Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 4

"Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 4" by George Meredith is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work continues to explore the intricate dynamics of relationships, particularly between the titular character Lord Ormont and his wife Aminta, as well as their connection to a variety of other characters including Lady Charlotte, Ormont's sister. The narrative delves into themes of aristocracy, social expectations, and individual desires through the lens of their complex interactions. At the start of this volume, we witness Lady Charlotte’s enthusiastic return to her family estate of Steignton, filled with nostalgia and a sense of her own superiority. Her interactions with her brother Rowsley reveal the tension between familial loyalty and the shifting societal norms surrounding marriage and social class. The characters discuss their perspectives on class and conflict, hinting at the underlying complexities of their lives. Lady Charlotte's dismissive attitude towards the changes in social dynamics signals her desire to maintain traditional values, while Lord Ormont grapples with his own marital dissatisfaction as he contemplates Aminta’s ambition and the implications of her actions. This intricate web of familial and romantic dynamics sets the stage for further developments in the narrative. (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.