Which later writers were influenced by George Meredith?

George Meredith’s influence on the development of the novel was largely indirect, as his highly personal style was difficult to imitate. However, his pioneering use of interior monologue served as a precursor to the stream-of-consciousness techniques later employed by writers such as James Joyce.1

Along with George Eliot, Meredith was instrumental in creating the psychological novel, bridging the gap between 18th-century literary traditions and the innovations of the 19th and 20th centuries.1

According to the Marxist critic Jack Lindsay, later novelists influenced by Meredith include:
* George Robert Gissing1
* Thomas Hardy1
* Henry James1
* Robert Louis Stevenson1

Additionally, the writer and critic J.B. Priestley identified the following authors as having been influenced by Meredith:
* Virginia Woolf1
* D.H. Lawrence1
* E.M. Forster1