Evan Harrington (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: George Meredith
- First Published: 1861
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Evan Harrington, Harriet Cogglesby, Caroline Strike, Louisa, the Countess de Saldar, Rose Jocelyn, Ferdinand Laxley
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Social issues, Mistaken or secret identity, Class consciousness, Brothers and sisters, England or English people, Inheritance or succession, Bankruptcy or financial crisis, Debtors or creditors, Tailoring or tailors
- Locales: England
The Story:
Melchisedec Harrington was a tailor with the bearing and manners of a great nobleman. When he died, his neighbors spoke fondly of him and wondered what his son, who was in Portugal, would do. His widow knew that the great Mel, as he was called, had left debts amounting to more than four thousand pounds, which Evan would want to repay. The boy was to go to Mr. Goren in London to learn the tailor’s trade.
There had been three daughters in the tailor’s household, each of whom had married so well that they had henceforth cut themselves apart from their father,...
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