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.