Project Gutenberg 2003-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 193 Meredith, George 1828 1909 The Gentleman of Fifty and The Damsel of Nineteen (An early uncompleted fragment) This etext was produced by David Widger "The Gentleman of Fifty and The Damsel of Nineteen (An early uncompleted…)" by George Meredith is an unfinished novel that reflects the complexities of relationships and societal expectations in a genteel setting during the late 19th century. This work showcases the interactions between various characters, including the titular gentleman and a much younger woman, exploring themes of age, courtship, and the balance of intellect and emotion in romantic entanglements. The narrative begins with a humorous scene involving a vicar and his wife, accidentally caught in a comical mishap, setting the tone for the exploration of human folly and enduring relationships. The main character, Mr. Pollingray, a fifty-year-old bachelor, grapples with feelings toward the young Alice Amble, whose vivacity and youthful innocence both captivates and unnerves him. This dynamic introduces elements of nostalgia and desire as Pollingray reflects on both past relationships and the possibility of a new one with Alice, capturing the essence of romantic tension rooted in generational differences. Through lively dialogue and vivid characterizations, Meredith crafts an insightful commentary on love, self-perception, and the inevitable passage of time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 112949 2025-10-02T11:04:40.955682 text/html 112770 2025-01-09T00:31:29.082849 text/html 143855 2025-10-02T11:04:46.899638 application/epub+zip 144179 2025-10-02T11:04:44.296742 application/epub+zip 112275 2025-10-02T11:04:43.089675 application/epub+zip 365081 2025-10-02T11:04:48.752692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353353 2025-10-02T11:04:46.163760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140489 2022-09-02T14:52:11.491472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100084 2025-10-02T11:04:40.718787 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80097 2024-06-13T04:04:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16545 2025-10-02T11:04:48.867680 application/rdf+xml 25575 2025-10-02T11:04:43.593715 image/jpeg 4763 2025-10-02T11:04:43.341743 image/jpeg 144016 2025-10-02T11:04:40.965709 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