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CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

THE MODERN STUDENT'S LIBRARY

THE ORDEAL OF RICHARD FEVEREL

THE ORDEAL

OF

RICHARD FEVEREL

A HISTORY OF A FATHER AND SON

BY

GEORGE MEREDITH

EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION

BY

FRANK W. CHANDLER

PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND DEAN OF THE
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

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