Project Gutenberg 2003-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 197 Meredith, George 1828 1909 The Case of General Ople and Lady Camper This etext was produced by David Widger "The Case of General Ople and Lady Camper" by George Meredith is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows General Ople, a retired officer who seeks to establish a comfortable life after his military career. His life becomes complicated with the arrival of Lady Camper, an eccentric neighbor whose past and opinions challenge the General's modest ambition and social standing. At the start of the narrative, General Ople embarks on an excursion to evaluate potential homes for himself and his daughter, Elizabeth. As he finds a bijou estate near London, he expresses excitement and idealism about their new life. However, his enthusiasm is soon tempered by the enigmatic presence of Lady Camper, who has a reputation for being both intriguing and aloof. The opening chapters establish the General's character as an amiable yet somewhat naïve man, while also hinting at the complexities that arise from his interactions with Lady Camper and the expectations he harbors for his daughter’s future. Their developing relationship promises to explore themes of social class, the dynamics of attraction, and the contrasts between youth and age. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 152732 2025-10-02T11:04:14.550808 text/html 152553 2025-01-09T00:30:59.580001 text/html 133169 2025-10-02T11:04:20.070825 application/epub+zip 133853 2025-10-02T11:04:17.310856 application/epub+zip 118928 2025-10-02T11:04:16.171830 application/epub+zip 282412 2025-10-02T11:04:22.138857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267974 2025-10-02T11:04:19.451781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248272 2022-09-02T14:51:39.950697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135056 2025-10-02T11:04:14.298854 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115233 2024-06-13T03:10:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15916 2025-10-02T11:04:22.258791 application/rdf+xml 16013 2025-10-02T11:04:16.665872 image/jpeg 3837 2025-10-02T11:04:16.415823 image/jpeg 131769 2025-10-02T11:04:14.563804 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