Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete

Meredith, George, 1828-1909Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.6

Word count: 610K words
Chapters: 61

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete by George MeredithAuthor: Meredith, George, 1828-1909,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Nov 5, 2004

Editor's review

Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete is the Project Gutenberg eBook of a complete novel by George Meredith, telling of the tension-filled marriage and emotional relationship between the aristocratic officer Lord Ormont and Aminta. Meredith excels at psychological analysis and understated irony; this work touches on male authority, the bonds of marriage, and women's self-awareness, in an elegant and indirect style typical of late Victorian fiction. The complete edition means readers can follow the whole story in one go, making it suitable as a text for studying Meredith's themes or nineteenth-century British gender and class issues. As an English public-domain book, it has no modern introduction or annotations, so reading it requires some literary background and English stamina. It is better suited to slow, close reading than to rapid reading; with literary histories and author studies, its layers of irony and character complexity can be better appreciated.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Literary readers studying Victorian fiction and gender issues
Readers with strong English proficiency who prefer classic full-length originals
Students who need a complete public-domain text for essay analysis or class discussion
English-language original enthusiasts interested in aristocratic marriage and military life

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer modern vernacular narrative and have little tolerance for nineteenth-century prose
Readers with weak English foundations who hope to read easily with Chinese annotations
Readers who only want short stories or excerpts and are unwilling to invest time in a long read

Reading tips

Read an introduction to the author and work before starting the main text to lower the barrier to understanding
Proceed chapter by chapter and keep track of character relationships to avoid confusion caused by long sentences and indirect irony
Focus on the psychological changes of the male and female leads, understood alongside period attitudes toward marriage
After finishing, consult Meredith scholarship to check your judgment of the ironic intent

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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FAQ

Is this version the complete novel?

The title is marked Complete, indicating this is the full novel, so readers can follow the story's overall development rather than stopping midway as with a divided edition. The specific text is subject to the electronic content provided by Gutenberg.

Will it be hard to read without annotations?

The Gutenberg edition usually contains no modern annotations, and Meredith's sentence patterns and cultural allusions do add difficulty. It is advisable to keep an English dictionary at hand and to read a literary history or introduction to the work first, to help understand the period background and the targets of the irony.

Is it suitable as English-learning material?

It is better suited to readers who already have a solid English reading foundation and want to engage with classic originals. If the goal is language learning, choose an annotated or bilingual edition and slow down to read key passages closely.

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About the author

Meredith, George, 1828-1909 Author

George Meredith (1828–1909) was a nineteenth-century British novelist and poet, whose works are represented here by as many as 111 titles, indicating that his writing has continued to circulate among readers and researchers. His representative work, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, centers on a father-son relationship and examines the conflicts of pride and emotion in a young man's growth; The Egoist, subtitled “A Comedy in Narrative,” uses marriage and social situations to portray character weaknesses and self-reflection. His novels are often marked by witty dialogue, psychological insight, and an ironic tone, with plot and character relationships unfolding layer by layer. Public information is limited, and biographical details remain to be supplemented, but the existing bibliography shows that narrative novels and multi-volume series form the main body of his work, reflecting the Victorian novel's detailed exploration of individual morality and emotional life.