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A father establishes a rigid, theory-driven system to shape his son's education and conduct, intending to guard him from moral danger and produce a model of self-control. The son's sheltered upbringing collides with natural curiosity and romantic attraction, exposing the tensions between authoritarian design and human desire. The narrative follows family and acquaintances as the experimental pedagogy unravels, offering psychological insight and satirical portraits of social types. Through incidents of temptation, chance, and misunderstanding, the work examines the limits of rational control, the complexities of love and identity, and the unintended consequences of attempting to shape character by decree.

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Title: The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 1

Author: George Meredith

Release date: September 1, 2003 [eBook #4406]
Most recently updated: November 7, 2021

Language: English

Credits: Pat Castevans and David Widger

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The Ordeal of Richard Feverel

by George Meredith

1905


Contents

BOOK 1.
CHAPTER I. THE INMATES OF RAYNHAM ABBEY
CHAPTER II. SHOWING HOW THE FATES SELECTED THE FOURTEENTH BIRTHDAY TO TRY THE STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM
CHAPTER III. THE MAGIAN CONFLICT
CHAPTER IV. ARSON
CHAPTER V. ADRIAN PLIES HIS HOOK
CHAPTER VI. JUVENILE STRATAGEMS
CHAPTER VII. DAPHNE'S BOWER
CHAPTER VIII. THE BITTER CUP
CHAPTER IX. A FINE DISTINCTION
CHAPTER X. RICHARD PASSES THROUGH HIS PRELIMINARY ORDEAL, AND IS THE OCCASION OF AN APHORISM
CHAPTER XI. IN WHICH THE LAST ACT OF THE BAKEWELL COMEDY IS CLOSED IN A LETTER