Beauchamp's Career is an 1875 novel by George Meredith that depicts political life and romance in upper-class circles, satirizing the Conservative establishment. It follows the protagonist's political aspirations and personal relationships.
Beauchamp's Career is a novel by George Meredith published in 1875. It follows the protagonist's journey from his navy commission through his attempt to enter parliament after the Crimean War, also detailing his romantic entanglements. The novel offers a significant portrayal of contemporary political life and satirizes the Conservative establishment. Meredith considered it his best novel.
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| Back | novel George Meredith 1876 from Beauchamp's early commission in the navy through his attempt to stand for parliament after the Crimean war Nevil also torn between two loves novel offers a powerful picture of the workings of contemporary political life Beauchamp's Career (1875) is a novel by George Meredith which portrays life and love in upper-class Radical circles and satirises the Conservative establishment. Meredith himself thought it his best novel, and the character Renée de Croisnel was his favourite of his creations.[1] The Penguin Companion to Literature calls it "One of the finest political novels in English." [2] |
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