A Modern LoverAuthor :
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Published : Thursday 30 December 2021
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A Modern Lover (1883) is a novel by George Moore. His debut novel marked a turning point in Mooreâ?Ts early career, characterized to that point by poorly written French poetry and a failed attempt at becoming a painter. Although less acclaimed than such novels as Esther Waters (1894), A Modern Lover is credited with being the first English novel to employ the experimental methods of Mooreâ?Ts French contemporaries. Like much of Mooreâ?Ts work, A Modern Lover shows the influence of French naturalist writer A%mile Zola, who sought to portray the influence of heredity and social environment on the lives of his characters without shying away from poverty, sex, disease, and suffering. Lewis Seymour is a young artist who moves to London in search of fame and achievement. Although he shows promise, he quickly falls into a pattern of social climbing rather than focusing on honing his craft. As he uses one wealthy, well-connected woman after the next in a tireless journey upward, he begins to lose sight of his artistic dreams. Eventually, he settles on three women whose affection and support allow him to make a name for himselfâ?"Gwinnie, a shopgirl; Mrs. Bethan, a middle-class divorcee; and Lady Helen, a powerful aristocrat. A Modern Lover is a story of sexuality and ambition from a pioneering figure in the formation of the modern English novel. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of George Mooreâ?Ts A Modern Lover is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.
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