Project Gutenberg 2011-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 481 Meredith, George 1828 1909 Chandler, Frank Wadleigh 1873 1947 Chandler, Frank W. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel: A History of a Father and Son Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ordeal_of_Richard_Feverel Produced by David Edwards, Dianne Nolan, Louise Setzer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Ordeal of Richard Feverel: A History of a Father and Son" by George Meredith is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the complex relationship between Sir Austin Feverel and his son, Richard, as they navigate the trials of love, duty, and societal expectations. At its core, the story delves into the consequences of trying to impose a rigid sense of control and ideology on a young person’s development. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the characters of Raynham Abbey, particularly focusing on Sir Austin Feverel, who is portrayed as a wealthy yet troubled figure influenced by past disillusionments. We learn about his dynamics with his wife and his friend, Denzil Somers, as well as the aftermath of marital infidelity that leaves him alone with his infant son. As Richard approaches his fourteenth birthday, the narrative hints at an impending struggle between parental authority and Richard's burgeoning independence, foreshadowing the challenges that will arise due to Sir Austin's attempts to enforce his ideals upon Richard. This early section sets the stage for the exploration of the central themes of love, identity, and the parental struggle to guide a child in a complex world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fathers and sons -- Fiction England -- Fiction Domestic fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1112330 2025-06-14T09:13:10.777841 text/html 1127507 2011-01-05T14:50:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 434738 2011-01-05T14:50:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 561990 2025-06-14T09:13:30.473731 application/epub+zip 573352 2025-06-14T09:13:16.511797 application/epub+zip 540946 2025-06-14T09:13:14.211806 application/epub+zip 1046021 2025-06-14T09:13:40.663650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 968205 2025-06-14T09:13:28.184721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 848831 2022-09-16T05:36:16.671517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1038006 2025-06-14T09:13:07.596852 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1037708 2011-01-05T14:50:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 416291 2011-01-05T14:50:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1037708 2011-01-05T14:50:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 416224 2011-01-05T14:50:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21731 2025-06-14T09:13:40.840621 application/rdf+xml 24142 2025-06-14T09:13:14.835745 image/jpeg 4549 2025-06-14T09:13:14.528757 image/jpeg 530076 2025-06-14T09:13:10.875778 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia