{
  "full": "\n**GEORGE MEREDITH. THE ORDEAL OF RICHARD FEVEREL. 1927–1970. (ML 134)** \n\n#### 144a. First printing (1927) \n\n[within double rules] THE ORDEAL OF | RICHARD FEVEREL | [rule] | BY | GEORGE MEREDITH | [rule] | [torchbearer A2] | [rule] | THE MODERN LIBRARY | PUBLISHERS :: NEW YORK \n\nPp. [i–iv] v–vii [viii], 1–592. [1–18]16 [19]12 \n\n[i] half title; [ii] pub. note D5; [iii] title; [iv] *Copyright, 1927, by* | THE MODERN LIBRARY, INC. | [short double rule] | *First Modern Library Edition* | *September*, 1927; v–vii CONTENTS; [viii] blank; 1–592 text. \n\n> *Variant:* Pp. [i–iv] v–vii [viii], 1–592 [593–600]. [1–19]16. Contents as 144a except: [ii] pub. note A6; [593–597] ML list; [598–600] blank. (*Fall 1931*) \n\n*Jacket A:* Uniform typographic jacket B2. \n\n> Text on front:
 RICHARD FEVEREL is the first, as it is doubtless the favorite, of the astonishing succession of novels which placed Meredith among the demigods of English literature. Its essential theme is the question of a boy’s education, and the abortive attempt of a proud and opinionated father, hide-bound by theory and precept, to bring up his son through a system which controls all his early circumstances and represses many of the natural and wholesome impulses of adolescence. \n> The Modern Library reprints RICHARD FEVEREL from the first edition of the book, retaining all the passages written in the full glow and vigor of his prime, that Meredith excised in some of the later editions of the book. (*Fall 1927*) \n\n*Jacket B:* Uniform typographic jacket D. (*Fall 1930*) \n\n*Jacket C:* Pictorial in moderate yellow green (120) and black on cream paper depicting a young man earnestly clasping the hand of a young woman standing by a garden turnstile. \n\n> Front flap:
 Enthusiasts for the novels of George Meredith stand firm in their preference for *The Ordeal of Richard Feverel*. Unanimously they agree that this study of adolescence is more than a penetrating psychological document; it is a vivid and absorbing dramatization of the conflict between two generations, made memorable by a glowing passion. After the first edition of *The Ordeal of Richard Feverel*, several passages, essential to its full appreciation, were deleted. These have been entirely restored in the Modern Library version. (*Spring 1935*) \n\nML edition printed from plates made from a new typesetting. Publication announced for September 1927. *WR* 5 November 1927. First printing: Not ascertained. Discontinued 1970/71. \n\nThe note about the text printed as the second paragraph of jacket A also appears on p. [iv] of all printings of 144a. \n\n#### 144b. Title page reset (1940) \n\nTHE ORDEAL | OF | RICHARD | FEVEREL | BY | GEORGE MEREDITH | [torchbearer D1 at right; 3-line imprint at left] THE | MODERN LIBRARY | NEW YORK | [rule] \n\nPp. [i–iv] v–vii [viii], 1–592 [593–600]. [1–18]16 [19–20]8 \n\nContents as 144a except: [ii] blank; [iv] COPYRIGHT, 1927, BY THE MODERN LIBRARY, INC.; [593–597] ML list; [598–599] ML Giants list; [600] blank. (*Spring 1940*) \n\n*Jacket:* Non-pictorial in dark blue (183) on cream paper with lettering and torchbearer in reverse against solid dark blue background. Designed by Joseph Blumenthal. Front flap as 144a jacket C. (*Spring 1940*) \n\n#### 144c. Stevenson introduction added (1950) \n\nTHE ORDEAL | OF | RICHARD FEVEREL | *A History of Father and Son* | *By* George Meredith | *Introduction by* | Lionel Stevenson | *Professor of English and* | *Chairman, Department of English* | *University of Southern California* | [torchbearer E5] | *The Modern Library · New York* \n\nPp. [i–iv] v–xxviii, [*2*], 1–592 [593–594]. [1–18]16 [19]8 [20]16 \n\nContents as 144a except: [ii] blank; [iv] *Copyright, 1950, by Random House, Inc.*; ix–xxvi INTRODUCTION | by Lionel Stevenson; xxvii–xxviii BIBLIOGRAPHY; [*1*] fly title; [*2*] blank; [593–594] blank. \n\n*Jacket:* As 144b. **(***Spring 1940***)** \n\n> Front flap rewritten:
 Devoted readers of the novels of George Meredith insist upon their preference for *The Ordeal of Richard Feverel*. Its appeal is ageless because it is a tale of adolescence and young love overcoming the prejudices and obstructions of an older generation; it is a psychological study as well as an idyll of youth. Written a century ago, this romantic story of thwarted and triumphant love still retains the glow of the best of the novels of this genre of its period. After the first edition of *The Ordeal of Richard Feverel*, several passages, essential to its full appreciation, were deleted in subsequent printings. These have been entirely restored in the Modern Library volume. (*Spring 1956*) \n\nOriginally published 1950 in MLCE and subsequently in the regular ML. Stevenson received \\$150 for the introduction (Stein to Stevenson, 25 January 1950). \n\nAlso in the Modern Library
 Meredith, *Diana of the Crossways* (1917–1956) 14
 Meredith, *The Egoist* (1947–1970) 401 \n\n",
  "id": "144",
  "year": "1927",
  "label": "GEORGE MEREDITH. THE ORDEAL OF RICHARD FEVEREL. 1927–1970. (ML 134)",
  "author": "GEORGE MEREDITH",
  "title": "THE ORDEAL OF RICHARD FEVEREL.",
  "date": "1927–1970.",
