Beauchamp's Career — Volume 5

"Beauchamp's Career — Volume 5" by George Meredith is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book follows the character Nevil Beauchamp as he grapples with personal honor, family tensions, and complex relationships while navigating societal expectations and the tumultuous political climate of his time. Key characters include Beauchamp, his uncle Mr. Romfrey, and the intriguing women in his life, notably Rosamund and Cecilia. The opening of the book introduces scenes characterized by tension and foreshadowing involving Beauchamp and Rosamund. A telegram brings news of Dr. Shrapnel's illness, which weighs heavily on Beauchamp, who feels an obligation to address the wrongs done to him and his family. Rosamund expresses concern over family dynamics and the potential for conflict with Mr. Romfrey. The discussion reveals deeper relational currents, including jealousy, rivalry, and commitment as Beauchamp prepares to confront his uncle about the necessity of making amends. This section sets a backdrop of emotional complexity and impending conflict, engaging readers in the characters' struggles with duty, love, and moral dilemmas. (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.