Show noted nov list dead george meredith the english novelist died may 18 the am mediate cause of death being heart failure following an illness which be gan several days previous george meredith was born in hamp hire february 12 1828 on the occasion of his eightieth birthday he was showered with congratulations from all parts of the world and was visited by a dep headed by anthony hope and presented with an address signed by algernon charles awin burne thomas hardy morley and more than a hundred leaders in art letters and scholarship mr mer edith s first poems appeared in 1851 |