 First edition title page | |
| Author | George Meredith |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Romance novel, Picaresque novel, Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Cornhill Magazine |
Publication date | 1870-71 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Magazine serial) |
The Adventures of Harry Richmond (1870–71) is a romance by British author George Meredith, sometimes picaresque, sometimes melodramatic. It is believed to be strongly autobiographical in some sections.[1] Meredith intended the book to be a popular success, but the roll-call of reprints shows it to have been so only during Meredith's late-Victorian and Edwardian heyday, his highly-wrought style proving an obstacle for some readers.[2]
- ^ Margaret Drabble (ed.) The Oxford Companion to English Literature (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006) p. 455.
- ^ Catalogue entry at Copac.