George Meredith: 142 books

An excursion beyond the immediate suburbs of London, projected long before his pony-carriage was hired to conduct him, in fact ever since his retirement from active service, led General Ople across a famous common, with which he fell in love at once, to a lofty highway along the borders of a park, for...

Excerpt: "My plain story is of two Kentish damsels, and runs from a home of flowers into regions where flowers are few and sickly, on to where the flowers which breathe sweet breath have been proved in mortal fire."(Goodreads)

The narrative dwells on the moralistic lesson that heaven will grant the one who is worthy; even if he is not accomplished in the worldly sense. With in-depth characterization and well-knitted plot the theme hits home with the reader. Exhilarating!