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y separately published work icon The Getting of Wisdom single work   novel  
Issue Details: First known date: 1910... 1910 The Getting of Wisdom
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* Contents derived from the London,
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Virago , 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Getting of Wisdom : Introduction, Germaine Greer , single work criticism

Greer discusses The Getting of Wisdom in relation to the themes expressed in Maurice Guest, Richardson's preceding novel, and identifies many parallels in the tensions between characters, ranging from sexual to artistic tension. Greer praises The Getting of Wisdom at the expense of Richard Mahony because the former is less ambitious and presents a subject that is "like the rest of us, ordinary, and therefore deeply important".

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