George Meredith
Meredith was a major Victorian novelist and poet whose dense, allusive prose style influenced Henry James and the modernists. The Egoist is a sustained comedy of male vanity, and his essay On the Idea of Comedy is a classic of literary criticism.
Works
- The Ordeal of Richard FeverelNovel of a father's experimental System of raising his son with tragic consequences
- The EgoistNovel of a selfish man's destructive effect on those around him
- Diana of the CrosswaysNovel of an independent woman navigating politics, media, and love
- Beauchamp's CareerPolitical novel of idealism, disillusionment, and social reform efforts
- The Adventures of Harry RichmondNovel of adventure, social aspiration, and romantic pursuit