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10 totalBOOK 3. - XVIII. THE AUTHORESS XIX. A DRIVE IN SUNLIGHT AND A DRIVE IN MOONLIGHT XX. DIANA'S NIGHT-WATCH IN THE CHAMBER OF DEATH XXI. THE YOUNG MINISTER OF STATE XXII. BETWEEN DIANA AND DACIER: THE WIND EAST OVER BLEAK LAND XXIII. RECORDS A VISIT TO DIANA FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S GOOD WOMEN XXIV. INDICATES A SOUL PREPARED FOR DESPERATION XXV. ONCE MORE THE CROSSWAYS AND A CHANGE OF TURNINGS XXVI. IN WHICH A DISAPPOINTED LOVER RECEIVES A MULTITUDE OF LESSONS - CHAPTER XVIII - THE AUTHORESS
CHAPTER XIX - A DRIVE IN SUNLIGHT AND A DRIVE IN MOONLIGHT
CHAPTER XX - DIANA A NIGHT-WATCH IN THE CHAMBER OF DEATH
CHAPTER XXI - 'THE YOUNG MINISTER OF STATE'
CHAPTER XXII - BETWEEN DIANA AND DACIER: THE WIND EAST OVER BLEAK LAND
CHAPTER XXIII - RECORDS A VISIT TO DIANA FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S GOOD WOMEN
CHAPTER XXIV - INDICATES A SOUL PREPARED FOR DESPERATION
CHAPTER XXV - ONCE MORE THE CROSSWAYS AND A CHANGE OF TURNINGS
CHAPTER XXVI - IN WHICH A DISAPPOINTED LOVER RECEIVES A MULTITUDE OF LESSONS
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Diana, a rising author whose latest novel has earned sudden acclaim, finds herself navigating the uneasy terrain between public adulation and private doubt. In a candid letter to her confidante Emma, she confesses the paradox of feeling both buoyed by success and haunted by the fear that her talent is a fleeting favor rather than lasting genius. Her reflections reveal a mind that wields wit as armor, masking vulnerability while she wrestles with the expectations of a society eager to define her.
Around her, the world buzzes with bustling political currents and personal entanglements—a young minister whose ambitions brush against her own, a lover whose disappointment offers unexpected lessons, and the looming presence of a symbolic “Chamber of Death” that threatens to swallow her optimism. As Diana balances the demands of fame, love, and duty, her letters become a sanctuary where the act of writing itself offers both refuge and a mirror to her restless spirit.
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en
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~3 hours (174K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2003-09-01
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Public domain in the USA.
About the author
George Meredith
1828–1909
Best known for sharp wit, psychological insight, and some of the most demanding novels of the Victorian age, this English writer moved from poetry into fiction and became a major literary figure. His work rewards patient readers with lively dialogue, satire, and a keen eye for human behavior.
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