# Diana of the Crossways — Volume 1

By George Meredith.

"Diana of the Crossways — Volume 1" by George Meredith is a novel published in 1885, based on socialite Caroline Norton's life. Beautiful and intelligent Diana Warwick becomes entangled in political and social scandal when her efforts to help her husband through a friendship with a Cabinet minister backfire. Attempting to live independently as a writer, she finds her involvement in politics leads to both personal and public catastrophe. The work has been described as a feminist novel exploring themes of women's agency and independence. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychological fiction; Married women -- Fiction; Political fiction; Politicians -- Fiction; Great Britain -- Fiction; Separated people -- Fiction; Scandals -- Fiction

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