirical novel of manners reprints the text of 1897, which incorporated Meredith's revisions to the first edition of 1879. The editor has corrected some errors which escaped Meredith's attention and has provided exceptionally useful notes on the novel. "Backgrounds" includes Meredith's "Essay on Comedy and the Uses of the ... Read more

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  • Vittoria Volume 3

    The novel tells the story of Vittoria, a young Italian patriot who is fighting for the freedom of her country from Austrian rule. Vittoria is a strong and independent woman who is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in. She is also a skilled conspirator and a gifted leader.Vittoria falls in love with Carlo Ammiani, a young Italian officer who is also fighting for the Risorgimento. Carlo ... Read more

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  • Vittoria Volume 2

    The novel tells the story of Vittoria, a young Italian patriot who is fighting for the freedom of her country from Austrian rule. Vittoria is a strong and independent woman who is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in. She is also a skilled conspirator and a gifted leader.Vittoria falls in love with Carlo Ammiani, a young Italian officer who is also fighting for the Risorgimento. Carlo ... Read more

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  • Evan Harrington — Complete

    "Evan Harrington — Complete" by George Meredith is a delightful novel that encapsulates the essence of British literature, blending comedy, romance, and social commentary. Meredith, a master of fiction, presents a vivid portrayal of societal norms and aspirations through the lens of Evan Harrington's journey. Set in a world defined by social class and ambition, the novel follows Evan Harrington as ... Read more

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  • Rhoda Fleming (Complete)

    Critically, moreover, her admission of great poppy-heads into her garden was objected to. She would squander her care on poppies, and she had been heard to say that, while she lived, her children should be fully fed. The encouragement of flaunting weeds in a decent garden was indicative of a moral twist that the expressed resolution to supply her table with plentiful nourishment, no matter whence ... Read more

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