George Meredith - An Essay on Comedy and the Uses of the Comic Spirit

George Meredith, OM, was born in Portsmouth, England on February 12th, 1828, a son and grandson of naval outfitters.

His mother died when he was only five.

As a fourteen year old teenager he was sent to a Moravian School in Neuwied, Germany, staying there for two years.

After reading law he was articled as a solicitor,