| 词条 | Evan Harrington |
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Evan Harrington is an 1861 novel by George Meredith, a glowing comedy of Victorian presumptions. Setting and plotThe second of Meredith's 'mainstream' novels, the work is loosely autobiographical in inspiration;[1] and concerns the social climbing family (three married daughters; one unmarried son) of the recently deceased tailor, Melchisedec (The Great Mel) Harrington.[2] CharactersTwo of Meredith's most notable comic creations - The Great Mel and his daughter Louisa, the scheming Countess of Saldar - appear in the book.[3] Among lesser comic figures are Jack Raikes and Mr Parsley.[4] The love interest of the hero, Evan - who is urged up the social ladder by his three sisters - is Rose Jocelyn:[5] she was taken as the epitome of mid-Victorian womanhood by the scholar Henry Sidgwick.[6] See also
References1. ^D Daiches ed., Companion to Literature 1 (London 1963) p. 358 {{George Meredith}}{{1860s-novel-stub}}2. ^I Ousby ed., Cambridge Guide to Literature in English (Cambridge 1995) p. 312 3. ^D Daiches ed., Companion to Literature 1 (London 1963) p. 358 4. ^I Ousby ed., Cambridge Guide to Literature in English (Cambridge 1995) p. 312 5. ^I Ousby ed., Cambridge Guide to Literature in English (Cambridge 1995) p. 312 6. ^G M Young, Victorian England (London 1964) p. 155 2 : Novels by George Meredith|1861 British novels |
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