  "something": "ML 134",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "id": "144a",
      "title": "First printing (1927) ",
      "full": "\n\n[within double rules] THE ORDEAL OF | RICHARD FEVEREL | [rule] | BY | GEORGE MEREDITH | [rule] | [torchbearer A2] | [rule] | THE MODERN LIBRARY | PUBLISHERS :: NEW YORK \n\nPp. [i–iv] v–vii [viii], 1–592. [1–18]16 [19]12 \n\n[i] half title; [ii] pub. note D5; [iii] title; [iv] *Copyright, 1927, by* | THE MODERN LIBRARY, INC. | [short double rule] | *First Modern Library Edition* | *September*, 1927; v–vii CONTENTS; [viii] blank; 1–592 text. \n\n> *Variant:* Pp. [i–iv] v–vii [viii], 1–592 [593–600]. [1–19]16. Contents as 144a except: [ii] pub. note A6; [593–597] ML list; [598–600] blank. (*Fall 1931*) \n\n*Jacket A:* Uniform typographic jacket B2. \n\n> Text on front:
 RICHARD FEVEREL is the first, as it is doubtless the favorite, of the astonishing succession of novels which placed Meredith among the demigods of English literature. Its essential theme is the question of a boy’s education, and the abortive attempt of a proud and opinionated father, hide-bound by theory and precept, to bring up his son through a system which controls all his early circumstances and represses many of the natural and wholesome impulses of adolescence. \n> The Modern Library reprints RICHARD FEVEREL from the first edition of the book, retaining all the passages written in the full glow and vigor of his prime, that Meredith excised in some of the later editions of the book. (*Fall 1927*) \n\n*Jacket B:* Uniform typographic jacket D. (*Fall 1930*) \n\n*Jacket C:* Pictorial in moderate yellow green (120) and black on cream paper depicting a young man earnestly clasping the hand of a young woman standing by a garden turnstile. \n\n> Front flap:
 Enthusiasts for the novels of George Meredith stand firm in their preference for *The Ordeal of Richard Feverel*. Unanimously they agree that this study of adolescence is more than a penetrating psychological document; it is a vivid and absorbing dramatization of the conflict between two generations, made memorable by a glowing passion. After the first edition of *The Ordeal of Richard Feverel*, several passages, essential to its full appreciation, were deleted. These have been entirely restored in the Modern Library version. (*Spring 1935*) \n\nML edition printed from plates made from a new typesetting. Publication announced for September 1927. *WR* 5 November 1927. First printing: Not ascertained. Discontinued 1970/71. \n\nThe note about the text printed as the second paragraph of jacket A also appears on p. [iv] of all printings of 144a. \n\n"
    },
    {
      "id": "144b",
      "title": "Title page reset (1940) ",
      "full": "\n\nTHE ORDEAL | OF | RICHARD | FEVEREL | BY | GEORGE MEREDITH | [torchbearer D1 at right; 3-line imprint at left] THE | MODERN LIBRARY | NEW YORK | [rule] \n\nPp. [i–iv] v–vii [viii], 1–592 [593–600]. [1–18]16 [19–20]8 \n\nContents as 144a except: [ii] blank; [iv] COPYRIGHT, 1927, BY THE MODERN LIBRARY, INC.; [593–597] ML list; [598–599] ML Giants list; [600] blank. (*Spring 1940*) \n\n*Jacket:* Non-pictorial in dark blue (183) on cream paper with lettering and torchbearer in reverse against solid dark blue background. Designed by Joseph Blumenthal. Front flap as 144a jacket C. (*Spring 1940*) \n\n"
    },
    {
      "id": "144c",
      "title": "Stevenson introduction added (1950) ",
      "full": "\n\nTHE ORDEAL | OF | RICHARD FEVEREL | *A History of Father and Son* | *By* George Meredith | *Introduction by* | Lionel Stevenson | *Professor of English and* | *Chairman, Department of English* | *University of Southern California* | [torchbearer E5] | *The Modern Library · New York* \n\nPp. [i–iv] v–xxviii, [*2*], 1–592 [593–594]. [1–18]16 [19]8 [20]16 \n\nContents as 144a except: [ii] blank; [iv] *Copyright, 1950, by Random House, Inc.*; ix–xxvi INTRODUCTION | by Lionel Stevenson; xxvii–xxviii BIBLIOGRAPHY; [*1*] fly title; [*2*] blank; [593–594] blank. \n\n*Jacket:* As 144b. **(***Spring 1940***)** \n\n> Front flap rewritten:
 Devoted readers of the novels of George Meredith insist upon their preference for *The Ordeal of Richard Feverel*. Its appeal is ageless because it is a tale of adolescence and young love overcoming the prejudices and obstructions of an older generation; it is a psychological study as well as an idyll of youth. Written a century ago, this romantic story of thwarted and triumphant love still retains the glow of the best of the novels of this genre of its period. After the first edition of *The Ordeal of Richard Feverel*, several passages, essential to its full appreciation, were deleted in subsequent printings. These have been entirely restored in the Modern Library volume. (*Spring 1956*) \n\nOriginally published 1950 in MLCE and subsequently in the regular ML. Stevenson received \\$150 for the introduction (Stein to Stevenson, 25 January 1950). \n\nAlso in the Modern Library
 Meredith, *Diana of the Crossways* (1917–1956) 14
 Meredith, *The Egoist* (1947–1970) 401 \n\n"
    }
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}