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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 Love, Passion and Cruelty in Van Diemen's Land : George Meredith's Love Letters to His Wife 1823-1836
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'Malcolm Ward’s fascinating selection of love letters from George Meredith to his wife Mary provides unrivalled insight into the intimacies of a prominent colonial family. In this beautifully produced book, Ward reveals Meredith’s erotic side in ‘love feasts’ with a receptive Mary, who struggles to attain the high standards of respectability set by her adoring yet demanding husband. A riveting read.

Emeritus Professor Stefan Petrow

'George Meredith was a pioneer, a former Royal Marine officer, and unafraid to take on powerful interests in his new home, Van Diemen’s Land. He was also a bully and mostly acted in his own interests in colonial affairs. Within the privacy of his estate, he carried on a torrid relationship with his young wife, Mary, which he described and amplified in a series of sometimes graphic letters to her during his frequent absences from his farm. He mixed his passionate prose with cruel criticism of her for her failure to write back to him to his satisfaction.'

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    • Lindisfarne, Lindisfarne - Risdon area, Eastern Shore, Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,: Forty South Publishing , 2021 .
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      Extent: 300p.p.
      ISBN: 9780980712773
Last amended 9 Sep 2021 15:43:42
Subjects:
  • Van Diemen's Land (1803-1856), Tasmania,
  • 1823-1836
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