LOVE, PASSION AND CRUELTY IN VAN DIEMEN’S LAND GEORGE MEREDITH’S LOVE LETTERS TO HIS WIFE 1823-1836

Malcolm Ward’s fascinating selection of love letters from George Meredith to his wife Mary provides unrivalled insight into the intimacies of a prominent colonial family. In this beautifully produced book, Ward reveals Meredith’s erotic side in ‘love feasts’ with a receptive Mary, who struggles to attain the high standards of respectability set by her adoring yet demanding husband.