Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete

"Lord Ormont and His Aminta" by George Meredith is a novel set in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the romantic entanglement of young characters, particularly Matey Weyburn and Aminta Farrell, a girl at school. The story delves into adolescent love, the complexities of societal expectations, and the significant contrast between gender roles during that era. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the mundane life of schoolboys and their interactions with schoolgirls during Sunday walks, depicting the tension between youthful exuberance and the pressures of social decorum. Matey, a spirited and athletic boy, becomes infatuated with Aminta, also known as Browny, sparking discussions among his peers about gender perceptions and romantic ambitions. As Matey's admiration grows, the narrative hints at deeper societal implications and the potential for a transformative love story, setting the stage for exploring how their relationship might defy or conform to societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

George Meredith was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. At first, his focus was poetry, influenced by John Keats among others, but Meredith gradually established a reputation as a novelist. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel (1859) briefly scandalised Victorian literary circles. Of his later novels, the most enduring is The Egoist (1879), though in his lifetime his greatest success was Diana of the Crossways (1885). His novels were innovative in their attention to characters' psychology, and also portrayed social change. His style, in both poetry and prose, was noted for its syntactic complexity; Oscar Wilde likened it to "chaos illumined by brilliant flashes of lightning". Meredith was an encourager of other novelists, as well as an influence on them; among those to benefit were Robert Louis Stevenson and George Gissing. Meredith was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times.