Project Gutenberg 2003-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 50 Meredith, George 1828 1909 Beauchamp's Career — Volume 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauchamp%27s_Career This etext was produced by David Widger "Beauchamp's Career — Volume 1" by George Meredith is a novel written in the late 19th century that focuses on the life and ideals of a young protagonist, Nevil Beauchamp. The story explores themes of patriotism, youth, and the societal pressures surrounding honor and duty, reflecting the turbulent political climate of the time. Nevil finds himself deeply troubled by the perceived weakness of his country in the face of foreign threats and is driven by a passionate desire to defend England's honor. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Nevil Beauchamp, who is frustrated by the state of national defense and the alarming potential for invasion from foreign armies. His youthful chivalry impels him to take a bold stand against these perceived affronts, even to the point of drafting a challenge to the French Guard. Interactions with family members, particularly his uncle Everard and Mrs. Rosamund Culling, reveal different perspectives on the issues at stake and Nevil's character, which is marked by a deep sense of loyalty to his country and a longing for action. The opening chapters set the stage for his internal conflicts and social challenges, as he navigates the expectations placed upon him as a young man in a society grappling with its identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 208991 2025-07-02T10:56:55.732241 text/html 208812 2025-01-09T00:22:48.719008 text/html 161303 2025-07-02T10:57:01.722741 application/epub+zip 163920 2025-07-02T10:56:58.522259 application/epub+zip 153806 2025-07-02T10:56:57.434231 application/epub+zip 309201 2025-07-02T10:57:04.169755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291961 2025-07-02T10:57:01.045715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263007 2022-09-02T14:42:18.414614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188967 2025-07-02T10:56:55.457273 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184046 2020-12-28T01:40:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17241 2025-07-02T10:57:04.293690 application/rdf+xml 14378 2025-07-02T10:56:57.929235 image/jpeg 3460 2025-07-02T10:56:57.687249 image/jpeg 75743 2020-12-28T01:40:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 160996 2025-07-02T10:56:55.750237 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