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