The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 1 by George Meredith

"The Ordeal of Richard Feverel" by George Meredith is a novel published in 1859. After his wife abandons him, Sir Austin Feverel raises his son Richard according to a strict educational system designed to control every aspect of the boy's development, especially keeping him away from young women. When Richard secretly falls in love and marries Lucy Desborough against his father's wishes, Sir Austin's elaborate plans unravel with devastating consequences, exposing the futility of systems meant to suppress human passion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Meredith, George, 1828-1909
Title The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 1
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ordeal_of_Richard_Feverel
Credits Pat Castevans and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Fathers and sons -- Fiction
Subject England -- Fiction
Subject Domestic fiction
Subject English fiction -- 19th century
Category Text
EBook-No. 4406
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Nov 7, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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