Beauchamp's Career — Complete

"Beauchamp's Career — Complete" by George Meredith is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story navigates the life and struggles of its protagonist, Nevil Beauchamp, a young man driven by a passionate love for his country, grappling with themes of honor, patriotism, and the trials of England at a time of military and social challenges. Throughout the narrative, Beauchamp stands as a symbol of youthful idealism as he attempts to navigate the complexities of personal integrity and national pride amid political unrest. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a politically charged atmosphere in England, highlighting the national panic over potential invasion by foreign forces, spurred by military tensions. Nevil Beauchamp is portrayed as an earnest and somewhat naïve young man, deeply concerned about his country's honor, which drives him to challenge foreign insults and engage politically despite his youth. Through his conversations with various characters, including his uncle Everard and Mrs. Rosamund, we witness his idealism and desire for action against perceived cowardice in society. The text sets the stage for Nevil's development as a character and his ensuing conflicts, both personal and patriotic, establishing the tone and direction of the narrative to come. (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.