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What did George Meredith report on during the Austro-Prussian War in 1866?
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George Meredith
George Meredith, detail of an oil painting by G.F. Watts, 1893; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
In 1866, George Meredith was sent by The Morning Post to report on the Italian campaign during the Austro-Prussian War. Although the conflict lasted only seven weeks, the assignment allowed Meredith to spend three months in Italy, a country for which he held a deep affection.1