George and Mary Meredith, the East India Company, and the Society of Arts: New Light on the Author's Early Career

A series of eight letters from Mary Meredith to Henry Cole reveal that George Meredith was unable to obtain a position at the India House. These letters not only shed new light on Meredith's prolonged unemployment during his first marriage, but also present a case study of the new method of app...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Studies in philology 2000-10, Vol.97 (4), p.473-493
1. Verfasser:	Joukovsky, Nicholas A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Art exhibitions Art libraries Arts organizations Biographers Biography Business assistants Civil service Cole, Henry Employment Indian art Letters Marriage Meredith, George Meredith, George (1828-1909) Meredith, Mary Peacock, Thomas Love (1785-1866) Peafowl Performing arts companies Poets Unemployment Victorian period Writers
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Zusammenfassung:	A series of eight letters from Mary Meredith to Henry Cole reveal that George Meredith was unable to obtain a position at the India House. These letters not only shed new light on Meredith's prolonged unemployment during his first marriage, but also present a case study of the new method of appointment by competitive examination at the East India Company.
ISSN:	0039-3738 1543-0383