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The George Meredith Library invites the thoughtful traveller into a world where wit is keener than the sword, love is no idle dream, and the heart must learn wisdom through its own misadventures. Here are the complete works of George Meredith, read aloud in full: novels of sparkling conversation, searching comedy, and characters whose follies are as recognisable today as when they first walked the page. Come by the garden gate, follow the winding hedge, and listen as pride, passion, laughter, and the open fields of the English countryside unfold together. Enter, and let the lark rise.

Recent Episodes

The Ordeal of Richard Feverel 32 - Procession of the Cake

In which the wise and observant Adrian contemplates the curious human follies surrounding the sudden marriage of his cousin Richard, carrying with him the symbolic wedding cake as a portent of upheaval among their kin. The assembly of relatives and...

42 MIN

The Ordeal of Richard Feverel 31 - The Philosopher Appears in Person

In which Mrs. Berry, caught in the throes of a morning’s unexpected matrimony and the aftermath of a revelrous wedding breakfast, wrestles with her conscience and solicitude for the newly wedded pair whose union she has helped to solemnise. Adrian...

19 MIN

The Ordeal of Richard Feverel 30 - Celebrates the Breakfast

In which a young bride wrestles with the sombre weight of wearing another woman’s wedding-ring, her tearful heart veiled by steadfast resolve and silent fortitude that astonishes even the shrewd Mrs. Berry. Meanwhile, amid a richly prepared breakfast...

21 MIN

The Ordeal of Richard Feverel 29 - In which the Last Act of a Comedy Takes the Place of the First

In which the young Richard Feverel stands firmly on the threshold of manhood, engaged in the singular crossing of his own moral Rubicon, buoyed by the promise of love and the bright London morning that heralds new beginnings. Amidst the gentle...

33 MIN

The Ordeal of Richard Feverel 28 - Relates How Preparations for Action Were Conducted Under the April of Lovers

In which the tender, unwavering devotion of an unassuming admirer is observed alongside the fledgling happiness and anxious preparations surrounding a young couple’s impending union, as kindly Mrs. Berry imparts worldly wisdom born of bitter...

43 MIN