Beauchamp's Career by George Meredith

Beauchamp's Career by George Meredith

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This novel (1876) is seen as political in a sexual sense as well as a parliamentary sense. The editor sets the allusions to 1870s England in context, showing how Meredith used the political career of his friend Frederick Maxse as a model for Nevil Beauchamp, and examines his attitude towards women.

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Beauchamp's Career by George Meredith

"Beauchamp's Career" (1876) is a political novel, but its politics are seen as sexual as well as parliamentary. The introduction by Margaret Harris sets the allusions to 1870s England in context, explaining how Meredith used the political career of his friend Frederick Maxse as a model for Nevil Beauchamp, and examines his complex attitude towards the women in his life. George Meredith (1828-1909) was awarded the OM in 1905. Margaret Harris has edited Meredith's "One of Our Conquerors" and is co-editor with Gillian Beer of "The Notebooks of George Meredith".
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ISBN 13 9780192817518
ISBN 10 0192817515
Title Beauchamp's Career
Author George Meredith
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1988-11-01
Number of pages 640
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.